COMMUNITY OUTREACH

QUEST FOR A CURE BRINGS RELEVANT CANCER TOPICS TO THE COMMUNITY

Cure celebrated our 12th anniversary by returning in person after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic . This year ’ s Quest , generously supported by the Friends of the UH Cancer Center , was a three-part series of monthly public education hybrid talks that featured UH Cancer Center researchers , community clinicians , cancer survivors , and caregivers . The goal was to empower those on their cancer journeys with information , resources , and support . Topics included patient empowerment , clinical trials awareness , and prostate cancer updates .

Prostate cancer remains the most common cancer among Hawai ‘ i ’ s men , with approximately 900 individuals newly diagnosed each year and 125 deaths . The final Quest for a Cure : Prostate Cancer event addressed the impact of prostate cancer in Hawai ‘ i and advances in the diagnosis and treatment , including genetics and imaging .

OUTREACH ACTIVITIES

TOUR OF THE UH CANCER CENTER 23 GROUPS WITH 282 ATTENDEES

SPEAKERS HUI ( COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS ) 3 ENGAGEMENTS WITH 193 ATTENDEES

Charles Kim , MD , urologist at Hawai ‘ i Pacific Health and event moderator , said , “ We wanted the event to be inclusive of not only the different disciplines that involve urology but the different institutions in Hawai ‘ i treating prostate cancer .”

Other physician panelists included Thomas Sanford , MD , urologist at Hawai ‘ i Pacific Health , Marc Coel , MD , nuclear medicine at The Queen ’ s Medical Center , and Ryon Nakasone , MD , oncologist at Hawai ‘ i Oncology , Inc . Also , on the panel were Brenda Hernandez , PhD , MPH , Hawai ‘ i Tumor Registry Principal Investigator and UH Cancer Center Researcher , and Gary Kim , prostate cancer survivor , who shared his cancer journey . Gary also facilitates the Us TOO / ZERO Prostate Cancer support group , which helps men and their families make informed decisions about prostate cancer .

Quest for a Cure events continue to connect the community with cancer researchers who are doing incredible work here at the UH Cancer Center .

QUEST FOR A CURE EVENT ATTENDANCE

PATIENT EMPOWERMENT : 89 CLINICAL TRIALS AWARENESS : 103 PROSTATE CANCER : 159

COMMUNICATIONS

SOCIAL MEDIA INSTAGRAM : 1,464 FACEBOOK : 1,572 X ( TWITTER ): 1,783 LINKEDIN : 1,311

NEWS RELEASES PRODUCED : 32

PICKED UP BY MEDIA : 48

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