University of Guam Cancer Research Center

University of Guam - Cancer Research Center
A Partnership between the Cancer Research Center of Hawai'i & the University of Guam
(Funded by the National Institutes of Health - Minority Institution/Cancer Center Partnership Program -
Under a Comprehensive Planning Grant- U-56)

Hafa Adai! Welcome to the University of Guam Cancer Research Center's web site.
Through this site, we hope to educate the people of Guam and the Pacific about the
partnership between the Cancer Research Center of Hawai'i and the University of Guam.

The grant is divided into two main categories, the administrative core and the
developmental core. The administrative core deals with the day to day operation of the
partnership and the administration of the grant. The developmental core includes the
pilot projects, programs, and infrastructure units of the grant. A brief description of each
of the developmental core units can be found by clicking on the developmental core link.
on the left side of this page.

We hope you visit often and use this site as a resource for updates on the partnership and
for other cancer related information that you may need.



About the Partnership

The Cancer Research Center of Hawaii and the University of Guam received a $3.6 million
planning grant from the National Institutes of Health in September 2003 to establish a research
partnership between the two institutions.

The partnership has the following objectives:

a) To increase the cancer research capabilities in a variety of different disciplines at the
University of Guam;
b.) To increase the number of minority scientists of Pacific Island ancestry engaged in cancer
research or other related activities by providing pertinent undergraduate, graduate, and
postgraduate training opportunities;
c.) To provide career development for cancer investigators at the University of Guam in order to
develop and sustain independently funded cancer research programs at the University of Guam;
Center of Hawaii;
Center of Hawaii;

e) To ultimately reduce the impact of cancer on the population in Guam (and possibly otherU.S.
Island territories in the Pacific) by enhancing the awareness of cancer prevention
opportunities and improving the quality of care for cancer patients.