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Bringing you research news from the University of Hawai’i Cancer Center
Winter 2011
Waging War
on Tobacco
During the last forty years
smoking rates have declined in the
US. Yet 20% of adults still smoke cigarettes despite the fact that smoking
has long been identified as one of the
most significant risk factors for developing cancer, and contributes to a
host of other serious health problems.
In Hawai‘i, 15% of adults report
smoking—one of the lowest rates in
the nation. But the outcome is deadly.
Each year, more than 1,000 people
in our state will die from smokingrelated diseases: 495 from tracheal,
lung and other cancers, 422 from
cardiovascular diseases and 226 from
respiratory disease.
In the mid 1990’s, smoking rates
among adolescents began to decline.
But this decline slowed considerably
after 2002 when funding for national
and state anti-smoking campaigns
was cut. Data from the past two years
show that the declining trend has
stopped, and perhaps reversed among
middle school students. This is a
troubling development. Adolescents
who start smoking at a young age will
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DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE
Raising the Bar
We begin 2011 with a new name, a
state-of-the-art building under construction, and revitalized goals. As
the edifice rises, we now must raise
the bar on what we can accomplish
together in the months ahead.
This will require that we expand
our capacity to produce the best
possible science in preparation for
our NCI grant renewal in September—an essential component
in preserving our coveted National Cancer Institute designation.
Retaining this prestige and critical access to federal funds demands
involvement from each of our faculty, our administrators, and our
support staff
At the end of February, we will again host the External Advisory Board, a panel of leading cancer experts and administrators
who advise us on our progress. Obtaining their blessing is paramount to our success. We must convince these mentors that we are
prepared to deliver cutting-edge research that is competitive on an
international scale. We will continue to build our scientific collaborations with the members of the statewide cancer consortium;
The Queen’s Medical Center, Hawaii Pacific Health, and Kuakini
Medical Center. Our alliance symbolizes our ongoing commitment
to provide the most innovative studies and treatment with our hospital partners while providing access for our patient residents.
Many of our scientists are producing exciting research featured
in the leading cancer and medical publications, and some have
obtained major grants from the National Cancer Institute. In particular, I’d like to mention Dr. Suzanne Murphy. She was recently
inducted into the Institute of Medicine—one of the most prestigious honors for those in academic research. You can read more
about her accomplishments in this issue.
While many challenges lie ahead, I am optimistic that we will
continue to surmount them on the road to delivering a world-class
cancer center that you can be proud of and that will serve our state
for decades to come.
Ciao,
Michele Carbone, MD, PhD
Director
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War on Tobacco
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be at greater risk for smoking-related diseases during
adulthood.
One of the weapons in the war on tobacco use has
been Hawai‘i’s incrementally-increasing cigarette tax.
Introduced in1997 by the state legislature, the tax has
proven to be an effective deterrent, raising the cost
per pack from $2.60 in 1997 to $7 in 2009.
In 2009, the state legislature enacted another
offensive measure—a tax increase on other tobacco
products. With adult rates declining, these strategies
are working. Unfortunately, certain segments of the
state’s population continue be vulnerable, and smoking and the use of smokeless tobacco remain significant public health concerns.
At the Forefront
The UH Cancer Center is engaged in a statewide
effort to win the war on tobacco with community partners that include the State Department
of Health, Coalition for a Tobacco Free Hawai‘i,
American Cancer Society, and American Lung Association. Central to these efforts are the scientists
from the Center’s Prevention and Control Program,
led by Dr. Thomas Wills, interim director and noted
researcher in smoking behavior and substance
abuse. He states, “We’re doing all we can to find better ways to prevent young people from starting and
helping people who use tobacco quit.” Dr. Thaddeus Herzog, who has a special interest in smoking
cessation adds, “My research indicates that 90% of
smokers have at least some interest in quitting. This
suggests that many additional smokers could quit if
given adequate assistance.”
The Cancer Center is heavily invested in efforts to
deter youth from smoking. Faculty and staff conduct
joint compliance checks with the Department of
Health to cite businesses that make illegal sales of
tobacco products to underage youth. The Center also
supports REAL, a youth-led advocacy and education program that challenges big tobacco companies
targeting adolescents. Alana Steffen, PhD, advises
the program. “Youth educating each other about the
hazards of smoking has been a very effective method
of deterring the start of a dangerous habit. Young
people hear the messages more clearly when they are
delivered by peers than adults.” (Learn more about
REAL on page 3.)
Building Begins . . .
Opening in 2013
US Senator Daniel K. Inouye
The pavement was fractured
and earth overturned when construction crews finally broke ground on the
site of the new UH Cancer Center in
October. The 150,000 square-foot facility will border Kaka‘ako Park, next to
UH Manoa’s John A. Burns School of
Medicine.
Nearly 300 leaders and supporters turned out for the festive groundbreaking ceremony. Under the shade
of a large tent, guests heard remarks
from some of the Center’s staunchest advocates—legislators, health care
executives, cancer survivors, university
leadership, and building partners.
Keynote speaker was US Senator Daniel
K. Inouye, accompanied by his wife
Irene. “We will have a first-class cancer
center here,” he said. “One that we can
be proud of, and one that the nation can
New Name Unveiled
Hawai‘i Youth Target Tobacco Industry
A decade ago, 15 young people from
Hawai‘i created a campaign to address
tobacco use. Focused on exposing
peers to the truth about the tobacco
industry’s deceptive marketing practices, a counter-marketing movement was
born—REAL: Hawaii Youth Movement Exposing the Tobacco Industry.
REAL is open to young people
between the ages of 13 to 24. Current
membership exceeds 6000 and activities range from organizing events, and
speaking with the media and policy
makers to serving on a state leadership team. REAL allows members to
direct their talents in art, writing, music, or poetry into activism centered
on changing social norms around
tobacco use.
Over the years, REAL has produced
results from helping to increase taxes
on tobacco products, to supporting
smoke-free workplace legislation. The
group has also received numerous
honors including the award for National Youth Advocacy Group in 2009
from the Campaign for Tobacco Free
Kids in Washington, DC; and the Ola
Pono Award in 2008 by the Coalition
for a Tobacco-Free Hawai‘i. As a program of the UH Cancer Center, REAL
be proud of.” US Senator Daniel Akaka
was also on hand, testimony to the
public support for the project. To view
the building progress, visit
www.uhcancercenter.org.
is a successful example of how engaging youth as partners in addressing
health and social issues can produce
positive change.
For more information, check out
therealmessage.net.
REAL battles tobacco on the streets of
Honolulu.
The UH Cancer Center introduced
its new name and logo at the ground
breaking event in October. Formerly
known as the Cancer Research Center of Hawai‘i, the center initiated
the name change to strengthen the
Center’s connection to the state and
the university. A new logo was also
unveiled featuring a wave theme symbolizing the center’s commitment to
progress in the battle against cancer.
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Mrs. Betty Y. Higa
Ms. Sumie Higa
Mr. Toshio Higa
Mr. James J. Higa
Ms. Karen K. Higa
Mr. Richard Higashi
Mrs. Dorothy M. Higashi
Dr. Mildred T. & Mr. Elver S.
Higashi
Mrs. Tamie Higashi
Mr. Yoshikuni Higuchi
Mr. Asa A. Higuchi
Ms. June E. Hijirida
Mrs. Fay A. Hill
Mr. Jack L. Hinton
Mrs. Jacqueline L. Hipa
Mr. & Mrs. Futoshi Hirakawa
Mrs. Grace T. Hiraki
Mr. & Mrs. Darryl S. Hiraki
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert H. Hirano
Mrs. Aiko Hirasaki
Edward & Harumi Hirata
Mr. & Mrs. Harry M. Hirata
Mr. Katsumi Hirata
Mr. Milton Hironaka
Mrs. Betty F. Hirozawa
Mr. & Mrs. Shigeki Hisao
Mr. & Mrs. Earl N. Hisatomi
Mr. Phillip Ho
Ms. Maxine L. Ho
Mr. Kay H. Hoke
Mr. Charles S. Hong
Mr. Richard Y. Honjiyo
Mr. James K. Honke
Honolulu Emblem Club #379
Ms. Katherine H. Horikawa
Ms. Pauline I. Horita
Mr. Miles Horiuchi
LTC William F. Horn
Mrs. Toyoko Hoshibata
Mrs. Elizabeth J. Hugo
Mr. & Ms. Stanley K. Ibara
Mr. & Mrs. George S.
Ichikawa
Mr. Dana Y. Ichinotsubo
Mr. Richard Ichinotsubo
Ms. Dory Ichinotsubo
Mr. Wallace T. Ichinotsubo
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin I. Ichiriu
Dr. & Mrs. Edwin Ichiriu
Mrs. Yoshiko Ichiuji
Mr. & Mrs. Michael M. Ide
Mr. Tatsuo J. Ige
Dr. & Mrs. Philip K. Ige
Mr. Maurice Y. Iha
Mrs. Gladys S. Iinuma
Dr. Alvin Ikeda
Ms. Sharon A. Ikeda
Mr. & Mrs. Koji Ikeda
Ms. Shizuye Ikehara
Miss Haruko Ikehara
Mr. Max M. Imai
Ms. Jean R. Imamoto
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold J.
Imamura
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philanthropy
Mr. Rodney Imamura
Mr. Masahiro H. Inaba
Dr. & Mrs. Melvin S. Inamasu
Mrs. Helen T. Inazaki
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Ing
Mr. & Mrs. Ted L. O. Ing
Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Inoshita
Dr. & Mrs. Dwight I. Inouye
Mr. & Mrs. Wesley K. Inouye
Mrs. Kay K. Inouye
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph S. Inouye
Ms. Susan B. Inouye
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert S. Inouye
Mr. & Ms. Kenneth H. Inouye
Iolani Class of ‘51 Aloha Club
Leni Irizarry
Mr. & Mrs. Larry S. Isemoto
Mrs. Florence O. Iseri
Mr. Lincoln J. Ishida
Mr. Wayne T. Ishihara
Ms. Carol N. Ishii
Ms. Marian M. Ishii
Mr. Dennis H. Ishikawa
Mr. Dennis T. Ishikawa
Mr. & Mrs. Michael I. Isobe
Mrs. Suzanne S. Isonaga
Mrs. Margaret M. Isonaga
Mr. & Mrs. Larry M. Isono
Dr. & Mrs. Raymond K.
Itagaki
Mr. John M. Itamura
Mr. & Mrs. Roy Ito
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Y. Ito
Mr. Albert T. Ito
Mr. & Mrs. Donald S. Ito
Ms. Leatrice R. Itoh
Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Iwai
Mr. Keith T. Iwamoto
Ms. Betty S. Iwata
Mr. Samson T. Iwatani
Mrs. Clara S. Izawa
Ms. Margaret Y. Izumi
Ms. Diana D. Jardine
Col. & Mrs. Harold E. Jensen
Ms. Marilyn Y. K. Jew
Ms. Clara L. Joe
Dr. & Mrs. Donald A. Jones
Mr. Paul Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Jones
Mr. & Mrs. H. Stanley Jones
Mrs. Suzanne M. Jones
Leigh & Jan Josephson
Mrs. Lydia Joy
Mr. Edward A. Jurkens
JustGrates
Mr. Richard M. Kabasawa
Ms. Flora N. Kabazawa
Mrs. Grace Kagawa
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Ms. Lola M. Kahele
Ms. Lily Y. Kahuanui
Ms. Barbara A. Kaina
Ms. Emiko Kaita
Mr. Ben F. Kaito
Ms. Sue S. Kaizawa
Mr. Frederick M. Kajihara
Mr. Hitoshi Kajioka
Mr. Alvin A. Kajiwara
Mr. & Mrs. Clifford I. Kajiwara
Ms. Judith T. Kakazu
Mrs. Winifred Kakazu
Dr. & Dr. James Kakuda
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Mrs. Christina K. Kalili
Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Kam
Ms. Julie P. Kamakana
Mr. & Mrs. Miki Kamei
Ms. Carole A. Kamishima
Mr. John B. Kampfer
Mr. John S. Kanda
Mr. & Mrs. David K.
Kaneao Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Isamu Kaneda
Mr. & Mrs. Tadashi Kaneko
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Kaneko
Mr. & Ms. Rokuichi Kanekuni
Mr. & Mrs. Steven S.
Kanemoto
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Kanenaka
Ms. Diane S. Kaneshiro
Ms. Gladys H. Kaneshiro
Mr. Herbert S. Kaneshiro
Mrs. Carol E. Kaneshiro
Ms. Nancy M. Kaneshiro
Ms. Sadae Kaneshiro
Mr. & Mrs. Robert T.
Kaneshiro
Mr. Roland Kaneshiro
Mr. & Mrs. Alvin T. Kaneyama
Ms. Kikuyo Karimoto
Mrs. Marjorie Kariya
Mr. & Mrs. Genro Kashiwa
Mr. & Ms. Richard M.
Kashiwabara
Fay R. Kashiwabara
Ms. Grace U. Kashiwamura
Mr. Henry C. Kassebeer, Jr.
Mrs. Maude S. Kasuya
Mrs. Kiyoko Katagihara
H. K. Katagihara
Mr. James M. Kataoka
Ms. Diane T. Kato
Ms. Trixie K. Kato
Ms. Helen Sachiko Katsuda
Mr. & Mrs. Clayton G. Kau
Mr. & Mrs. Solomon Kauinui
Mrs. Sarah H. Kauka
Mr. Tom Kawada
Ms. Jeanne T. Kawahara
Ms. Nancy K. Kawahara
Mr. & Mrs. Harold M. Kawai
Mr. & Mrs. Francis O.
Kawakami
Mr. Ronald K. Kawakami
Mr. Kenneth Kawakami
Ms. Jennifer S. Kawamata
Mr. & Mrs. Walter T.
Kawamoto
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Mr. Peter T. Kawaoka
Mr. & Mrs. James T.
Kawasaki
Mr. Dennis T. Kawashima
Dr. & Mrs. Toshihiko
Kawasugi
Mr. Yasuhiko Kawawaki
Mr. Albert A. Kaya
Mr. Albert A. Kaya
Mr. & Mrs. John Kearns
Ms. Kathleen V. Kennedy
Mr. Gerald H. Kibe
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence K. Kido
Mr. Ronald Y. Kihara
Ms. Ann Kilroy
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Mr. Ernest T. Kimura
Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Kimura
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald T. Kimura
Mr. Yoshiaki Kimura
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Mr. John T. King
Mrs. Mary R. King
Mr. & Mrs. Kelvin A. Kinoshita
Mr. & Mrs. Roy S. Kirihara
Dr. & Mrs. Robert L. Kistner
Mr. & Mrs. Isao Kitagawa
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Ms. Laura O. Kitamura
Ms. Darlean K. Kiyokane
Ms. Annie K. Kiyota
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Dr. E. Barbara & Mr. Richard
L. Klemm
Mrs. Hilda M. Klenske
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald
Kobashigawa
Dr. & Mrs. Izumi S.
Kobashigawa
Ms. Ruby T. Kobayashi
Dr. Gregory K. Kobayashi
Mr. & Mrs. Junichi J.
Kobayashi
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Mrs. Barbara K. Kodama
Mrs. Carol K. Kohama
Ms. Shizuko Kohama
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Mr. & Mrs. James T. Kojima
Mrs. Takako O. Kokame
Mr. Wataru Koki
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Ms. Alice A. Kono
Mr. Kazuo Kono
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Korenaga, Jr.
Mr. Ernest Y. Koroki
Mr. Tamikichi Kosuge
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Kresge Foundation
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T. Kristel
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Kuehneman
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Mr. & Mrs. Calvin M.
Kunihisa
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Jean Kobayashi
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Mrs. Vivian M. Lai
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Mr. & Mrs. Eusebio
Lapenia, Jr.
Ms. Lora Lee Lapenia
Mr. Edward H. C. Lau
Ms. Patricia H. Lau
Tai K. Lau
Mr. David S. S. Lau
Mr. Henry W. N. Lau
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Mr. & Mrs. Edward K. Lee
Mr. Kevin Lee
Ms. Louise Lee
Dr. Margaret Y. T. Lee
Drs. Robin H. Takata &
Melanie N. L. Lee
Mr. Norman Lee
Ms. Rose W. Lee
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey E. J. Lee
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Ms. Lesley C. S. Lee
Mrs. Rosalia M. Y. Ng Lee
Mrs. Yvonne E. Lee
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Mr. Kenneth A. K. Len
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Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert J. Leong
Ms. Lisa C. H. Leong
Mr. & Mrs. Peter C. Lewis
Mr. Ruperto Libid
Mr. & Ms. Thomas L. Limm
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Ms. Barbara A. Lindblom
Ms. Mary Jane Lipp
Ms. Rowena Y. L. Liu
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald M. C. Liu
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Y. Y. Loo
Ms. Jacqueline L. Loo
Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Hoy, Jr.
Mr. Hans P. L’Orange
Mr. & Mrs. Roland S. Y. Louie
Mrs. Catherine W. Lowrey
Hideko Luedecke
Mr. & Mrs. David K. Luke, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Walter T. C. Lum
Mr. & Mrs. Francis C. H. Lum
Ms. Carole J. Y. Lum
Mr. Albert L. Lynch
Mrs. Mette W. Lyons
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Ma
Mrs. Helen E. MacBride
Dr. Junji B. Machi
Mr. Jiho Machida
Gloria M. Madamba M D, Inc.
Drs. Jose M. & Gloria
Madamba
Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Main
Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Makey
Mr. Roy S. Makizuru
Mr. & Mrs. Hiroshi Mana
Dr. & Mrs. Reid Manago
Mr. Ernesto A. Mapanao
Ms. Penny Martin
Ms. Summer Martin
Mr. Ralph Martinson
Mr. & Mrs. Boyd T. Marumoto
Dr. & Mrs. Herbert Marutani
Mr. & Mrs. Allen I. Marutani
Dr. Donald K. Maruyama
Mr. Thomas H. M. Maruyama
Ms. Claire M. Masaki
Ms. Pauline Y. Masaki
Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert S. Masaki
Mr. & Mrs. George Masaki
Ms. Elaine Masatani
Dr. Elna M. Masuda
Mr. & Mrs. Manfred M.
Masuda
Mr. & Mrs. Mel S. Masuda
Mr. & Mrs. Don K. Masuda
Dr. & Mrs. George T.
Masumoto
Mr. Barry K. Masuo
Mr. Edwin K. Masuoka
Ms. Coreen P. Mata
Mr. Richard N. Mato
Mr. Richard S. Matsubara
Mr. George H. Matsuda
Mr. & Mrs. Roy T. Matsuda
Mr. Harry H. Matsuda
Ms. Kay K. Matsuda
Mr. Louis H. Matsukado
Mr. Dennis S. Matsumoto
Rose T. & George J.
Matsumoto
Ms. Ann S. Matsumoto
Mrs. Mildred N. T. Matsumoto
Mr. Albert T. Matsumura
Mr. & Mrs. Torao Matsunobu
Mr. Ronald K. Matsuo
Mr. & Mrs. William W. Matsuo
Mr. & Ms. Paul T. Matsuo
Dr. Diane H. & Mr. Gordon M.
Matsuoka
Ms. Shirley H. Matsuoka
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene K.
Matsusaka
Ms. Merle M. Matsuyama
Mr. & Mrs. David D. Mau
Mrs. Michiko Mau
Mr. & Mrs. Howard H. W. Mau
Ms. Bettie R. May
Mr. Albert S. Mayeshiro
Frances M. McClurkin
Mr. John A. McCormick
Mr. Earl T. McDaniel
Ms. Donna M. McDonnell
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Mr. & Mrs. John R. McGuire
Dr. & Mrs. Robert W.
McHenry, Jr.
Mr. Glenn McQueen
Mr. George W. Mead, III
Mr. Donald Medeiros
Ms. Marcelina M. S. Medeiros
Ms. Florence O. Medeiros
Merrill Lynch & Co.,
Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Chase R. Merritt
Ms. Jeanne M. Michibata
Mr. & Mrs. Milton Migita
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Miguel
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert K. Mikami
Planned Gift Will Fund Pilot Projects
The Center is the beneficiary of a recent $547,500
anonymous gift that will provide funding for projects in
novel and promising areas of study. “Private funding for
early-stage research is essential,” said center director Dr.
Michele Carbone. “Through the support of gifts such as
this we are able to ensure innovative ideas are given the
support they need to be tested through research.” Experimental research is often not eligible for federal grant
funding. Private giving provides a means through which
pilot study exploration can take place, while providing
vital support for promising new projects.
philanthropy
Mr. Raymond K. Mimura
Mrs. Betty C. Min
Ms. Katherine A. Min
Mr. Ivan Mineshima
Mr. Shiro Miota
Mr. Eric H. Mita
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Y.
Mitsunaga
Dr. Calvin M. Miura
Ms. Martha K. Miura
Mr. & Mrs. Earl S. Miyabara
Ms. Jean H. Miyahira
Mrs. Leatrice E. Miyahira
Ms. Karen T. Miyakawa
Mr. Ernest S. Miyamasu
Mr. Takeshi Miyamoto
Mr. & Mrs. Roy M. Miyamoto
Ms. Gladys M. Miyamoto
Mr. & Mrs. Ray I. Miyamoto
Mrs. Susan T. Miyamoto
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Miyasaki
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth K.
Miyasaki
Mr. Yasuo Miyasato
Mr. & Mrs. Albert H.
Miyashiro
Ms. Sharyn L. Miyashiro
Mr. Harlan S. Miyashiro
Ms. Jean M. Miyashiro
Mrs. Sally S. Miyashiro
Ms. Grace M. Miyawaki
Mr. Stanley S. Miyazono
Mrs. Hatsue Mizota
Ms. Florence C. Mizuta
Mr. Frank H. Mock
Ms. Carolyn P. Mohn
Mr. Savas A. Mojarrad
Mr. Vincent P. Monaco
Ms. Sandra L. Moneymaker
Mr. Donald E. Monroe, Sr.
Mr. George Montague
Mr. Eric J. Moon
Ms. Stella H. Moon
Ms. Joie Moore
Ms. Sheila Morando
Mrs. Kay K. Mori
Dr. Masahiro Mori
Mr. & Mrs. Tod N. Morimoto
Mrs. Kimiko K. Morimoto
Mr. & Mrs. Richard T.
Morimoto
Mr. Kenneth T. Morioka
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick S. Morioka
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Morioka
Dr. & Mrs. William K. Morioka
Mr. Jackson S. Morisawa
Mr. & Mrs. Robert T.
Morishige
Mrs. Catherine S. Morishige
Mr. James S. Morita
Mr. Ralph S. Morohashi
Dr. & Mrs. Alfred D. Morris
Mrs. Geraldine M. Motonaga
Mrs. Mildred S. L. Y. Mow
Mr. & Mrs. Dixon Y. Mugiishi
Mr. Tsukasa Mukai
Mr. & Mrs. Franklin K. Mukai
Ms. Wendy S. Mukai
Mr. Tsukasa Mukai
Mrs. Martha L. Mullen
Mr. Akinori Murakami
Ms. Gail M. Murakami
Mr. & Mrs. Roy T. Murakami
Mr. Roy K. Murakami
Mr. Herbert T. Murakami
Mrs. Jean Y. O. Murakami
Mr. Paul I. Murakami
Mr. & Mrs. Tsuyoshi
Murakami
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur T. Murakami
Ms. Carol T. Murakawa
Mr. & Mrs. Jun Muramoto
Mr. Walter Wataru Muramoto
Mr. Wesley Muramoto
Mr. & Mrs. Kay Muranaka
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond K.
Muraoka
Mr. & Ms. Louis T. Muraoka
Mrs. Florence T. Murashige
Ms. Shizue Murashige
Ms. Myra Y. Murata
Mr. John F. Murphy, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Ted L. Murphy
Ms. Edna M. Mushiaki
Mr. & Mrs. Hideo Nagai
Ms. Jane Nagai
Mr. & Mrs. Claude T. Nagaishi
Mr. Glenn I. Nagaishi
Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Nagao
Mr. & Mrs. Tad Nagasako
Mr. & Mrs. Richard K.
Nagashima
Mr. Noboru Nagashima
Mr. Edward G. Nagata
Mr. & Mrs. George M.
Nagayama
Nago Club
Ms. Yuriko Nakada
Mrs. Shigeko Nakagawa
Mr. & Mrs. Walter M.
Nakagawa
Mr. Edward T. Nakagawa
Mr. Norman Nakagawa
Ms. Laraine T. Nakagawa
Mrs. Lillian S. Nakagawa
Ms. Pamela M. Nakagawa
Ms. Jo Ann S. Nakahara
Mr. Kunio Nakahara
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Nakai
Mr. Wayne K. Nakai
Ms. Janice Y. Nakama
Ms. Shizuko Nakama
Mr. & Mrs. Masayuki
Nakamine
Mr. Darryl Nakamoto
Mrs. Jennie Nakamoto
Mrs. Susan Y. Nakamura
Ms. Debbie M. Nakamura
Ms. Lynn M. Nakamura
Ms. Tsuruko Nakamura
Mrs. Betsy C. Nakanishi
Ms. Natsue Nakano
Estate of David S. Nakano
Ms. Greta U. Nakao
Mr. Iwao Nakasato
Mr. & Mrs. Glen M.
Nakashima
Ms. Chizu A. Nakashima
Ms. Clorinda F. Nakashima
Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert H.
Nakashima
Dr. Mari Nakashizuka
Mr. George M. Nakasone
Ms. Betty A. Nakasone
Mr. & Mrs. Sam S.
Nakasone
Ms. June Nakasone
Ms. Gladys T. Nakata
Ms. Betty K. Nakata
Mr. Jon Nakata
Mr. Paul T. Nakata
Mr. Paul K. Nakatani
Mr. James A. Napier
National Childhood Cancer
Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Nelson
Mr. Morton Nemiroff
Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. Neumann, III
Mr. Gordon Ng
Ms. Elaine W. Ng
Norma B. Nichols, PhD
Dr. & Mrs. Howard K. Nihei
Ms. Grace Y. Nii
Mrs. Betty H. Niide
Mr. & Mrs. Charles S. Niitani
Mr. & Mrs. Michio Niiya
Mr. & Mrs. John N. Nind
Dr. Ivy L. Nip
Mrs. Marasri Nisayaphantha
Mr. Arnold M. Nishi
Dr. & Mrs. James A. Nishi
Ms. Janet K. Nishi
Ms. Betty K. Nishida
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry E. Nishida
Mr. & Mrs. Clifford T.
Nishihara
Mr. Albert K. Nishikawa
Ms. Jean K. Nishikawa
Mr. Yoshitsugu Nishimura
Mr. David S. Nishimura
Dr. & Mrs. Pete H. Nishimura
Ms. Aimee E. Nishioka
Mrs. Helen M. Nishioka
Mr. & Mrs. Edgar T.
Nishizawa
Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence K. Nitta
Dr. & Mrs. Walter S.
Nobuhara
Mr. Robert J. Nobuta
Mr. Harry J. Nohara
Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Y. Nohara
Ms. Anne S. Norris
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Y. Nozaki
Henry & Lorraine Obayashi
Mr. & Mrs. Tom J. Ocasek
Ms. Karen K. Oda
Dr. Yoshio Oda
Dr. & Mrs. Francis T. Oda
Mr. Steve Odell
Mr. Randall K. Ogata
Ms. Elaine S. Ogawa
Dr. Russell T. Ogawa
Dr. & Mrs. Robert T. Ogawa
Mr. & Mrs. Roy S. Ogawa
Ms. Hilda M. Ohama
Ms. Irene F. Ohashi
Mr. Wallace T. Ohta
Mr. & Mrs. James Y. Ohta, Jr.
Mr. Francis Ohta
Mr. Jason Ohta
Mr. Walter T. Ohta
Dr. & Mrs. Scott Oishi
Dr. & Mrs. Noboru Oishi
Drs. Andrew Oishi & Laurie
Tam
Dr. Calvin S. Oishi
Mr. Donald Oishi
Mrs. Kazumae I. Oishi
Dr. & Mrs. Martin K. Oishi
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen M. Oishi
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur S. Oishi
Mr. David K. Oishi
Mrs. Elaine A. Oishi
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn K. Okada
Ms. Laureen M. Okamoto
Mr. & Mrs. Alan J. Okamura
Ms. Sandra S. Okamura
Mr. & Mrs. Kazumi Okamura
Ms. Margaret Okano
Ms. May S. Okano
Mrs. Valerie M. Okihara
Mr. & Mrs. Norman H.
Okimoto
Mr. Robert K. Okimoto
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin T. Okubo
Mr. & Mrs. Norman M.
Okubo
Mr. Lloyd Okubo
Mr. Takeo Okuda
Mr. & Mrs. Ernest T. Omizo
Ms. Chong Suk Omura
Mr. Brady Onishi
Ms. Marianne S. Ono
Mrs. Nancy T. Onuma
Orchids of Olinda, Inc.
David & Jo Anne Oride
Ms. Beverly Ort
Mr. Donald D. Orton
Mr. & Mrs. Edward M. Osaki
Mr. & Mrs. Gerrit B. Osborne
Dr. & Mrs. E. J.
O’Shaughnessy
Mr. & Mrs. Roy H. Oshima
Mr. & Mrs. Lincoln K. Oshiro
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis S. Oshiro
Mr. Frederic G. Oshiro
Mr. & Mrs. Roy M. Oshiro
Dr. Hideo Oshiro
Mr. Yoshimori Oshiro
Mr. Clarence T. Oshita
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne S. Otake
Mr. Chester Hideo Otani
Mr. & Mrs. Akira Otani
Ms. Laura Y. Otsuka
Mr. & Mrs. George
Oyadomari
Ms. Terry T. Oyafuso
Ms. Violet M. Oyama
Mr. Frederick Pablo & Ms.
Luise Braun
Mr. & Mrs. Eufemio Pagdilao
Mr. Gregory K. Palea
Ms. Minnie M. N. Pang
Mr. & Mrs. Ethan L. C. S.
Park
Youngson Park
Ms. Judy Q. U. Park
Ms. Patricia A. K. Park
Mr. & Mrs. Luther Park
Mrs. Kimberley K. Paz
Mr. Charles M. Perez
Mr. John K. Pescador
Ms. Karen Pescador
Mr. John Peterson
Mr. Paul David Peterson
Mr. Paul Petro
Physicians’ Anesthesia
Service
Mr. Francis W. Pirtle
Ms. Diane J. Plotts
Mr. & Mrs. David W. Pratt
Mr. Richard E. Pultz
Dr. Edward J. Quinlan, Jr.
Mr. Ray T. Rabacal
Mr. & Mrs. John E. Rabe
Mr. Christopher F. Ramos
Dr. Judith Ramseyer
Mr. Robert F. Ravenscraft
Mrs. Alison K. Raymond
Mr. Kim Redman
Ms. Vilma Regalario
Mr. & Mrs. Joe C. Rice
Mrs. Martha Ann Rice
Ms. Pranee Rimsinth
Mr. Lawrence P. Ritter
Funayama Gift to Fuel Discovery
Betty Funayama has established the Warren T. Funayama Endowed Fund at the
Cancer Center in memory of her late husband Warren. The $100,000 gift will
help support promising research in the areas of breast, liver and kidney cancer.
“Warren came from humble beginnings. It is through his hard and dedicated
work that I am able to make this gift,” said Betty Funayama. “He was a generous
and compassionate man who always wanted to help those who were less fortunate by supporting many charities and community organizations. He would be
pleased to know that through this endowment, we will help find a cure for cancer
and improve the quality of life for those diagnosed with the disease.” For information about gifts to the UH Cancer Center, please call 808-564-5815 or visit
www.uhcancercenter.org.
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philanthropy
Mr. & Mrs. Don Robbs
Mr. William L. Rolph
Mr. Johan Ronningen
Mrs. Maudie Rosenbloom
Dr. Joyce E. & Mr. William G.
Rundhaug
Mr. Harry W. Russell
Mrs. Ellen H. Ryusaki
S M L Marketing, Inc.
Mr. Robert H. Saiki
Ms. Grace H. Saito
Mr. & Mrs. Takeo Saito
Dr. & Mrs. Leigh Sakamaki
Mr. Shigeru Sakata
Mrs. Sueko Saki
Mr. Edward M. Sakima
Ms. Edna M. Sakimoto
Mr. Craig Sako
Dr. & Mrs. David H. Sakuda
Ms. Rachael T. Sakuma
Mr. Rodney P. Santos
Mr. & Mrs. Harold T.
Sasahara
Mr. & Mrs. Melvin S. Sasaki
Mr. Burt T. Sasaki
Mrs. Laura S.
Sasaki-Kirihara
Ms. Alice A. Sato
Ms. Cleo N. Sato
John H. & Ruth Y. Sato
Mrs. Momoe Sato
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley N. Sato
Mr. & Mrs. Henry H. Sato
Mr. Willy T. Savella
Mr. Norman H. T. Say
Mr. Stanley H. Segawa
Mr. Robert K. Segawa
Mr. John A. Senda
Mr. Rudy D. Serain
Mrs. Ethel K. Serikaku
Dr. Miriam F. Sharma
Ms. Phyllis N. T. Shea
Shibata Contracting
Dr. Lisa A. Shigemura
Mr. Yukio Shigeta
Dr. & Mr. Kazumi Shigezawa
Dr. & Mrs. Walton K. T. Shim
David & Susanne
Shimabukuro
Mr. Masatoshi Shimabukuro
Mr. Richard H. Shimamoto
Mr. Wesley D. Shimazu
Mr. & Mrs. Charles I. Shimizu
Dr. & Mrs. Stanley S.
Shimoda
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Foundation
Suzanne P. Murphy Inducted to
Institute of Medicine
Becoming a member of the elite Institute of Medicine is the dream of a
lifetime for any scientist. For Suzanne
P. Murphy, Ph.D., it became a reality
when she was honored in November,
shortly before retiring from a stellar
professional career. The IOM recognizes individuals who have attained an
exceptional level of achievement and
commitment to service in the fields
of medicine, health care and public
health. A registered dietitian, Dr. Murphy joined the UH Cancer Center in
1999 and served as director of the Cancer Center’s Nutrition Support Shared
Resource. She will continue her work at
the Center as a professor emeritus.
Dr. Murphy is respected internationally for her nutritional research that
focuses on evaluating dietary intakes.
She has served on numerous boards
dedicated to setting national food and
nutrition policies, and recently chaired
an IOM committee to review the food
assistance programs for child and adult daycare centers.
“Many of my most satisfying accomplishments have come through my work with the
Food and Nutrition Board of the IOM,” said
Dr. Murphy. “Several committees I chaired
addressed major public health issues, including one that led to new federal regulations to improve the Women Infants and
Children Program that serves almost
seven million low-income individuals. The opportunity to improve the
nutrition and health of so many
people has been one of my greatest
rewards.”
The IOM is a part of the National
Academy of Sciences and is an independent nonprofit organization that
works outside of government to provide
unbiased and authoritative advice to
decision-makers and the public. Election
to the IOM is considered one of the highest honors in medicine. There are fewer
than 2,000 members worldwide.
Better Nutrition Recommended for Day Care FacilitiesNutrition Key to Health and
Nutrition Key in Cancer Prevention
Specific recommendations:
A recent report issued by a committee of the Institute of
Medicine chaired by Dr. Suzanne Murphy of the UH Cancer
Center, has made recommendations to improve the nutritional needs of children and adults aged 60 and over who
are served by USDA’s Child and Adult Care Food Program
(CACFP). The program provides meals to many of the nation’s
most vulnerable individuals at day care facilities.
The committee’s recommendations upgrade the program’s existing nutrition standards to bring them in line
with the latest dietary guidelines used in other federal
food programs. The CACFP serves more
than 3 million children and 100,000
impaired or older adults primarily
from low-income
households.
• Implementation of new meal requirements that promote
consumption of more fruits and vegetables, whole grainrich foods, and foods lower in saturated fat, sugar, and salt.
• Training and technical assistance to providers to ensure
understanding and compliance with the new requirements.
• Periodical reviews and updates by the USDA of meal
requirements to maintain consistency with current dietary
guidance.
According to Dr. Murphy, “The new recommendations will help ensure that program participants
receive meals that are nutritionally adequate but
not too high in calories. These healthier meals
and snacks may help curb the epidemic of
obesity in the United States, which is leading to higher rates of many chronic diseases,
including cancer.”
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Research Notes
Center Research Featured
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Ethnicity Not a Factor in
Breast Cancer Survival Rates
The work of an international research team
headed by Dr. Michele Carbone which examines the link between the mineral erionite
and mesothelioma was recently featured in
the leading scientific journal Nature. The
article, written by Brendan Maher, reveals the
team’s examination of potential health risks
for people exposed to erionite by comparing
air samples, microchemistry, tissue samples
and other data from North Dakota with those
found in some parts of Turkey where the incidence of mesothelioma is unusually high.
Carbone and colleagues have studied the
mesothelioma epidemic in Turkey for more
than a decade. New findings looked at erionite
exposure in North Dakota, where the mineral has been found in the gravel used to pave
roads. With properties similar to asbestos,
erionite may pose risks to those who breathe in
the fibers. It is associated with an increased risk
of mesosthelioma, a respiratory cancer usually
related to asbestos exposure. To learn more,
visit www.uhcancercenter.org.
Breast cancer survival among Hawai‘i patients is
not significantly impacted by ethnicity, according to a recent study conducted by scientists at
the UH Cancer Center. Led by Dr. Gertraud
Maskarinec, the team studied nearly 400 breast
cancer patients from Honolulu hospitals,
examining adherence to treatment standards,
treatment toxicity, pre-existing chronic conditions, obesity and other related factors. Only
insignificant differences were noted in survival
by ethnicity. Besides advanced stage disease,
obesity at diagnosis was a significant predictor
of worse survival. Patients receiving recommended treatment had better breast cancer
survival overall. High-grade treatment toxicity
was associated with worse survival, whereas
pre-existing health conditions and older age at
diagnosis were associated with high mortality.
Conclusion? Given equal access to healthcare,
breast cancer patients experience similar survival rates, but weight control is recommended.
The study appeared in the January 31 issue of
the Journal of Women’s Health.
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