Huntsman Cancer Institute
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Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) is an NCI-designated cancer research facility and hospital located on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in the Intermountain West.
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| Geography | |
| Location | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
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| Organization | |
| Care system | Public |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of Utah |
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| Website | http://www.huntsmancancer.org/ Official |
| Lists | Hospitals in the United States |
Overview
Huntsman Cancer Institute was founded with a pledge of $100 million of personal wealth from Jon Huntsman Sr., a philanthropist and businessman. To date, Huntsman has donated more than $250 million of his own money since Huntsman Cancer Institute was established.[1] Mary Beckerle is HCI's chief executive officer and director.[2]
In November 2013, Huntsman donated an additional $50 million for the construction of a new research building dedicated to researching children's cancer and cancers that run in families. The Primary Children's and Families' Research Center opened in 2017.[3]
In 2015, the National Cancer Institute awarded HCI Comprehensive Cancer Center status.[4]
Research
Scientists at the institute aim to understand cancer at a molecular and genetic level and strive to find new and more effective ways to treat this disease. A treatment approach based on genetic knowledge allows for more targeted, individualized cancer therapies.
Research programs
The center's research is supported by a Cancer Center Support Grant from the National Cancer Institute, which subsidizes cancer research performed by more than 130 members of the Cancer Center.[5]
Sponsored Content controversy
In 2017, the Sinclair Broadcasting Group was fined 13.3 million US-$ by the FCC for not properly designating paid advertising content by the Huntsman Cancer Institute as such.[6] The advertisements, either in the form of 60- or 90-second shorts or half-hour standalone programs, were shown over 1700 times in SBG-affiliated broadcasts.[7] In a statement, Sinclair denounced the fine, which at that point was the largest ever imposed by the FCC,[8] as "unreasonable".[9]
References
- ↑ Levenick, Christopher (Summer 2012). "The Fearless Philanthropist". Philanthropy. http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/topic/excellence_in_philanthropy/the_fearless_philanthropist.
- ↑ Wood, Benjamin; Stuckey, Alex (April 25, 2017). "Pershing: Beckerle reinstated to helm of Huntsman Cancer Institute". The Salt Lake Tribune. http://www.sltrib.com/home/5215605-155/huntsman-expects-feud-with-u-over.
- ↑ "Huntsman Cancer Institute Unveils New Primary Children's and Families’ Cancer Research Center". http://www.huntsmancancer.org/newsroom/2017/06/new-primary-childrens-and-families-cancer-research-center.php.
- ↑ "National Cancer Institute Awards Huntsman Cancer Institute Elite Comprehensive Cancer Center Designation". http://www.huntsmancancer.org/newsroom/2015/07/comprehensive-cancer-center-designation.php.
- ↑ "HCI Research Programs". http://www.hci.utah.edu/research/ccsg/programs.jsp.
- ↑ Scott D. Pierce: Federal regulators fine KUTV's owner $13.3 million for deceiving Utah viewers. Salt Lake Tribune, Dec. 16, 2017, accessed May 26, 2021.
- ↑ Stephen Battaglio: Sinclair Broadcast Group is fined $13 million by FCC for failing to identify sponsored programming. Los Angeles Times, Dec. 21, 2017, accessed May 26, 2021.
- ↑ Federal Communications Commission: FCC 17-171, Statement of Commissioner Brendan Carr, accessed May 26, 2021.
- ↑ David Goldman: Tempers flare at FCC over record Sinclair fine. CNN.com, Dec. 21, 2017, accessed May 26, 2021.
External links
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