Huntsman Cancer Institute
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| Geography | |
| Location | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°46′21″N 111°50′04″W / 40.7725°N 111.8345°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Public |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of Utah |
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| Website | http://www.huntsmancancer.org/ Official |
| Lists | Hospitals in Utah |
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.
Overview
[edit]Huntsman Cancer Institute opened in 1999 and was founded with a pledge of $100 million of personal wealth from Jon Huntsman Sr., a philanthropist and businessman.[1][2] To date, Huntsman has donated more than $250 million of his own money since Huntsman Cancer Institute was established.[3] Mary Beckerle served as Huntsman Cancer Institute's chief executive officer and director from 2006 to 2025.[4] On September 1, 2025 Bradley Cairns, PhD, started as CEO.[5]
In November 2013, Huntsman donated an additional $50 million for the construction of a new research building dedicated to researching children's cancer and cancers that run in families. The Primary Children's and Families' Research Center opened in 2017.[6]
In 2015, the National Cancer Institute awarded HCI Comprehensive Cancer Center status.[7]
Research
[edit]Scientists at the institute aim to understand cancer at a molecular and genetic level and strive to find new and more effective ways to treat this disease. A treatment approach based on genetic knowledge allows for more targeted, individualized cancer therapies.
Research programs
[edit]The center's research is supported by a Cancer Center Support Grant from the National Cancer Institute, which subsidizes cancer research performed by more than 130 members of the Cancer Center.[8]
Sponsored Content controversy
[edit]In 2017, the Sinclair Broadcasting Group was fined 13.3 million US-$ by the FCC for not properly designating paid advertising content by the Huntsman Cancer Institute as such.[9] 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.[10] In a statement, Sinclair denounced the fine, which at that point was the largest ever imposed by the FCC,[11] as "unreasonable".[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Falco, Miriam (November 2, 2013). "Huntsmans donate to cancer center expansion". CNN. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
- ^ "Celebrating 25 Years of Innovative Cancer Research and World-Class Cancer Care | Huntsman Cancer Institute | University of Utah Health". healthcare.utah.edu. September 12, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
- ^ Levenick, Christopher (Summer 2012). "The Fearless Philanthropist". Philanthropy. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- ^ Communication, Marketing and (July 9, 2025). "Beckerle Steps Down After 20 Years of Distinguished Service as CEO | Huntsman Cancer Institute | University of Utah Health". healthcare.utah.edu. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ Communication, Marketing and (September 3, 2025). "Bradley Cairns, PhD, Begins Tenure as CEO of Huntsman Cancer Institute | Huntsman Cancer Institute | University of Utah Health". healthcare.utah.edu. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ "Huntsman Cancer Institute Unveils New Primary Children's and Families' Cancer Research Center". huntsmancancer.org. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
- ^ "National Cancer Institute Awards Huntsman Cancer Institute Elite Comprehensive Cancer Center Designation". huntsmancancer.org. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
- ^ "HCI Research Programs". Archived from the original on March 5, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
- ^ 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.
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