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New study reveals extreme variability of harmful chemicals in smokeless tobacco products in India
In India, nearly 200 million adults regularly use smokeless tobacco (SLT) products such as chewing tobacco and snuff. Incidentally, India has one of the highest global rates of oral cancer. Although 90 percent of those cancers can be…
Renville County, Minn. advocates take on colon cancer research
At the Masonic Cancer Center (MCC), University of Minnesota, our team of doctors, scientists, educators, and community health advocates has worked for over 30 years to reduce the burden of cancer on Minnesotans by advancing knowledge and…
Talking critical aspects of liver cancer with Dr. Zamzam Ali and Jessica Trihn
October is Liver Cancer Awareness Month. This month we sat down with Dr. Zamzam Ali and Jessica Trihn to chat about all things liver cancer from signs and symptoms, to early detection, risk reduction strategies, and community engagement.…
Digging Deeper Into Breast Cancer Prevention and Screening with Dr. Damé Idossa
Breast cancer is among the top five causes of death in Minnesota Women. Of those, black women have a 40 percent higher mortality rate than white women when it comes to breast cancer.
Talking blood cancers with Dr. Zohar Sachs
What are blood cancers? We sat down with MCC’s Zohar Sachs, MD, PhD to chat about all things blood cancers from signs and symptoms, to research happening here at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Sachs, alongside Taylor Kadlac and…
Masonic Cancer Center announces Spring 2024 internal grant awards
The Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota recently announced the awarding of $230,000 in pilot grants through its Spring 2024 Internal Grant Program. Support for these grants is made available by the center through a variety of…
Talking translational research with Dr. Deepa Kolaseri and Dr. Manish Patel
Curious about how scientific discoveries become real-world therapies? Physician-scientist Manish Patel, DO, and Deepa Kolaseri, PhD, scientific director of translation chat about the journey of translational research from…
Uncovering the origins of a deadly canine cancer
Researchers from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) and the Masonic Cancer Center (MCC) have identified the likely cell of origin for canine hemangiosarcoma—one of the deadliest forms of cancer in dogs, with a…
New MCC-led study finds cell donor’s socioeconomic status shapes cancer treatment outcomes
Published in PNAS, a research team led by Masonic Cancer Center and University of Minnesota Medical School scientists demonstrated that the socioeconomic status (SES) of cell donors affects the health outcomes of blood cancer patients who…
MCC's Dr. Rahel Ghebre named new Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
We are thrilled to announce that the Masonic Cancer Center's Dr. Rahel Ghebre has been named the new Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs in the U of M Medical School. Dr. Ghebre brings a wealth of experience and a visionary approach to this…