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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% higher mortality rate than white women when it comes to breast cancer.
Minnesota Cancer Clinical Trials Network Announces Development of Collaborative Statewide Educational Campaign
The Minnesota Cancer Clinical Trials Network (MNCCTN) is pleased to announce the development of a statewide educational campaign about clinical trials. The educational campaign aims to increase awareness and understanding of clinical…
Masonic Cancer Center announces the appointment of Dr. Rahel Ghebre to newly created leadership role
Rahel Ghebre, MD, MPH, has been appointed to the leadership team of the Twin Cities’ only National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated comprehensive cancer center as the inaugural Associate Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).
Lung cancer awareness with the U of M: Smoking, radon, and cancer treatment and prevention
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (11/11/2021) — Lung Cancer Awareness Month is recognized every year during the month of November. The Masonic Cancer Center and University of Minnesota, including the Medical School and the School of Public Health,…
10,000 Families Study Receives NCI Grant to Study Environmental Exposures and Cancer Risk
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- October 12, 2021 - A University of Minnesota-based team was recently awarded a UG3 grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI): “
University of Minnesota Research Team Awarded R01 Grant from the NCI to Study Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- September 27, 2021 - Awarded from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), a study based at the University of Minnesota will develop a profile analysis of oral cell DNA that may predict head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (…
Youth Vaping Prevention Video Contest Launched in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Jan. 25, 2021 - A collaboration between a broad group of Minnesota entities has launched Escape the Vape, a vaping/e-cigarette prevention video contest for Minnesota high school students. The objective of this video…
University of Minnesota Researchers Awarded $2.06M Grant from The NCI
Leaders in the Program in Health Disparities Research (PHDR) and the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota recently received a $2,063,688 award from the National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health for their R25 project…
Kolawole S. Okuyemi and David Horne Added to Masonic Cancer Center’s External Advisory Board
Kolawole S. Okuyemi, MD, MPH, and David Horne, PhD, will join the External Advisory Board of the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota.