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Bloomfield

Masonic Cancer Center team saddened by the loss of Dr. Clara D. Bloomfield

The Masonic Cancer Center team is saddened by the loss of Clara D. Bloomfield, MD, a pioneer in oncology at the University of Minnesota and a longtime cancer-researcher and administrator at prestigious institutions around the country. We…
Dr. Douglas Yee

Douglas Yee, MD, Masonic Cancer Center Director, Testifies Before the MN House Health and Human Services Policy Committee

Testifying in support of HF3032, banning the sale of all flavored tobacco products, at the MN House Health and Human Services Policy Committee - February 26, 2020 Rep. Laurie Halverson Commerce Committee Chair Chief author, HF3032 Madam…
Randy Shaver

2020 Randy Shaver Cancer Research & Community Fund Awards

Each year the Randy Shaver Cancer Research & Community Fund awards grants to groups across the state of Minnesota that are working to reduce the burden of cancer. The mission of the Randy Shaver Cancer Research and Community Fund is…
Ilana Chefetz

$250,000 grant will study effects of cancer treatment on fertility

Institute's Dr. Ilana Chefetz will lead innovative study to help young women
Arpit Rao

U Researcher Leads National Study to Optimize Response Assessment with Prostate Cancer Treatments

Author: Angel Mendez, UMN Medical School Communications ManagerWhen Arpit Rao, MBBS, began his oncology rotations during residency, it wasn't the practice that inspired his career in prostate cancer research and treatment—it was the…
Tim Church

Talking cancer prevention with U of M

February is National Cancer Prevention Month. In Minnesota, there are an estimated 142,369 new cancer cases every year.Professor Timothy Church with the University of Minnesota answers questions on lifestyle changes people can make to…

Understanding Cancer: Prevention

While February 4th was World Cancer Day, the entire month of February is honored as National Cancer Prevention Month. Cancer is an invasive and devastating disease that can affect anyone, regardless of age, gender, or race. Fortunately,…
Branden Moriarity

Masonic Cancer Center Member Branden Moriarity Receives U24 Grant with Recombinetics, Inc

Funding allows further testing of genome editing technologies   University of Minnesota research
Lisa Peterson

Masonic Cancer Center named to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Study

December 13, 2019The Masonic Cancer Center is now part of the Human Health Exposure Analysis Resource (HHEAR) program, a continuation of the groundbreaking Children's Health Exposure Analysis Resource (CHEAR).
Claudio Brunstein

U of M Opens Three First-in-human Trials in One Month

A new cancer treatment therapy is being tested for the first time in patients at the M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center.