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Research Brief: Developing a blood test to screen for ovarian cancer - UMNews Release

More than 16,000 women die from ovarian cancer each year in the United States. Ovarian cancer is often called the "silent killer" because the symptoms are so vague that women are often not diagnosed with ovarian cancer until the disease…
Ilana Chefetz

Institute's research battles ovarian cancer recurrence - Dr. Ilana Chefetz' discoveries published in top scientific journal

For most people, the only thing worse than hearing the diagnosis "cancer" is hearing that it has returned.  Dr. Ilana Chefetz, leader of The Hormel Institute's "Cancer Stem Cells and Necroptosis" lab, today published new discoveries…
Dr. Liu

Research will shine light on skin cancer prevention - The Hormel Institute’s Dr. Liu awarded skin cancer research grant

Gail Dennison, MA, CFRE gaildenn@umn.edu 507 437 9604 Brenna Gerhart bgerhart@umn.edu 507 437 9601
Jaime Modiano

Talking canine cancer awareness with UMN

Hemangiosarcoma is a highly invasive type of cancer that grows rapidly. It primarily forms in dogs, but can also develop in humans and other animals.Jaime Modiano with the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine and Masonic…
The Hormel Institute

Liver cancer breakthrough at The Hormel Institute

Scientists discover protein’s role in creating a tumor-promoting microenvironment May 3, 2019 (Austin, Minnesota) – Science is one step closer to eliminating cancer growth in the liver, whether from primary liver cancer or from metastatic…
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Masonic Cancer Center to be represented at Minnesota Twins Cancer Awareness Night

Every year the Minnesota Twins hold a Cancer Awareness Night, in which they support a number of local and regional cancer-related organizations through special-edition baseball cap and ticket sales. This year, the Masonic Cancer Center,…
Irina Stepanov

Talking heated tobacco devices with UMN- UMNews Release

On April 30, 2019, the FDA approved Philip Morris’ iQOS, an electronic device that heats instead of burns tobacco, for sale in the United States. Irina Stepanov with the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and Masonic Cancer…
Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea

Minnesota Cancer Clinical Trials Network is Opening A Cancer Prevention Ginger and Gut Microbiome Study at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea

A new study looking at the impact of ginger extract on the gut bacteria in people who have had a colonoscopy and had polyps removed is open in Albert Lea, Minnesota. This cancer prevention study, brought to the Mayo Clinic Health System in…
Mayo Health System in Austin

Minnesota Cancer Clinical Trials Network is Opening A Cancer Prevention Ginger and Gut Microbiome Study at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin

A new study looking at the impact of ginger extract on the gut bacteria in people who have had a colonoscopy and had polyps removed is open in Austin, Minnesota. This cancer prevention study, brought to the Mayo Clinic Health System in…