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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…
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…
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…
$250,000 grant will study effects of cancer treatment on fertility
Institute's Dr. Ilana Chefetz will lead innovative study to help young women
U Researcher Leads National Study to Optimize Response Assessment with Prostate Cancer Treatments
Author: Angel Mendez, UMN Medical School Communications Manager
When 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…
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,…
Masonic Cancer Center Member Branden Moriarity Receives U24 Grant with Recombinetics, Inc
Funding allows further testing of genome editing technologies
University of Minnesota researchers e
Masonic Cancer Center named to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Study
December 13, 2019
The 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).
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.