The Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota (MCC) is a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer center. It is part of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
History
The Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota was established in 1991. and five years later, the building was completed.
The center was designated as a comprehensive cancer center by the National Cancer Institute in 1998; it is one of two such centers in Minnesota.
Organization and research
The center is part of the University of Minnesota's Academic Health Center, which consists of the University of Minnesota Medical School and eight of colleges and schools of the university.
The Masonic Cancer Center lists its "major research programs" as the following: carcinogenesis and chemoprevention; cellular mechanisms; genetic mechanisms; immunology; screening, prevention, etiology, and cancer survivorship (SPECS); and transplant biology and therapy.