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UMass Cancer Center

Our mission is to advance the cancer control continuum—from etiology through survivorship—in patients of all ages and with all types of cancer, through cutting-edge research, excellence in education, community-based outreach and the delivery of compassionate, patient-centered care.

 

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UMass Cancer Center is a powerhouse in cancer research. Our scientists and clinical researchers have been recruited from around the world and are leaders in their field who work to advance our understanding of cancer initiation, progression, treatment and prevention through groundbreaking basic, translational, clinical and population research.

 

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  • Jonathan Gerber named director of UMass Cancer Center; Michelle Kelliher interim chair of molecular, cell & cancer biology
    Community News
    Mar 1, 2023

    Jonathan Gerber named director of UMass Cancer Center; Michelle Kelliher interim chair of molecular, cell & cancer biology

    As the UMass Chan mourns the recent death of Michael Green, MD, PhD, two faculty have been appointed to fill positions that Dr. Green nobly held. Jonathan M. Gerber, MD, has been appointed director of the UMass Cancer Center, and Michelle A. Kelliher, PhD, will serve as interim chair of the Department of Molecular, Cell & Cancer Biology.

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  • V. Craig Jordan to give inaugural lecture on cancer drug discovery at UMass Chan
    Community News
    Feb 8, 2023

    V. Craig Jordan to give inaugural lecture on cancer drug discovery at UMass Chan

    Breast cancer research pioneer V. Craig Jordan, PhD, will give the inaugural virtual lecture in a series on cancer drug discovery at UMass Chan Medical School on Thursday, Feb. 16.

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  • Science for Living: Colonoscopies remain best way to detect, prevent colorectal cancer, explains Justin Maykel
    Community News
    Jan 4, 2023

    Science for Living: Colonoscopies remain best way to detect, prevent colorectal cancer, explains Justin Maykel

    In this Science for Living feature, colorectal expert Justin Maykel, MD, explains why colonoscopy is the best way to prevent colon cancer.

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  • Jillian Richmond mentoring Morehouse med student Sachi Desse in research aimed to reduce disparities in dermatology
    Research News
    Dec 15, 2022

    Jillian Richmond mentoring Morehouse med student Sachi Desse in research aimed to reduce disparities in dermatology

    With a grant from the Dermatology Foundation, Morehouse School of Medicine student Sachi Desse is researching cutaneous T cell lymphoma, with Jillian Richmond, PhD, as her mentor.

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  • UMass Chan researcher Anastasia Khvorova named 2022 National Academy of Inventors Fellow
    Research News
    Dec 12, 2022

    UMass Chan researcher Anastasia Khvorova named 2022 National Academy of Inventors Fellow

    Anastasia Khvorova, PhD, is one of 169 academic inventors selected as a 2022 fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.

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  • UMass Chan Medical School students help screen firefighters for cancer at Polar Park
    Community News
    Oct 27, 2022

    UMass Chan Medical School students help screen firefighters for cancer at Polar Park

    UMass Chan Medical School and UMass Memorial Health partnered with DetecTogether to offer free cancer screenings for firefighters at an event at Polar Park in Worcester on Tuesday, Oct. 25.

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