Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Explained

The Mayo Clinic Cancer Center (MCCC) is a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Cancer Center and a division of the Mayo Clinic. The MCCC has 3 locations in the United States: Phoenix, Arizona, Jacksonville, Florida, and Rochester, Minnesota.^{[1] [2]}

The Mayo Clinic Cancer Center is one of the oldest NCI-designated cancer centers in the United States, having first been designated in 1973.^[3] The main location of the Mayo Clinic is in Rochester, MN. Campuses in Arizona and Florida opened later and became part of the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center in 2003.^{[4] [5]}

Mayo receives more than $100 million in research funding annually.^[6] It is one of the Lead Academic Participating Sites in the National Cancer Institute (NCI) National Clinical Trials Network.

Mayo has 10 research divisions that faculty members are a part of. Most of these programs are further divided into specific focus areas.^{[7] [8]}

• Cancer immunology and immunotherapy
• Cancer prevention and control
• Cell biology
• Developmental therapeutics
• Gastrointestinal cancer
• Gene and virus therapy
• Genetic epidemiology and risk assessment
• Hematologic malignancies
• Neuro-oncology
• Women's cancer

See also

• Mayo Clinic Arizona
• Mayo Clinic Hospital (Rochester), Saint Marys Campus, Methodist Campus
• Mayo Clinic Florida
• Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Research - Overview. Mayo Education.
2. Web site: Mayo Clinic Cancer Center. National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
3. Web site: Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Research - About the Cancer Center. Mayo Education.
4. Web site: Allen . Blake . Mayo Clinic Opens Cancer Center At St. Vincent's In Jacksonville . en. WJCTC News.
5. Web site: NCI-designated Cancer Centers. National Cancer Institute. July 25, 2020.
6. Web site: Mayo Clinic Cancer Center. National Cancer Institute. Cancer.gov.
7. Web site: Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Research - Research Programs — Mayo Clinic Cancer Center. Mayo Education.
8. Web site: May Research Programs. Mayo Education. July 22, 2020.