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The '''Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota''' ('''MCC''') is a [[National Cancer Institute]] [[NCI-designated Cancer Center|designated comprehensive cancer center]]. It is part of the [[University of Minnesota]] in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]].

==History==
The Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota was established in 1991.<ref name="About">[https://www.cancer.umn.edu/about About], Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota (accessed August 22, 2016),</ref> and five years later, the building was completed.<ref name="25Years">[https://www.cancer.umn.edu/about/celebrating-25-years-making-hope-happen Celebrating 25 Years of Making Hope Happen], Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota (accessed August 22, 2016).</ref> 

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.<ref name="About"/>

Following a gift of $65 million in April 2008 by Minnesota Masonic Charities (the largest gift ever received by the University of Minnesota),<ref name="25Years"/> the cancer center adopted its current name.<ref name="About"/>

In June 2013, the University of Minnesota dedicated a new $200 million building, the Cancer and Cardiovascular Research Building, which is part of the university's "Biomedical Discovery District," a cluster of research-oriented buildings on the East Bank behind TCF Stadium.<ref>Janet Moore, [http://www.startribune.com/u-research-building-to-be-dedicated-friday/211436491/ U research building to be dedicated Friday], ''Star Tribune'' (June 13, 201).</ref>

==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.<ref name="About"/>

About 250 researchers work at the MCC.<ref name="NCI">[http://www.cancer.gov/research/nci-role/cancer-centers/find/minnesotamasonic Masonic Cancer Center: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota], [[National Cancer Institute]] (last updated January 9, 2015).</ref>

The Masonic Cancer Center lists its "major research programs" as the following: [[carcinogenesis]] and [[chemoprevention]]; [[cellular mechanisms]]; [[genetic mechanisms]]; [[immunology]]; [[Cancer screening|screening]], [[preventive healthcare|prevention]], [[etiology]], and [[cancer survivorship]] (SPECS); and [[transplant biology and therapy]].<ref name="NCI"/>

==Notes==
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.cancer.umn.edu}}

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[[Category:University of Minnesota]]
[[Category:1991 establishments in Minnesota]]
[[Category:NCI-designated cancer centers]]