Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Cancer survivor: Any individual that has been diagnosed with cancer, from the time of discovery and for the balance of life.
- National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
The University of Minnesota is a nationally recognized leader in cancer survivorship research. In addition to core expertise in study design and data analysis, many member of the Cancer Survivorship Research Group have clinical practice experience representing several medical subspecialties, neuropsychology, exercise physiology, physical therapy, and nutrition. The Cancer Survivorship Research Group investigators are all members of the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Some of the members of the Cancer Survivorship Research Group also provide patient care through the Long-Term Follow-Up Clinic at the University of Minnesota Physicians Masonic Cancer Clinic, which provides life-long health care to survivors of childhood and young adult cancers.
Currently funded areas of research include cardiovascular outcomes, functional outcomes and quality of life, outcomes following hematopoietic cell transplantation, and survivor education and intervention.
A monthly Cancer Survivorship seminar offers an opportunity to present research findings to the University community. Cancer survivorship is often discussed at the weekly Cancer Center Seminar Series and the monthly Epidemiology Interest Group Seminar.