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Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

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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]

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  1. "Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Research - Overview". Mayo Education.
  2. "Mayo Clinic Cancer Center". National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
  3. "NCI-designated Cancer Centers". National Cancer Institute. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  4. "Mayo Clinic Cancer Center". Cancer.gov. National Cancer Institute.
  5. "May Research Programs". Mayo Education. Retrieved July 22, 2020.

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