Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, the UMass Cancer Center is committed to providing exceptional patient care, conducting cutting-edge research at the highest level, offering excellence in education and training, and serving as an educational resource and advocate for the Central Massachusetts community.
We offer comprehensive cancer care for all childhood and adult cancers, combining state-of-the-art treatments with compassionate support for patients and their families.
We carry out front-line research in basic, translational, clinical and population-based discovery to find newer, better methods for the prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.
The UMass Cancer Center is dedicated to training the next generation of cancer researchers, clinicians and physician-scientists.
Research Focus
Investigation of Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers for Cancers of Different Organs with a Focus on Lung and Gynecologic Neoplasm
Colon and Rectal Cancer Outcomes and Analysis Program
Development and Implementation of Technology-based Behavioral Interventions Optimized to Support Patient Self-management of Disease
Genetic Control of Developmental Timing in C. elegans
Biomarkers of the Modifiable Component of Breast Cancer Risk
Genetics in Pheochromocytoma
Engineering Immunomodulatory Nanomaterials Technologies for Reprogramming Tumor Microenvironment Immunity
Role of LIM Domain-associated Cofactors in Cancer
Autophagy in Cell Health and Death
Cancer Rehabilitation Medicine
