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University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center

The University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center is the only comprehensive cancer center in Wisconsin, as designated by the National Cancer Institute. An integral part of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, the UW Carbone Cancer Center unites more than 250 physicians and scientists who work together in translating discoveries from research laboratories into new treatments that benefit cancer patients. Learn more

To refer a patient to the UW Carbone Cancer Center: contact Cancer Connect: 800-622-8922.



Michael Hoffmann, PhD

Experimental Therapeutics Program
Members of this program develop and test anti-cancer treatments through the synthesis of new chemical entities and through pre-clinical mechanism of action studies of chemical and immunological agents on targets and pathways causally linked to cancer.  
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Dr. Minesh Mehta

Brain Tumors
Patients with brain tumors are cared for by a multidisciplinary team of doctors that include neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists and medical oncologists. The team sees patients with brain masses who have yet to be diagnosed, newly diagnosed patients or those with advanced disease. Learn more

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Oncology Grand Rounds
| weekly
No Grand Rounds February 10, 2010

Become a Healthier You in 2010 with Donna Weihofen | February 15-19

Molecular Imaging Interest Group | February 18, 2010
Sean Fain, PhD "Molecular imaging of metabolism using hyperpolarized C-13 MRI"

McArdle Seminars | weekly

Participate in events that benefits UWCCC:
Ski for Cancer | February 20
Bowlin' for Colons | March 7
Zumbathon | March 12
St. Patrick's Day Pararde
| March 14


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Bowlin' for Colon

UWCCC Research Retreat

Our UW Carbone Cancer Center



UWCCC in the News

Nicotine Vaccine: New Treatment to be Tested in Madison


Kammer named Wisconsin Speech Language Pathologist of the Year

Hartenbach Receives Clinical Excellence Award

DeMets named to the Advisory Committe to the NIH Director

Wisconsin Study Ties Lower Hormone Use to Fewer Breast Cancer Cases

VATS Provides New Hope for Lung Cancer Patients

Adults Now Qualify for Cord-Blood Transplants

Polans Uncorks a Wine-related Cancer Treatment

Now That’s Healthy Recycling: Donated Fat Could Play Key Role in Neurosurgery

Remington to Give 2010 Langmuir Lecture

Reeder and Colleagues Awarded Highly Competitive Challenge Grant

FDA-approved Drugs Eliminate, Prevent Cervical Cancer in Mice

$9 Million Stop-Smoking Federal Grant Headed to Wisconsin

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