On Jan. 18, 2019, Masonic Cancer Center researchers received $1.4 million in grants for ovarian cancer research from the Department of Defense (DOD) office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). The researchers studied “The role of cytomegalovirus and inflammation on patient symptoms and outcomes in ovarian cancer.”

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approximately 21,000 women in the United States get diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year. Among women in the United States, ovarian cancer is the eighth most common cancer and the fifth leading cause of cancer death.

The Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota is the Twin Cities’ own Comprehensive Cancer Center, designated ‘Outstanding’ by the National Cancer Institute. For more than 25 years, researchers, educators, and care providers have worked to discover the causes, prevention, detection and treatment of cancer and cancer-related diseases.