Welcome to the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center.
Our mission is to uncover the causes of cancer through basic and clinical research, and to translate this knowledge into effective treatment of cancer patients.
The MCW Cancer Center is an integrated partnership of cancer research scientists and physicians at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Froedtert Hospital, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Clement Zablocki VA Medical Center, and the BloodCenter of Wisconsin. It is a matrix center comprised of more than 200 physicians and scientists and is the only academic cancer center in Wisconsin’s most populous region, encompassing more than 2.3 million people.
Our scientists and physicians are the recipients of approximately $15 million annually in peer-reviewed cancer-related research funding from the National Institutes of Health and other federal and private funding agencies. They have contributed to breakthroughs in functional magnetic resonance imaging, photodynamic therapy, low-dose radio-therapy, use of radio-protective agents, improved melanoma detection in sentinel lymph nodes, T cell-depleted bone marrow transplantation from unrelated donors, and breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. MCW is home to the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, an NCI-funded database with records on over 200,000 procedures done at 500 medical centers in 50 countries.
The Cancer Center helps develop new research programs and supports existing research programs through fund raising, awarding grants, and maintaining strong cancer core research facilities.
Current areas of emphasis in cancer research:
Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy
Cancer Cell Signaling, Growth, and Metastasis
Cancer Genetics
Cancer Biophysics: Molecular Imaging, Chemical Biology and Chemoprevention
Tumor Angiogenesis and Metastasis
Cancer Outcomes
Clinical Oncology Programs
Neuro-oncology
Breast Cancer
Prostate Cancer
Head and Neck Cancer
Information regarding cancer research programs, our physicians, and patient services can be found on these web pages. Whether you are a patient, family member, cancer researcher, clinician, patient advocate, or a contributor, we welcome you.