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Cancer is a malignant disease and one of the most common causes of death in our time. The aim of studying cancer is to develop safe and effective methods to prevent, detect, diagnose, treat and ultimately cure the various diseases known as cancer. The better we understand these diseases, the more progress we will make towards reducing the human suffering and economic costs of cancer.
Clinical cancer research is patient-oriented research in close collaboration with the health care system.
We need a greater understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind the spread of cancer.
Translational research bridges the gap between laboratory-based science and cancer treatment in clinic.
Umeå University participates in an international collaboration with the aim of finding new diagnostic methods.
Cancer research at Umeå University receive SEK 59.5 million in the Swedish Cancer Society's allocation.
Umeå University is well ahead in autumn's allocation in the medical field from the Swedish Research Council.
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