Image: Malin Grönborg
Image: Malin Grönborg
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.
Ten projects at Umeå University receive a total of 30 million SEK from the Swedish Cancer Society.
In spring 2025 Umeå University will start a new cancer research school that is unique in Sweden.
A project for more efficient treatment for aggressive prostate cancer gets SEK 21 million in funding,
The project is led by Professor Beatrice Melin, Umeå University, and the goal is early detection of cancer.
Beatrice Melin, Professor at Umeå University, is one of two new Swedish members of the Academy.
This is shown by the MISTRAL study, with the participation of 290 patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.
