The University of Kansas Cancer Center is a tricampus initiative of the University of Kansas — Kansas City, Lawrence, and Wichita. The University's number one priority is to build a world-class comprehensive cancer center worthy of designation by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) within the next decade. NCI designation is considered the gold-standard for cancer research-to-care programs at academic medical centers.
The University of Kansas Cancer Center created the Midwest Cancer Alliance as part of its "community-based approach". Mirroring the recommendations of the President's Cancer Panel's 2005-2006 report and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Healthy People 2010 initiative, this community-based approach patients and their physicians to access the latest discoveries in cancer research closer to home. Through the MCA, the University of Kansas Cancer Center is working in concert with community-based oncology professionals and the Kansas and Missouri Cancer Control Plans to ensure that discoveries made in its research laboratories and clinics will benefit patients at home.
Through the MCA, the University of Kansas Cancer Center works in concert with community-based oncology professionals and the Kansas and Missouri Cancer Control Plans via the Midwest Cancer Alliance. The MCA ensures the advances achieved in the University of Kansas Cancer Center's research laboratories and clinics benefit patients in their own communities.
Great cancer care is already available to patients in Kansas and western Missouri; however, cancer still takes a significant toll on the lives of patients, families, and friends. The University of Kansas Cancer Center seeks to build on the strengths of an established network of cancer professionals in the region and provide access to more advanced clinical trials, state-of-the-art outreach programs, and continuing professional education through the Midwest Cancer Alliance.
To learn more about the University of Kansas Cancer Center, visit us at http://cancer.kumc.edu.
The State of Kansas recognizes the importance of building a comprehensive cancer center in the region. Since July of 2006, Kansas has generously supported the University of Kansas Cancer Center with $5 million per year from the State General Fund.
As part of its ongoing commitment to serving the State of Kansas, the University of Kansas Cancer Center allocates a portion of the annual State of Kansas $5 million to the Midwest Cancer Alliance to provide a match for MCA membership fees for Kansas members and partially fund outreach and education programs.
