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Welcome to The Community Research Exchange. Get the latest updates on Mayo Clinic's community-integrated and community-engaged research, including highlights from cancer outreach efforts, and inspiring impact stories from Arizona, Florida, the Midwest and beyond.
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The power of collaboration helps Mayo Clinic research thrive. For more than 20 years, groups like Pamoja Women, Somali American Social Services Association, and the…
Discover how collaboration with communities impacts rural health studies, improves cancer care, empowers local professionals, and ensures research focuses on the real needs of rural…
Dr. Joselle Cook is leading groundbreaking research into monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), a precursor condition to multiple myeloma. Her work is not only…
Across Arizona, Florida, and the Midwest, Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Office of Community Outreach and Engagement (COE) is at the forefront of empowering communities…
When a trusted community pillar collaborates with a world-renowned medical institution, the result is more than teamwork—it’s transformation. That’s exactly what’s happening at The Potter’s…
Researchers discovered a new way to block a heart-damaging protein called TOP2B using a specially designed molecule named topobexin, which fits into a unique pocket…
Dr. Nguyen Tran Receives CHAMP Partnership Development Award Dr. Nguyen Tran, a medical oncologist, was named a 2024 recipient of the Mayo Clinic Center for…
The Mayo Clinic Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCaTS) is excited to announce the 2025 recipients of the CHAMP (Community Health Assessment and Improvement…
By Manal Abbadi After successfully completing treatment for prostate and liver cancer at Mayo Clinic, Derrick Nelson is celebrating a major milestone: no detectable cancer. Now,…
Cancer treatment can be physically and emotionally difficult. Many patients experience symptoms like pain, tiredness (fatigue), anxiety, and depression, which affect their daily lives. The…
Breast cancer risk varies from person to person, especially for those with inherited genetic mutations (changes in DNA passed down from parents). Recent research has…
Pancreatic cancer is difficult to detect in its early stages, which often leads to late diagnoses and lower survival rates. Researchers have developed a new…
A recent study, published in Cancer Immunology Research, explored a protein called Natural Killer Cell Granule Protein 7 (NKG7) and its role in cancer treatment.…
Researchers have identified critical genetic factors that drive lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC), a type of lung cancer that starts in the thin, flat squamous…
Led by Christi A. Patten, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic's Rural Health Research Core (RHRC), is dedicated to supporting underserved rural populations across Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.…
At the Cancer Support Community Arizona (CSCAZ), the mission is clear: no one should face cancer alone. Lilian Fonseca, Director of Community Outreach and Engagement, is…
Deisy Cañón Lovera manages the Southern Minnesota region for Hispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment Through Research (HACER) in Mankato, Minnesota. Since 2023, she has served on the…
Many patients struggle to access advanced cancer treatments, especially those in rural communities or with limited financial resources. By developing shorter radiation schedules, we can…
Each year, more than 288,000 men in the U.S. are diagnosed with prostate cancer. By 2040, this number could double. Researchers at Mayo Clinic have…
Researchers have made important progress in treating colorectal cancer (CRC) by combining two drugs, tucatinib and trastuzumab, to target a specific type of cancer called…
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