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Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, the UMass Cancer Center is committed to providing exceptional patient care, conducting cutting-edge research at the highest level, offering excellence in education and training, and serving as an educational resource and advocate for the Central Massachusetts community.
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Patients

Expert Cancer Care in Central Massachusetts

We offer comprehensive cancer care for all childhood and adult cancers, combining state-of-the-art treatments with compassionate support for patients and their families.
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Research

Cutting-Edge Cancer Research

We carry out front-line research in basic, translational, clinical and population-based discovery to find newer, better methods for the prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.
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Education

World Class Medical and Scientific Education

The UMass Cancer Center is dedicated to training the next generation of cancer researchers, clinicians and physician-scientists.
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Gastrointestinal Cancer

Gastrointestinal (GI) cancer is a term for the group of cancers that affect the digestive system. As a whole, GI cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in the United States each year, after skin cancer.

Gastrointestinal Cancer

Gastrointestinal cancer encompasses a group of cancers affecting the gastrointestinal tract and other organs within the digestive system, including the esophagus, pancreas, stomach, colon, rectum, anus, liver, biliary system, and small intestine. Gastrointestinal cancer begins when the cells lining one of these organs mutate and begin to grow, producing a tumor.

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PhD candidate studies rare form of sarcoma

PhD candidate Favour Akabogu has earned a scholarship and an award to continue research developing new therapies for GIST, a rare type of cancer.

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Gastrointestinal Cancer

In the News

PhD candidate studies rare form of sarcoma

Gastrointestinal Cancer

In the News

PhD candidate studies rare form of sarcoma

Clinical Care

Meet the Clinical Team

Karim Alavi, MD, MPH

Tasneem Ali, MD

Tess H. Aulet, MD

Jonathan M. Glanzman, MD

Tracie Goodness, PhD

Patan Gultawatvichai, MD

JeanMarie Houghton, MD, PhD

Zhong Jiang, MD

Sowmya Korapati, MD

James M. Lindberg, MD

Justin A. Maykel, MD

Lacey J. McIntosh, DO, MPH

Shirin Sioshansi, MD

Paul R. Sturrock, MD

Vijay K. Vanguri, MD

Giles F. Whalen, MD

Michelle X. Yang, MD, PhD

Research and Clinical Trials

Meet our Researchers

Kuang Shen, PhD

Angela Wangari Walter, PhD, MPH, MSW

Sarah Cutrona, MD, MPH

Wen Xue, PhD

Shirin Sioshansi, MD

Jessica Spinelli, PhD

James M. Lindberg, MD

Michelle Yang, MD, PhD

Brian Lewis, PhD

Giles F. Whalen, MD

Kate Fitzgerald, PhD

Michael P. Czech, PhD

Karim Alavi, MD, MPH

Marcus Ruscetti, PhD

Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials