{"entity":{"id":"ummc-cancer-center","kind":"institution","name":"UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute","aka":["UMMC Cancer Institute"],"tldr":"The cancer centre of the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, bringing adult and children's cancer care, research and training together for people in Mississippi.","summary":"The Cancer Center and Research Institute at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) unites physicians, nurses and researchers from the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the University of Mississippi. Its adult and paediatric physicians see more than 2,000 new patients a year and follow more than 5,800 survivors. Its research is organised into three programmes: Cancer Biology and Immunology, Experimental Therapeutics, and Population Health and Cancer Control. It says it is pursuing National Cancer Institute designation, and it is building a new 250,000 square-foot cancer centre. It describes the state's only residency and fellowship programmes for people seeking a career in cancer care.","asOf":"2026-11-04","links":[{"label":"Cancer Center and Research Institute","url":"https://umc.edu/cancerinstitute/Home-Page.html"},{"label":"Cancer research programmes","url":"https://umc.edu/cancerinstitute/Cancer-Research/Programs/Overview.html"},{"label":"Cancer research overview","url":"https://umc.edu/cancerinstitute/Cancer-Research/Overview.html"}],"tags":[],"related":[],"cancers":[],"sections":[],"technologies":[],"targets":[],"drugs":[],"companies":[],"institutions":[],"pathways":[],"terms":[],"trials":[],"people":[],"bottlenecks":[],"keyPapers":[],"journals":[],"dependsOn":[],"notes":[],"city":"Jackson, MS","country":"US","lat":32.299,"lng":-90.184,"institutionType":"cancer-center","website":"https://umc.edu/cancerinstitute","university":"University of Mississippi Medical Center","programs":["Cancer Biology and Immunology research programme","Experimental Therapeutics research programme","Population Health and Cancer Control research programme","Adult and paediatric cancer care","Survivor University patient support","Cancer registries, including the Mississippi Cancer Registry","Residency and fellowship training, and a Cancer Biology and Therapeutics PhD programme"]},"route":"/institutions/ummc-cancer-center/","neighbours":{"institution":[{"id":"aaci","kind":"institution","name":"Association of American Cancer Institutes","route":"/institutions/aaci/"}]}}