Welcome to the Minnesota Cancer Alliance
The Minnesota Cancer Alliance is committed to reducing the burden of cancer for all people living in Minnesota. We are a coalition of over 100 organizations from diverse backgrounds and disciplines dedicated to reducing the burden of cancer across the continuum from prevention and detection to treatment, survivorship, and end-of-life care.
Connect
Connect with individuals and organizations who share your goal to reduce the burden of cancer for the people of our state.
Collaborate
Collaborate with traditional and non-traditional partners to shape Minnesota’s cancer priorities and carry out Cancer Plan Minnesota 2025.
Advocate
Advocate to amplify your voice with others and create lasting policy changes on cancer-related issues.
collective impact to reduce the burden of cancer
Every year, nearly 30,000 Minnesotans are diagnosed with cancer. It is the leading cause of death in our state, accounting for approximately 10,000 deaths annually. Each one represents a painful loss. Still, there is cause for hope. The overall death rate from cancer has been declining for almost three decades, and more people than ever are surviving with, after and beyond a diagnosis of cancer.
In 2016, an estimated 276,770 Minnesotans were cancer survivors. Not all Minnesotans have shared equally in this progress, however. Persistent disparities in the risk factors for cancer, use of cancer screening and access to state-of-the-art treatment and non-clinical support services are real and must be addressed.
Cancer Plan Minnesota 2025
Get involved. Work together. Be heard.
