Mission

The National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Moonshot Study is a trial examining patient’s tissue and blood at two different time points to identify how cancer changes over time (if it becomes resistant to certain therapies) and how we can use this data to shape treatment decisions in the future. Mission Cancer + Blood participates in the Iowa-Wide Oncology Research Coalition (I-WORC), which was one of ten sites awarded participation in this study.  Through our participation with I-WORC, Mission Cancer + Blood enrolled the first patient in the nation in the Cancer Moonshot!

Mission Cancer + Blood is a proud partner with MercyOne Cancer Center, the John Stoddard Cancer Center, and The Iowa Clinic.  Since 1981, Mission has had two goals:  (1) delivering excellent patient care; and, (2) being a great partner to the major medical systems in Iowa.  Through these partnerships, we assist with the delivery of coordinated cancer care in both cancer centers and work daily with our partners to ensure the best of care and treatment for our patients.

Mission strives to serve patients close to their home.  We have always worked very closely with independent county hospitals as well as hospitals owned by or affiliated with our partners MercyOne or Unity Point.

Our Physician teams are traveling every day of the week all over the state of Iowa to ensure your care is received close to home.  Our teams love the weekly opportunity to practice in the smaller communities that make Iowa so special.