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|Articles|March 6, 2009
CCE Prostate Cancer: Mayo Clinic by the numbers
The numbers behind the Mayo Clinic's Department of Urology
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The following data were evaluated to determine the Mayo Clinic’s standing as a Clinical Center of Excellence for prostate cancer:
1989 – Prostate cancer center founded
27 – Treating urologists
1,200 – Radical prostatectomies performed in 2008
50 – Associated researchers in prostate cancer center
$4.3 million – Prostate cancer center’s annual budget
4 – Open clinical trials
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