Cancer Center of Iowa

Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates (MOHA) of Iowa, also known as the Cancer Center of Iowa, is dedicated to providing first-rate cancer care to patients. The Center came into existence in 1981 when Drs. Thomas Buroker and Robert Shreck decided to merge their individual practices. Since then, MOHA has grown to include 13 physicians, almost all of them trained at National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers.

In the last 20 years, MOHA has done great work in treating cancer, including the aggressive mesothelioma, and blood diseases and providing Excellence, Dignity, and Accessibility to cancer patients of all types. The team is committed to the community and contributes to the education of medical students in neighboring institutes such as Des Moines University, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa Lutheran Hospital, Broadlawns Hospital, and Iowa Methodist Medical Center-University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. MOHA Doctors also serve on the board of the Blood Bank of Central Iowa, and some are medical directors at the three hospice programs in Central Iowa.

MOHA physicians are actively involved in clinical research and interact with Mayo Clinic Cancer Center's North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) and three other national cooperative oncology research groups: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG), Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG), and National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP). The doctors here believe that research will introduce more effective therapies, and MOHA physicians have made their own contributions in the form of therapies for colon and rectal cancers in the last two decades.