MD Anderson has a clear mission: to end cancer. However, our efforts go far beyond our campuses in the Greater Houston area. To make the biggest impact, we’re making our expertise and care more accessible to the providers, patients and communities who need it most.

Achieving a future without cancer requires that we work together – locally, nationally and globally. MD Anderson’s Global Oncology Program collaborates with governments...

Between 5% and 10% of all cancers are hereditary, which means that changes in specific genes are passed from one generation to another. People who inherit one of these gene mutations will have a higher-than-average lifetime risk of developing cancer.

Because most cancer cases aren’t genetic, not every patient needs genetic counseling and testing is not for every patient.

“That’s why it’s important for health care providers...