Cancerwise

How non-scientists are helping cancer researchers

February 21, 2025

As a teenager, Sophia Russell dreamed of making the world a better place. Today, she’s doing that by improving research studies. But...

Childhood leukemia survivor supports MD Anderson’s mission...

BY Lori Baker

March 19, 2021

A picture is worth a thousand words, and Jordan Pietz is helping tell MD Anderson’s stories with his artistic talents and scientific...

Scientist conducting laboratory research

New ways of collaborating move cancer research forward...

BY Lori Baker

December 18, 2020

It takes a team to make discoveries. But MD Anderson has taken this concept well beyond the traditional partnership between students...

Special employee helped my dad mark radiation therapy finish...

BY Lori Baker

April 02, 2020

Completing cancer treatment is a big deal. Frequently, it’s celebrated through a bell ringing ceremony with family and care team...

Radiation therapist Karrie Bellard and pancreatic cancer survivor Ken Rogers outside of MD Anderson West Houston

Chief academic officer Carin Hagberg, M.D.

Getting to know Carin Hagberg, M.D.

BY Lori Baker

March 11, 2019

The career of Carin Hagberg, M.D., has come full circle. She began her career at MD Anderson as a research assistant in the clinical...

Giulio Draetta, M.D., Ph.D., co-leader of MD Anderson's Moon Shots Program

Meet Giulio Draetta, M.D., Ph.D.

BY Lori Baker

July 24, 2018

Giulio Draetta, M.D., Ph.D., is a true global citizen whose passion for discovery put his career on a winding path with universities...

Cancerwise blog post: Breast cancer, spinal tumors clinical trials provide promise for future cancer treatment methods

For some spinal tumor and breast cancer patients, too hot...

BY Lori Baker

November 28, 2017

Surgeons at MD Anderson are using extreme heat and cold as their weapons against some forms of cancer. They’re finding that the...

Cancerwise blog post: Healthy Heart Program helps breast cancer survivors prevent heart disease after cancer treatment

The doctor behind our Healthy Heart Program

BY Lori Baker

November 21, 2017

Susan Gilchrist, M.D., loves to take on a challenge and to build things. Her latest passion is building a program that helps cancer...

Cancerwise blog post: liquid biopsies can help reveal cancer diagnosis and improve cancer treatment plans

The future of cancer diagnosis and treatment: Liquid...

BY Lori Baker

November 13, 2017

Some of cancer’s secrets are hiding in patients’ blood. Uncovering them involves only a simple blood draw. MD Anderson is taking...

Cancerwise blog post: Prosthodontic lab technicians partner with maxillofacial prosthodontic doctors to replicate patients' mouths.

Prosthodontics lab technicians play key role in cancer...

BY Lori Baker

March 24, 2017

Tucked away in our Head and Neck Center are three artists. But instead of choosing the perfect color for a painting, they select the...

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