MD Anderson and UICC collaborate to improve women's cancer care
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced an agreement to become a Women’s Cancer Partner with the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), marking a significant collaboration to improve breast and cervical cancer care worldwide. In this capacity, MD Anderson will actively participate in UICC’s initiatives aimed at addressing women’s cancers, with a focus on strategic development, knowledge-sharing and global...
Adding metastasis-directed radiation therapy boosts progression-free survival in metastatic pancreatic cancer
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated that adding metastasis-directed radiation therapy...
MD Anderson expands global oncology efforts through new agreement with Zambia Ministry of Health
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced the further expansion of its global oncology efforts by signing a memorandum...
MD Anderson celebrates the life and legacy of V. Craig Jordan, Ph.D.
Pharmacologist V. Craig Jordan, Ph.D., a professor of Breast Medical Oncology and Molecular and Cellular Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center who discovered Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) and developed breakthrough breast cancer treatments, died June 9, 2024, at his home in Houston. He was 76 years old.
Known as the “father of tamoxifen,” Jordan showed that the drug, originally created to...
ASCO: Novel targeted cancer therapies demonstrate activity and safety in metastatic solid tumors
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Two early-phase clinical trials presented at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual...
MD Anderson and Pan American Health Organization join forces to support cancer prevention and control in the Americas
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today announced the signing of an agreement...
MD Anderson and RUSH Unveil RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and RUSH University System for Health today announced a partnership to create RUSH MD Anderson...
Radiation before mastectomy cuts time delays for reconstructive surgery in breast cancer patients
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center showed that altering the sequence of breast cancer treatment to administer...
AACR: MD Anderson's Padmanee Sharma elected Fellow of the AACR Academy
Padmanee Sharma, M.D., Ph.D., associate vice president of Immunobiology, professor of Genitourinary Medical Oncology and Immunology, and director...
MD Anderson designated IAEA Collaborating Centre to focus on improving radiation, radiology and nuclear medicine worldwide
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced the signing of an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency...