Peg Fields to Receive MD Anderson's Highest Nurse-Oncologist Honor
Arceneaux Award Recognizes LBJ Gynecologic Oncology Outreach Nurse
MD Anderson News Release 06/14/10
Margaret M. Fields, an advanced practice nurse in The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Department of Gynecologic Oncology, is the recipient of the 2010 Ethel Fleming Arceneaux Outstanding Nurse-Oncologist Award, made possible by The Brown Foundation, Inc.
A committee of MD Anderson's clinical faculty,...
Research Alliance Aims to Help Vulnerable Communities Cope with Disaster
MD Anderson News Release 06/11/10
Leading Gulf Coast medical centers, universities and public health institutions from Miami to Houston...
Keep Parents Cancer-Free
MD Anderson News Release 06-07-10
Family members can help reduce an aging relative’s risk of cancer by encouraging healthy lifestyle...
HPV-Positive Tumor Status Indicates Better Survival in Patients with Oropharyngeal Cancer
MD Anderson News Release 06/07/10
Oropharyngeal cancer patients whose tumors in the upper part of the throat test positively for the human papillomavirus (HPV) have better overall survival than patients with HPV-negative disease, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center report in a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
The study - the largest and most definitive to date completed...
Selenium Shows No Benefit in Prevention of Lung Cancer
MD Anderson News Release 06/04/10
Selenium, a supplement taken daily by millions in hopes of protection against cancer and a host of...
Second-line CML Drugs Evoke Faster, Better Front-line Remissions
Phase III clinical trials show improved responses over standard of care imatinib
MD Anderson News Release 06/05/10
Two drugs...
Second-line CML Drug Evokes Faster Response, Fewer Side Effects, Pivotal Study Finds
MD Anderson-led Phase III clinical study determines Sprycel superior to Gleevec as front-line therapy
MD Anderson News Release 06/05...
Vandetanib Shows Clinical Benefit When Combined With Docetaxel for Lung Cancer
Combination of targeted agent, chemotherapy improves progression-free survival; therapy inhibits both VEGFR and EGFR
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Bone Disease Program of Texas Receives National Recognition
National Osteoporosis Foundation Honors Rolanette and Berdon Lawrence for Innovation in Bone Health Awareness and Osteoporosis Prevention<...