UT MD Anderson Debuts Lung Cancer Screening Program
Experts mobilize after national clinical trial shows CT scanning reduces deaths by 20 percent
MD Anderson News Release 06/29/11
Current and former heavy smokers can now be screened more effectively for lung cancer. Results from the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) revealed that detecting small lung cancers with computed tomography (CT) reduces lung cancer specific mortality by 20 percent.
Prior to the trial, lung...
Nearly Half of Women with Advanced Breast Cancer in the U.S. not Receiving Lifesaving Treatment
UT MD Anderson research finds use of postmastectomy radiation therapy static despite evidence-based guidelines of its benefits
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Former MLB player Dave Dravecky to Headline Cancer Survivorship Conference Sept. 16-17
Former MLB player Dave Dravecky to Headline Cancer Survivorship Conference Sept. 16-17
MD Anderson News Release 06/14/11
Giants...
UT MD Anderson’s Highest Nurse-Oncologist Honor Goes to Nancy Tomczak
Arceneaux Award Recognizes Clinical Nurse and Chair of the Nursing Practice Congress
MD Anderson News Release 06/13/11
Nancy Tomczak, a clinical nurse in the inpatient stem cell transplant unit at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, is the recipient of the 2011 Ethel Fleming Arceneaux Outstanding Nurse-Oncologist Award, presented by The Brown Foundation, Inc.
A committee of MD Anderson’s clinical...
Keep Cancer Off the BBQ Grill
MD Anderson Experts Offer Tips for Healthier Grilling
MD Anderson News Release 06/09/11
Some people may be reconsidering...
Targeted Therapy Promising For Cancer Patients
In patients with end-stage disease, matched patients achieved 27 percent response rate, versus 5 percent in those unmatched
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MD Anderson Radiation Oncologist Brings New Option, Experience to Katy
APBI Joins Growing Range of Breast Services
MD Anderson News Release 06/02/11
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center...
Therapeutic Melanoma Vaccine Improves Response Rate, Progression-Free Survival
First cancer vaccine to show improved response rate
MD Anderson News Release 06/01/11
A vaccine for one of the most lethal cancers...