01 | MD Anderson Cancer Center

Blood vessel cells coax colorectal cancer cells into more dangerous state

January 31, 2013

UT MD Anderson scientists find that tumor endothelial cells convert cancer cells to cancer stem cells

MD Anderson News Release 01/31/13

Blood vessels that supply oxygen and nutrients to tumors can also deliver something else - a signal that strengthens nearby cancer cells, making them more resistant to chemotherapy, more likely to spread to other organs and more lethal, scientists at The University of Texas...

Preclinical study identifies 'master' proto-oncogene that regulates stress-induced ovarian cancer metastasis

January 29, 2013

Beta blockers inhibit cancer progression, decrease mortality

MD Anderson News Release 01/29/13

Scientists at The...

Pivotal protein identified in ‘endless wound-healing’ that fatally scars kidneys

January 28, 2013

Fibrosis, a non-stop injury-repair process, raises cancer risk, but also kills by itself

MD Anderson News Release 01/28...

UT MD Anderson study finds qigong improves quality of life for breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy

January 25, 2013

Results underscore growing benefits of mind body practices in oncology

MD Anderson News Release 01/25/13

Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found qigong, an ancient mind-body practice, reduces depressive symptoms and improves quality of life in women undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer.

The study, published in the journal Cancer, is the first to examine qigong...