American Cancer Society honors Isaiah J. Fidler for outstanding research
Medal of honor goes to pioneer and leader in the field of cancer metastasis
MD Anderson News Release 05/29/13
HOUSTON – When Isaiah J. Fidler, D.V.M., Ph.D., left his veterinary surgical practice to pursue a doctorate that would allow him to study and combat the lethal spread of cancer to other organs, he got lots of advice. The common message: Don’t go there.
“I was told by very serious scientists...
Colleen Villamin claims $15,000 nurse-oncologist prize
Arceneaux Award honors stem cell oncology nurse
MD Anderson News Release 05/28/13
Colleen Villamin, BSN, of The...
When oxygen is short, EGFR prevents maturation of cancer-fighting miRNAs
With tumor suppressors frozen in adolescence, resistant cancer cells cheat death
MD Anderson News Release 05/23/13...
Lyda Hill commits $50 million to Moon Shots Program
Cancer Prevention Center to be named in honor of Dallas philanthropist
MD Anderson News Release 05/21/13
Lyda Hill, of Dallas, has pledged $50 million to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Moon Shots Program, an unprecedented, comprehensive assault on cancer announced in September 2012. Hill’s transformational gift is the largest single private philanthropic contribution to date in support of...
Lower-income African-Americans living close to a fast food restaurant may have higher BMI
Study shows potential impact of neighborhood environment on residents’ body fat.
MD Anderson News Release 05/16/13...
New department focuses on emerging field of health services research
MD Anderson oncologist leads program to study delivery, quality and cost of health care
MD Anderson News Release 05/03...
Key protein fires up central nervous system inflammation
Researchers identify Peli1 as pivotal actor in animal model of multiple sclerosis
MD Anderson News Release 05/01/13