Seeds of Survivorship

New-generation research strives to achieve best value for cancer care

Ibi Opuiyo gives little credence to the word “unfixable.”

For the past 15 years, Bill Hyslop’s world has revolved around quality — and numbers.

“Do you smoke cigarettes now?” is an important question.

A youth symphony violinist, first-chair trumpet player in his high school band, varsity cross-country runner and stellar student with an affinity for physics, Shane Leonard didn’t have cancer on his busy agenda.

In 2004, James Yao, M.D., learned that one patient can open a whole new world of possibilities.

When Joseph Nates, M.D., joined MD Anderson’s faculty in 2002, he discovered a high incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia.

As he ends each week traveling from Katy to the Bay Area to care for his patients, Richard Ehlers, M.D., never loses sight of his calling.

Reginald Munden, M.D., sees a light at the end of the tunnel with the release of the findings of the National Lung Screening Trial.

The mirror is not always a glowing reflection of one’s self. For Jason Cox, there was a point when he didn’t even recognize himself.

Breast Pathologist Aysegul Sahin, M.D., loves to share her knowledge and experiences with young people. The benefits are far from one-sided, she believes.

A Smoking Prevention Interactive Experience

After more than 15 years of submitting grants, Khandan Keyomarsi, Ph.D., knows what it takes to be successful. It’s this knowledge that led her to develop a program geared toward junior faculty, so they would know, too.

Cancer Prevention Researcher Lorna McNeill, Ph.D., has embarked on an important ministry.

Andria Schibler hopes the yeast she uses every day will do much more than make bread dough rise. Her ultimate goal is to help improve leukemia patients’ survival.

Facilities focus on meeting needs of patients, visitors, employees

The towering new building anchoring MD Anderson’s Mid Campus resembles a ship with its prow facing the Texas Medical Center.

It was all part of the initial plan. When architects, engineers and construction workers returned to MD Anderson’s Alkek Hospital in 2007, the foundation was in place.

Advances in cancer detection and treatment will materialize rapidly in the coming decade thanks to the convergence of genome analysis, advanced imaging and the development of targeted therapies at MD Anderson’s South Campus Research Buildings III and IV.

If you had to design a space that appealed to a 5-year-old as well as a 25-year-old, what would it look like?

When it comes to philanthropy, there are myriad ways to make a difference.

He’s often on the golf course and you can find her riding a bike, but Twilight and Marc Freedman become a pair when they volunteer at MD Anderson.

Pennies on Monday, nickels on Tuesday, dimes on Wednesday, quarters on Thursday and counting on Friday.

Don’t underestimate college kids. Each summer, about 50 students from The University of Texas at Austin saddle bicycles and ride for 70 days from their central Texas campus to Anchorage, Alaska.