A quest to detect lung cancer — before it’s too late
Early in his career, Sam Hanash, M.D., Ph.D., faced the difficult task of telling the families and loved ones of late-stage cancer...
MD Anderson named the top cancer hospital
MD Anderson has been ranked the No. 1 hospital for cancer care in the nation by U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals” survey.
Can this protein prevent or kill breast cancer tumors?
Every parent knows the maxim “feed a cold, starve a fever.” In cancer, however, exactly how to feed or starve a tumor has not been...
Similarities between embryos and breast tumors identified
Breast tumors may have something in common with embryos … at least in mice, say researchers at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
A study led...
MD Anderson will be site of Genome Characterization Center
MD Anderson Cancer Center has been named a site for one of two new Genome Characterization Centers (GCC) funded through the National...
Turning the immune system against metastatic breast cancer
Although the cure rate for breast cancer has risen steadily in recent decades, recurrent or metastatic disease remains difficult to...
Many colorectal cancer cases among certain group are...
Hereditary colorectal cancers, caused by inherited gene mutations, are relatively rare for most patients. However, researchers at MD...
Reducing risk while leaving menopause for later
Women with BRCA1 mutations have a 39% risk of ovarian cancer compared to the general population’s risk of 1.3%, while women with BRCA2...