Mission accomplished: NASA doctor receives personalized leukemia treatment
Fall 2016
Read about MD Anderson researchers' search for the answer to why some people respond to cancer therapy while others don't, as well as the evolution of chemotherapy, an end to hepatitis C, the mysteries of telomeres and more.
The plan to make cancer predictable
Researchers with the APOLLO platform of the Moon Shots Program are using immense amounts of longitudinal clinical and research data to understand
why the disease responds to or resists certain treatments
When researchers and physicians enter the field of medicine, they make a commitment to improve human life. It’s been said that those who choose the field
of cancer are inherently altruistic and sympathetic. Yet when faced with their own cancer diagnosis, their sympathy becomes empathy in its truest form. Here,
five experts from MD Anderson offer their perspectives on living that transition.
Shoelaces only work well if they’re capped at the ends by small plastic tips that prevent them from fraying. In much the same way, telomeres, the protective “caps” found at the ends of chromosomes, forestall the densely wrapped genetic material inside from unraveling.
When Stacey Hanks was diagnosed with breast cancer, her doctor recommended the standard treatment — surgery to cut out the tumor, followed by chemotherapy and radiation
MD Anderson’s one-of-a-kind clinic treats the virus and cancer
The stats that support being vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV) are staggering
Chemistry professor Bindu Chakravarty rarely missed a
day teaching at Houston Community College. So when
she called in sick one morning, it was with good reason.
Thanks to the FIT-Flu screening program, an uninsured man’s colorectal cancer was caught early and his life was saved
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Summer 2019
Dense breasts and cancer risk: What women need to know
Fall 2018
Celebrating a breakthrough discovery
Summer 2018
Leaving pain behind and looking ahead to life
Spring 2018
The p53 pioneer
Fall 2017
The hospital's heroes
Summer 2017
A growing area of study
Spring 2017
A dogged pursuit
Summer 2016
Building on success
Spring 2016
Family planning
Fall 2015
The cold virus versus cancer
Summer 2015
Empowered Prevention
Spring 2015
No patient left behind
Fall 2014
The cancer vaccine
Summer 2014
The game changer
Spring 2014
Plans to knock out tobacco
Fall 2013
Looking beyond the cancer cell
Summer 2013
A magnificent seven
Spring 2013
Moon shots program update
Fall 2012
MD Anderson's Moon Shots Program
Summer 2012
Where change begins
Spring 2012
The Pilots of the OR
Fall 2011
Changing the Stories We Tell
Summer 2011
Through Whirlwind and Calm
Spring 2011
Lungs That Function Not Taken for Granted
Fall 2010
Branching Out to Conquer Cancer
Summer 2010
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