Mission accomplished: NASA doctor receives personalized leukemia treatment
The Discovery Issue
For more than 75 years, MD Anderson has attracted many of the brightest minds in research and medicine to Houston, where they’ve changed the way cancer is treated through innovation, creativity and breakthroughs. Their commitment has resulted in improved outcomes and a steady rise in survival rates for cancer patients around the world. This tradition of discovery continues today, as further advances lay the foundation for even better cancer care tomorrow.
Immunotherapy innovator Jim Allison’s Nobel purpose
How his immunology research revolutionized cancer treatment and earned him the Nobel Prize
Therapeutics Discovery scientists bring clinical cancer research to the lab and use unique model for drug development to benefit cancer patients.
In a breakthrough clinical trial, T cells bypass the blood-brain barrier to attack metastatic tumors
Patients with common autoimmune disorders such as arthritis aren’t allowed to join clinical trials of immunotherapy drugs. Patrick Hwu, an expert in tumor immunology, is trying to change that
Women who undergo mastectomies have a number of different choices to restore what cancer took away.
From diagnosis to treatment and beyond, MD Anderson experts give breast cancer patients the best shot at getting back to normal
Read about five researchers and physician-scientists whose work has changed our understanding of cancer, and the way it’s treated
Former MD Anderson president named a Tang Prize winner and the institution’s president emeritus
A family confronts a rare genetic disorder that raises the risk for breast, prostate, colon, bone and other cancers
To preserve his talents, musician Robert Alvarez remained awake and performed during his brain tumor surgery
MD Anderson researchers are examining the use of inhaled chemotherapy to treat cancer that has spread to the lungs from other sites in the body. They hope to find that the inhaler delivers the chemotherapy drug directly to the lungs where it treats lung tumors while sparing healthy organs.
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Dense breasts and cancer risk: What women need to know
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Leaving pain behind and looking ahead to life
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The p53 pioneer
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A growing area of study
Spring 2017
A dogged pursuit
Fall 2016
Big data, big results
Summer 2016
Building on success
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Family planning
Fall 2015
The cold virus versus cancer
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Empowered Prevention
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No patient left behind
Fall 2014
The cancer vaccine
Summer 2014
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Spring 2014
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Fall 2013
Looking beyond the cancer cell
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A magnificent seven
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Moon shots program update
Fall 2012
MD Anderson's Moon Shots Program
Summer 2012
Where change begins
Spring 2012
The Pilots of the OR
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Changing the Stories We Tell
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Through Whirlwind and Calm
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Lungs That Function Not Taken for Granted
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Branching Out to Conquer Cancer
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