Mission accomplished: NASA doctor receives personalized leukemia treatment
Conquest Summer 2018
Prevention. It's one of the four major fronts in MD Anderson's mission to eliminate cancer, and it's something that should be an important part of everyone's life through healthy lifestyle choices, getting screened and more. In addition to preventing cancer itself, MD Anderson doctors, nurses and staff provide unrivaled patient care through the prevention of other things. They're preventing a loss in patients' quality of life by relieving pain caused by the side effects of treatment. They're preventing miscommunication by teaching doctors how to have difficult conversations with their patients. They're making genetic testing for gene mutations linked to an increased risk of cancer more accessible with at-home tests. These stories and others are included in the "The Prevention Issue" of Conquest.
Leaving pain behind and looking ahead to life
Breast cancer survivor Zelma Reid won’t be sidelined by a painful side effect. MD Anderson doctors used innovative surgical solutions to relieve her lymphedema, which is associated with the treatment of many cancers.
Neuromodulation therapies are relieving neuropathy caused by chemotherapy — without the use of opioids.
Her roles include physician, researcher, professor, epidemiologist and prevention specialist.
A young boy in Colorado is determined to teach others how to avoid the disease following the death of his grandmother.
A special workshop teaches doctors how to put the emphasis on understanding during difficult conversations.
Clinical trial tests the use of hypnosedation instead of general anesthesia during some breast cancer surgeries.
MAGENTA highlights the need for greater access to testing that can reveal cancer risk and counseling that follows.
Researcher and a clinician search for answers to tough questions about myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia
Steady improvements in imaging, surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and other specialties are leading to better outcomes for patients
The new and expanded Houston-area locations are designed to make quality treatment more comprehensive and even more convenient for patients.
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Dense breasts and cancer risk: What women need to know
Fall 2018
Celebrating a breakthrough discovery
Spring 2018
The p53 pioneer
Fall 2017
The hospital's heroes
Summer 2017
A growing area of study
Spring 2017
A dogged pursuit
Fall 2016
Big data, big results
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
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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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