Fall 2016
Promise is published four times a year by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and is dedicated to our friends who have joined us in Making Cancer History®.
Celebrating 75 years of Making Cancer History®
The MD Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors, an appointed board of volunteers charged with advancing MD Anderson's mission to end cancer, welcomed nine new members at its Nov. 11 annual meeting. The new group reflects the board's national and international presence.
He’ll save you money and then some
Floridians Elaine and Bobby Baer show their gratitude
MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Colorectal Cancer Moon Shot aims to reduce colon cancer deaths by 30% over the next 10 years
MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Moon Shots Program™ is a results-oriented, patient-driven, comprehensive effort to reduce cancer deaths and transform cancer care.
Amy Scarbrough, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, is a loving mother and a three-year survivor of colorectal cancer (CRC).
Jim Mulva began his two-year term as chair of the MD Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors on Sept. 1. Mulva was CEO of ConocoPhillips from 2002 until he retired in 2012. He began his energy career at Phillips Petroleum in 1973. Mulva and his wife of 47 years, Miriam, are members of the Anderson Assembly, an organization honoring donors who have made lifetime commitments of $1 million or more to MD Anderson. The Miriam and Jim Mulva Conference Center at MD Anderson is named in recognition of their $5 million gift to support melanoma research.
Survivor Mark Rolfing applies golf wisdom to cancer
Wayne Gibbens has been a member of the MD Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors (BOV) since 1981. He and his wife, Beth, live in Middleburg, Virginia.
Emily Caplan raises $10,000 through cookbook sales
Educator, clinician and researcher helps advance tobacco cessation
Living Legend luncheon in Dallas honors 'father of aerobics'
The carefree days of summer are anything but for Lily Deagan, 11, and Lucy Keith, 10, of Victoria, Texas. The two friends who share a love of sports and a passion for helping others decided to open a lemonade stand this past summer. The goal? Raise money for cancer research. In a few hours, the girls raised $220 for breast cancer research at MD Anderson, a place they say is near and dear to their hearts.
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Until 20
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25 Years of Cheer
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EndTobacco
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The power of giving
Winter 2014
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Summer 2013
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An infinite desire to help
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Data Deluge
Summer 2011
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