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Winter 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®.
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Global ambassadors with a collective...
The MD Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors plays a significant role in advancing the institution as the world's premier cancer center.
Tom Rushing, of Houston, is a pancreatic cancer survivor of eight years. After his initial diagnosis, he sought a second opinion at...
Learn more about the Pancreatic Cancer Moon Shot
MD Anderson's Moon Shots Program is an unprecedented, comprehensive assault to significantly reduce cancer deaths and transform cancer...
New York conservationist gives $30 million to cancer research
A signature event, steeped in tradition
Businesswoman, educator, philanthropist and sports enthusiast Nita Ambani, of Mumbai, India, joined the MD Anderson Cancer Center...
Judith Jennings, of Meridianville, Ala., is a mother, grandmother, retired teacher and ovarian cancer survivor.
Life Members of the MD Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors embody philanthropy, leadership and a community spirit. Through their...
Getting to know: David Herr
Neighbors band together in the face of wildfires to support cancer research
Teen organizes flash mob in honor of grandparents
Katy league's Peyton Watson launches T-shirt sales to fight breast cancer
Annual Halliburton Charity Golf Tournament supports MD Anderson
Pappas Restaurants across Houston featured a unique opportunity on the menu this fall: the chance to help #endcancer.
Two events raise $137,000 for MD Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital
Thumbs up for Stripes
Stripes® Convenience Stores gets the seal of approval from 4-year-old Caleb Sanchez, a patient at MD Anderson Children's Cancer...
Funding underscores institution's excellence, impact
Researchers explore blood-based biopsy for pancreatic cancer
Two MD Anderson scientists have earned membership in the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Study looks at factors such as cost, complications
Study sheds new light on monoclonal antibody therapy cetuximab
Head and neck cancer research points to depression
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