Walmart's support of Boot Walk benefits medical students
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®.
Global ambassadors with a collective goal: Making Cancer History®
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 MD Anderson and was placed in the care of Robert Wolff, M.D., chair ad interim, General Oncology; Sheikh Zayed Distinguished University Chair in Medical Oncology; and a co-leader of the Pancreatic Cancer Moon Shot. A senior consultant with Merrill Lynch, Rushing has been a member of the MD Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors since 2011, serving on the board's Development Committee.
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 care.
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 Board of Visitors in 2014. She is founder and chairperson of the Reliance Foundation, established in 2010 to provide impetus to various philanthropic initiatives of Reliance Industries Limited. The efforts of the group have touched the lives of more than 4 million people across India, in more than 5,500 villages and urban locations.
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 dedication and devotion, this select group has furthered MD Anderson's mission and advanced the institution toward its goal to end cancer. Their belief in MD Anderson has motivated their personal generosity and inspired that of others. True ambassadors of Making Cancer History®, they've helped place MD Anderson at the forefront of cancer care, research, prevention and education. In 2015, the board welcomed two new Life Members: Lyda Hill of Dallas and James A. Baker, III, of Houston.
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 Hospital.
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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Summer 2021
Patient Mosaic: New pathway to precision medicine
Spring 2021
Bridge funding supports researchers amid COVID-19
Winter 2021
Companies support Blood Bank during COVID-19
Fall 2020
12-year-old osteosarcoma patient supports cancer research, spreads hope
Summer 2020
Saluting the heroes of COVID-19
Spring 2020
Rogers Award honors MD Anderson nursing assistant
Fall 2019
Fun for all at Camp H-Town
Summer 2019
MD Anderson Children’s Cancer Hospital holds Prom Party Palooza
Spring 2019
Sarah Jessica Parker shoe sale benefits prostate cancer research
Winter 2019
MD Anderson, Houston Dynamo team up to end cancer
Fall 2018
Newsmakers: Jim Allison wins Nobel Prize
Summer 2018
MD Anderson's happy campers
Spring 2018
On course with the PGA TOUR
Winter 2018
MD Anderson's Moon Shots Program turns 5
Fall 2017
Planned Giving
Summer 2017
MD Anderson Cancer Center names 2017 Sabin Family Fellows
Spring 2017
Cancer prevention efforts in full swing
Winter 2017
e-Philanthropy program raises support for patients with just a few clicks
Fall 2016
MD Anderson Cancer Center’s 75th Anniversary Celebration
Summer 2016
A win-win-win situation
Spring 2016
Until 20
Fall 2015
25 Years of Cheer
Summer 2015
PUTTing an end to cancer
Spring 2015
A good day in cancer land
Winter 2015
Stripes aligns with MD Anderson
Fall 2014
EndTobacco
Summer 2014
Fueled by philanthropy
Spring 2014
The power of giving
Winter 2014
Washington, D.C. event honors James A. Baker, III
Fall 2013
Pedaling for a cure
Summer 2013
Lyda Hill commits $50 million to Moon Shots Program
Spring 2013
A bright future for philanthropy
Fall 2012
The time is now
Summer 2012
A leap into the future with telemedicine
Spring 2012
An infinite desire to help
Fall 2011
Data Deluge
Summer 2011
Taking a bite out of cancer: Crave Cupcakes partners with Arts in Medicine program
Spring 2011
A Global Force Against Cancer: MD Anderson Once Again Ranked No. 1
Fall 2010
Measuring Value
Summer 2010
Among Friends: Lanie Rose
Spring 2010
Making Cancer History®:
Fall 2009
Practicing the Art of the Possible
Summer 2009
Polo on the Prairie Brings World-Class Polo to West Texas
Spring 2009
The BATTLE Toward Personalized Lung Cancer Therapy