Mission accomplished: NASA doctor receives personalized leukemia treatment
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Summer 2015
The Summer 2015 issue of Conquest features stories about preventive action being taken by women who’ve inherited elevated cancer risks, the importance of palliative care, the Moon Shots Program’s research platforms and much more.
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Like most parents, Jenna Arnold is doing all she can to ensure that she’ll live a long life to see her son, Jack, grow up and pursue his dreams. Women such as Arnold, who carry BRCA gene mutations, are participating in a first-in-the-nation MD Anderson clinical trial to reduce their risk of cancer while leaving menopause for later.
MD Anderson researchers believe they may have found a way to detect pancreatic cancer at an early stage, before it has spread to other organs and becomes too difficult to treat.
To prevent skin cancer — the most common type of the disease — it’s important to be informed about the sun’s harmful effects and diligent about using sunscreen correctly.
For some time, cancer researchers have considered alpha-amanitin, the toxin derived from “death cap” mushrooms, as a possible cancer treatment.
Doctors from MD Anderson and Houston Methodist Hospital have performed what is believed to be the world’s first partial skull and scalp transplant on a man whose treatment for a rare cancer of the scalp muscle left him with a deep head wound that wouldn’t heal.
姑息治疗和临终关怀不是同义词. Palliative care is a branch of medicine that helps patients deal with the physical side effects and emotional stress that come with cancer treatment and diagnosis. Meet the team that improves quality of life for patients.
To better understand the Moon Shots Program, we offer a look at the 10 platforms that drive the research.
When they aren’t fighting cancer, these faculty and staff members are expressing themselves
The MD Anderson Cancer Network® allows the institution to collaborate with healthcare providers to provide MD Anderson’s model of multidisciplinary care to patients in the communities where they live.
Ten years after San Antonio businessman Red McCombs and his wife, Charline, made a transformative $30 million gift to MD Anderson, their generosity is showing a big impact.
Mentors’ guidance is invaluable for young scientists and clinicians
Bree Sandlin’s inner strength and inner voice helped her conquer Stage III triple-negative breast cancer and Mount Kilimanjaro.
The FDA-approved lenvatinib is helping thyroid cancer patients who don’t respond to standard treatment
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Summer 2019
Dense breasts and cancer risk: What women need to know
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2018年秋季
Celebrating a breakthrough discovery
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Summer 2018
Leaving pain behind and looking ahead to life
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Spring 2018
The p53 pioneer
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Fall 2017
The hospital's heroes
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Summer 2017
A growing area of study
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Spring 2017
A dogged pursuit
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Fall 2016
Big data, big results
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Summer 2016
Building on success
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Spring 2016
Family planning
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Fall 2015
The cold virus versus cancer
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Spring 2015
没有病人留下
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Fall 2014
The cancer vaccine
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Summer 2014
The game changer
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Spring 2014
Plans to knock out tobacco
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Fall 2013
Looking beyond the cancer cell
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Summer 2013
A magnificent seven
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Spring 2013
Moon shots program update
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Fall 2012
MD Anderson's Moon Shots Program
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Summer 2012
Where change begins
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Spring 2012
The Pilots of the OR
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Fall 2011
Changing the Stories We Tell
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Summer 2011
Through Whirlwind and Calm
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Spring 2011
Lungs That Function Not Taken for Granted
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Fall 2010
Branching Out to Conquer Cancer
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Summer 2010
Survivorship:
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Spring 2010
Pathology: