Editorial Standards

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Name

The institution’s full name is The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Use the full name in the initial reference to the institution in all publications, brochures, fliers, presentations, forms, stationery, business cards and promotional items.

The institution is the namesake of Houston philanthropist Monroe Dunaway Anderson. For more information on our history, refer to Who Was M. D. Anderson?

In general, follow these points:

• Capitalize the T in The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
• In the institution’s name or in reference to Monroe Dunaway Anderson, use M. D. with a space between the M. and the D., not M.D. The space prevents it from being confused with M.D., the abbreviation for medical doctor.
• Use M. D. Anderson, the institution or the cancer center in subsequent references.
• Avoid acronyms* or incorrect references to M. D. Anderson, such as:
  • UTMDACC
  • MDACC
  • MDA
  • Anderson
  • The Anderson
  • The hospital
  • The Cancer Hospital

*An exception is made only for certain institutional forms that use UTMDACC due to space limitations.

Theme Line

M. D. Anderson’s Making Cancer History® theme line should be used for marketing the institution and its programs. When using the theme line in text, use the ® superscript symbol after the final letter of the theme line the first time it appears. This tells the world that the theme line is our registered trademark.

Avoid using variations of the theme line such as “make cancer history” or “making prostate cancer history.”

Buildings and Locations

M. D. Anderson’s main campus in the Texas Medical Center comprises a growing number of buildings. Here are the proper ways to refer to some of our key facilities:

North Campus

• Main Building:
  • Albert B. and Margaret M. Alkek Hospital
  • R. Lee Clark Clinic
  • Charles A. LeMaistre Clinic
  • Margaret and Ben Love Clinic
  • Lutheran Hospital Pavilion
• Other Buildings:
  • Cancer Prevention Building
  • Lowry and Peggy Mays Clinic
  • George and Cynthia Mitchell Basic Sciences Research Building
  • Jesse H. Jones Rotary House International

South Campus

• Red and Charline McCombs Institute for the Early Detection and Treatment of Cancer:
  • Cancer Metastasis Center
  • Center for Advanced Biomedical Imaging Research
  • Center for Cancer Immunology Research
  • Center for Targeted Therapies
  • Kleberg Center for Molecular Markers
  • Proton Therapy Center

M. D. Anderson has other buildings throughout Houston, Texas, the United States and the world:

• Greater Houston Area
  • M. D. Anderson Cancer Center-Radiation Treatment Center in Bellaire
  • M. D. Anderson Cancer Center-Radiation Treatment Center in Fort Bend
  • M. D. Anderson Cancer Center-Radiation Treatment Center in The Woodlands
  • M. D. Anderson Cancer Center-Clinical Care Center in the Bay Area
• Bastrop County, Texas
  • Virginia Harris Cockrell Cancer Research Center
  • Michale E. Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine and Research
• Affiliations
  • M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando
  • Centro Oncológico M. D. Anderson International España
  • Christus Spohn Stem Cell Program affiliated with M. D. Anderson Outreach