2000 News Releases

View news releases from 2000.

M. D. Anderson To Hold Blood Drive at Katy Mills - 12-21-2000
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Decks the Halls with its Annual Decorating Contest - 12-12-2000
Lombardi Award Finalists Score Big With Visits to M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Pediatric Patients - 12-04-2000
NIH Renews Grant for Bastrop Chimpanzee Facility - 11-28-2000
M. D. Anderson Launches Web Site with New Look, New Features - 11-20-2000
Dr. Crossley Appointed to Nursing National Advisory Council - 11-20-2000
M. D. Anderson Launches New Study Measuring Bad Mood, Hereditary Tendency to Smoke and Tobacco Cessation - 11-16-2000
Growth Continues at M. D. Anderson with Approval of New Research Facility - 11-16-2000
M. D. Anderson Sponsors Free Continuing Medical Education Lecture for Physicians - 11-16-2000
Role of Genetic Mechanisms Associated with Cancer Susceptibility to be Presented at Symposium - 11-14-2000
M. D. Anderson Dedicates First International Affiliate Madrid Facility Greets First Patients in October - 11-10-2000
M. D. Anderson Researchers Present Early Phase I Endostatin Results - 11-09-2000
Business, Community Leaders Join M. D. Anderson's Board of Visitors - 11-08-2000
Missing Clue Found Linking Inflammation to Heart Attack - 10-27-2000
Yeh Joins M. D. Anderson to Chair New Department of Cardiology - 10-27-2000
M. D. Anderson Teams with Houston Area Community Colleges to Launch New Tobacco Cessation Study - 10-24-2000
A Parade of Colorful Artwork - 10-16-2000
Trial Begins at M. D. Anderson to Investigate First Non-Invasive Technology for Breast Tumor Ablation - 10-09-2000
Continuing Medical Education (CME) Lecture for Physicians and Other Healthcare Providers in the Rio Grande Valle - 10-09-2000
Pediatric Spirituality Center Opens at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - 10-05-2000
M. D. Anderson Radiation Oncologist Elected to ASTRO High Post - 09-26-2000
Alice Judkins Lecture Series - 09-26-2000
Researchers Identify Novel Target for Selective Killing of Cancer Cells - 09-21-2000
M. D. Anderson’s Children’s Art Project is Moving Uptown! - 09-18-2000
The Cullen Trust for Health Care Awards $1 Million to M. D. Anderson Gift to Establish The Cullen Trust for Health Care Professorship in Nutrition - 09-11-2000
M. D. Anderson Teams with Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation to Introduce New Free Breast Health Directory - 09-06-2000
M. D. Anderson and KPRC-TV Channel 2 to Launch Buddy Check 2000 Prostate Screening Project - 08-28-2000
M. D. Anderson Unveils Plans for Electronic Patient Charting in Outpatient Clinics - 08-25-2000
M. D. Anderson Provides Back-to-School Tips for Cancer Prevention - 08-14-2000
Leading Scientist in Neurofibromatosis-Related Cancer to be Featured in Carolyn Farb Endowed Lecture - 08-01-2000
Texas Medical Center Leads North America in STAR Subject Enrollment During Initial Year of Five-year Recruitment - 07-28-2000
Houston Comets Establish Kim's Place with $1.25 Million Donation - 07-28-2000
M. D. Anderson Named Nation’s Top Cancer Center in U.S. News & World Report’s Survey - 07-06-2000
Study Published in the New England Journal of Medicine Shows Drug Reduces the Number of Pre-Cancerous Colorectal Polyps in People with Hereditary Disease - 06-27-2000
Father's Day Tips for Getting Your Man to Participate in Cancer Screening - 06-16-2000
Degree-Granting Status Marks Milestone For The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - 06-14-2000
M. D. Anderson Nutritionist Receives Texas Dietetic Association Award - 06-08-2000
M. D. Anderson Researcher Honored by American Society of Preventive Oncology - 06-07-2000
M. D. Anderson Receives More Than $1.8 Million From New Endowment - 06-07-2000
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Unveils New Facility in Spain - 06-07-2000
Healthcare Professionals to Discuss Medication Safety, Patient Welfare at Texas Forum on Health Safety - 06-07-2000
New Hospital Room Service Program Features Varied Menu, Formal Wait Staff, Fresh Cooked Meals - 06-07-2000
The Herbie Mann Jazz Caravan for Prostate Cancer Awareness Makes a Stop in Houston - 06-07-2000
Young M. D. Anderson Patients Take a High-flying Adventure to SeaWorld San Antonio for Education and Fun - 06-07-2000
UT Regents Give Go-ahead for New Clinical Facility at M. D. Anderson - 05-11-2000
Polo Play, Family and Friends Raise Funds for M. D. Anderson - 05-08-2000
M. D. Anderson Celebrates Volunteers! - 04-17-2000
M. D. Anderson Recognizes the Houston Chronicle with the Joseph T. Ainsworth, M.D. Volunteer Community Awar - 04-10-2000
Brown Foundation, Inc. Awards $2.5 Million Grant to M. D. Anderson Palliative Care Program - 04-10-2000
President Clinton Names M. D. Anderson Gynecologic Oncologist to National Cancer Advisory Board - 03-29-2000
Dr. Mien-Chie Hung Appointed Chairman for New Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncolo - 03-29-2000
Dr. Richard Theriault Named VP of Medical Affairs for M. D. Anderson Outreach Corporation, Physicians Network - 03-29-2000
New Website Offers Texas Residents Reliable Cancer Information - 03-29-2000
M. D. Anderson to Offer Free Colorectal Screening Kits March 29, 2000 - 03-28-2000
M. D. Anderson Announces Appointment for New Institutional Diversity Position - 03-22-2000
M. D. Anderson Responds to Supreme Court Ruling that FDA Cannot Regulate Tobacco - 03-21-2000
Dr. Robert Bast Appointed VP Position for Translational Research - 03-17-2000
Polo on the Prairie Primed for 14th Year - 03-15-2000
M. D. Anderson Cancer Patients Reap Benefit from Volunteer Efforts - 03-10-2000
African-Americans More Likely to Die of Colorectal Cancer Than Any Other Racial or Ethnic Group - 03-08-2000
M. D. Anderson Hosts 3rd Annual Fatigue Awareness Week - 03-08-2000
Young M. D. Anderson Patients Do Not Let Their Cancer "Bug" Them When Drawing for the Children's Art Projec - 03-07-2000
Clinical Trial Begins for New Cervical Cancer Detection Optical Probe - 03-01-2000
Cancer and Sexual Problems Focus of Study at M. D. Anderson - 02-24-2000
M. D. Anderson Executive Receives International Award For Cancer Research - 02-15-2000
VEPS Luncheon Touts Laughter as the Best Medicine - 02-14-2000
Sprint for Life 5K Event Benefits Ovarian Cancer Research - 02-08-2000
New Directions in Cancer-related Fatigue Research Highlight M. D. Anderson Conference February 19-20, 2000 - 02-03-2000