2001 News Releases

View news releases from 2001.

M. D. Anderson Nursing Program Receives International Recognition - 12-20-2001
M. D. Anderson Awarded $10 Million for Chemoprevention Program - 12-20-2001
Grant Awarded to New Biomedical Engineering Program - 12/10/2001
Dr. von Eschenbach Named Head of NCI - 12-06-2001
Drug Protects Lungs From Aggressive Chemoradiation in Patients with Inoperable Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer - 11/28/2001
Use of 5-Fluorouracil in Chemoradiation Found Less Toxic Than New Gemcitabine Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer - 11-28-2001
Adjuvant Radiation Therapy for Axilary Lymph Node Metastases from Malignant Melanoma May be Superior to Surgery Alo - 11-28-2001
M. D. Anderson Mathematician Recognized for Radiology Contributions - 11-20-2001
M. D. Anderson Visionary Looks to New Horizons - 11-19-2001
M. D. Anderson Tobacco Researchers Reach 1,800 Mark - 11-14-2001
Ductal Lavage Found Successful in Collecting Samples of Breast Cells - 11-07-2001
Six Texas Tobacco Settlement Attorneys Donate $8 Million for Cancer Research - 11-06-2001
First Clinical Trial to Examine Herceptin as Neoadjuvant Therapy for Early Breast Cancer Opens - 10-29-2001
M. D. Anderson Receives $9.2 Million Grant from NCI for Targeted Anti-Angiogenesis Therapy - 10-22-2001
M. D. Anderson Receives SPORE Grant for Bladder Cancer Research - 10-22-2001
M. D. Anderson Dedicates Events to Women’s Cancers, Health Issues - 10-08-2001
Mitchells Donate $20 Million to Construct M. D. Anderson Research Building - 09-28-2001
M. D. Anderson Study Promotes Quality of Life for Prostate Cancer Survivors - 09-13-2001
Cattlemen for Cancer Research Stampedes into Third Year - 09-04-2001
Art Imitates Life: Ovarian Cancer Patient Shares Her Gift - 08-31-2001
M. D. Anderson Offers Free Prostate Cancer Screenings - 08-14-2001
M. D. Anderson Provides Back-to-School Tips for Cancer Prevention - 08-09-2001
M. D. Anderson Event to Honor Onsteads, Rogers and Couric, Support Chaplaincy Program - 07-25-2001
M. D. Anderson Opens Prostate Cancer Prevention Study - 07-24-2001
M. D. Anderson Researchers Identify Potential Biomarker toTrack Lung Cancer Risk, Effectiveness of Chemopreventio - 07-19-2001
M. D. Anderson Women's Symposium Presents Best-Selling Author, Gail Sheehy - 07-19-2001
M. D. Anderson Celebrates Inaugural Graduation - 07-19-2001
"Living Fully with Cancer" Patient Conference to be held Sept. 6-8 - 07-16-2001
M. D. Anderson Named One of Nation’s Top Cancer Hospitals for 12th year in U.S. News & World Report’s Survey - 07-13-2001
Brown Foundation Honors Oncology Nurse at M. D. Anderson - 06-27-2001
M. D. Anderson Forms New Advisory Board - 06-27-2001
Dr. Brown Named M. D. Anderson Vice President for International Operations - 06-25-2001
M. D. Anderson Mathematician Wins Radiation Research Society Award - 06-22-2001
M. D. Anderson Physician/Scientist Receives Prestigious Business and Professional Women of Texas Awar - 05-23-2001
M. D. Anderson Postdoctoral Fellow Wins Prize for Neurofibromatosis Research - 05-23-2001
Amifostine Reduces Debilitating Side Effects of Chemoradiation in Patients with Inoperable Non-Small Cell Lung Can - 05-15-2001
Polo on the Prairie Reaches $2 Million Mark in Fund Raising - 05-14-2001
M. D. Anderson Researcher Receives National Honor from American Society for Preventive Oncology - 05-14-2001
Multi-Modality Therapy Increases Survival Rates For Early Stage Lung Cancer Patients - 05-14-2001
M. D. Anderson Expert Brings Importance of Communication to ASCO - 05-14-2001
IMC-C225 Combined with Chemotherapy Shows Encouraging Response in Patients with Advanced Head and Neck Cancer - 05-13-2001
Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Respond Combination Chemotherapy and IMC-C225 - 05-13-2001
M. D. Anderson Finds Endostatin is Safe Two Patients Show Slight Improvement on Drug - 05-13-2001
M. D. Anderson Cancer Prevention Researcher Chosen to Lead International Epidemiology Society - 05-11-2001
Study Shows Weekly Taxol® Significantly Improves Remission Rates in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients - 05-10-2001
UT Regents Approve Design Plans for M. D. Anderson Clinical Facility - 05-10-2001
Celebrating Courage and Hope: M. D. Anderson Observes Brain Tumor Awareness Week With Texas-Style Celebra - 05-09-2001
M. D. Anderson Physicians Receive Most Awards at ASCO Annual Meeting - 05-07-2001
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher to Visit M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - 04-27-2001
Former President Gerald Ford Signs on as Living Legend Honoree - 04-18-2001
Polo on the Prairie's 15 Years Fund Array of M. D. Anderson Programs Event Set for April 21 in Albany, Texas - 04-16-2001
$13 Million SPORE Grant Spurs Prostate Cancer Research - 04-13-2001
Trial Shows Pill is as Effective as Standard Chemotherapy for Advanced Colorectal Cancer - 04-12-2001
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Holds 'Star Search' Job Fair - 04-06-2001
Dr. Hong to Head M. D. Anderson's Division of Cancer Medicine - 04-04-2001
M. D. Anderson Faculty Members Contribute Expertise to Cancer Pain Treatment Guidelines - 04-03-2001
Texas Legislature to Celebrate M. D. Anderson’s Six Decades of Making Cancer History - 03-27-2001
Mendelsohn Has ‘Big Plans’ for the Future of M. D. Anderson - 03-27-2001
M. D. Anderson Turns 60, Plans Celebratory Gala - 03-26-2001
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is Hosting a Multidisciplinary Conference Focused on Cancer-related Fatigue - 03-21-2001
M. D. Anderson to Offer 2nd Annual Colorectal Cancer Screening Test Giveaway March 15 - 03-13-2001
Dr. Eugenie S. Kleinerman Appointed Division Head of Pediatrics - 03-06-2001
Clay Shooters Aiming for Innovative M. D. Anderson Fund Raiser - 03-06-2001
Polo on the Prairie Charges into 15th Year - 03-06-2001
STAR Researchers, General Motors Team for Breast Cancer Prevention Study - 02-14-2001
Children’s Art Project Names Three "Sweethearts" and Introduces Valentine Collection and Designers - 01-24-2001
M. D. Anderson Sponsors Free Continuing Medical Education Lecture for Physicians - 01-22-2001
M. D. Anderson's Children's Art Project Offers Gifts from the Heart - 01-16-2001
Graduate Students Win Shell Excellence in Toxicology Scholarships - 01-08-2001