2003 News Releases

View news releases from 2003.

Long-time M. D. Anderson Supporter Regina Rogers Presents Leading Researcher With Prestigious Award - 12-10-2003
Gleevec Shows Promise in Treating Another Form of Leukemia - 12-09-2003
$1 Million Gift to M. D. Anderson Helps Establish Immunology Center - 12-08-2003
Novel Gene Therapy Delivery Uses Stem Cells that Target, Attack Tumors - 12-08-2003
Higher Dose of Gleevec Leads to Increased Remission in CML Patients - 12-07-2003
EGFR Status Linked to Poor Survival in Advanced Breast Cancer Patients - 12-05-2003
Some Breast Cancer Patients May Benefit from Endocrine Therapy Alone - 12-04-2003
Breast Conserving Therapy Offers Good Outcome if Criteria are Met - 12-03-2003
M. D. Anderson Fund-raiser Welcomes Baseball Legend Cal Ripken Jr. - 12-01-2003
Protein Involved in Cell Division Now Found Key to Cell Growth - 11-20-2003
Tobacco Cessation Programs Take on Customized Approach - 11/20/2003
M. D. Anderson Encourages Smokers to Quit - 11-20-2003
M. D. Anderson, African-American Churches Team Up for Prostate Cancer Prevention Study with SELECT Sunday - 11-14-2003
M. D. Anderson Chaplaincy Benefit Honors Jack Blanton Sr., Sam Donaldson and Jan Smith Donaldson and Rabbi Sa - 10-29-2003
Preliminary Study Finds Stem Cells in Blood Restore Damaged Heart Muscle - 10-20-2003
Iressa News: Testing of Smart Drug Expands at M. D. Anderson - 10-16-2003
More than $34 Million in SPORE Grants Spurs Research in Leukemia, Endometrial, Pancreatic and Lung Cancers - 10-13-2003
M. D. Anderson Registers Record Number of Participants In 2003 Komen Houston Race for the Cure® - 10-01-2003
Free Blues Concert and Prostate Cancer Screenings at Acres Homes Multi-Service Center - 09-23-2003
Community Volunteers Gear Up for Fifth Annual Cattlemen for Cancer Research Event - 09-23-2003
Cal Ripken Jr. to be M. D. Anderson Living Legend - 09-17-2003
What Every Man Should Know About Prostate Cancer - 09-23-2003
Teach Kids Positive Health Habits - 08-29-2003
Bladder Cancer Survival Rates Jump Significantly with Pre-Surgery Chemotherapy - 08-27-2003
Gelovani Joins M. D. Anderson to Lead Experimental Diagnostic Imaging - 08-07-2003
M. D. Anderson to Launch Nutrition Study for African-American Women; Study to Determine if Diet Can Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer - 08-06-2003
Kim’s Place Continues WNBA Star’s Legacy and Dedication to Kids - 07-30-2003
$5 Million Gift to M. D. Anderson Benefits Pancreatic Cancer Research - 07-29-2003
M. D. Anderson and Houston Comets Dedicate Kim’s Place - 07-28-2003
M. D. Anderson Named Nation’s Top Cancer Hospital - 07-17-2003
M. D. Anderson Presents Cutting-Edge Cancer Prevention and Treatment Techniques - 07-15-2003
M. D. Anderson Blood Bank Using New Test to Screen Donated Blood for West Nile Virus - 07-11-2003
M. D. Anderson Offers Free Weekly Prostate Screenings At Acres Home and Riverside General Hospital; - 06-23-2003
Cancer Patients and Caregivers to Share Their 'Unplanned Journeys' at Anderson Network's 15th Annual Cancer Conference - 06-23-2003
Researchers Find Treatments that Preserve Ovarian Function in Young Women with Cancer - 06-03-2003
Monoclonal Antibody Achieves Best Results for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - 06-03-2003
Combination Treatment Saves Voice in Patients with Laryngeal Cancer - 06-02-2003
Men Don't Recognize Their Breast Cancer Until a Late Stage - 06-02-2003
New Chemotherapy Combination Lengthens Survival in Late Stage Stomach Cancer Patients - 06-02-2003
Doubling Dose of Gleevec to Treat GIST May Not Be Any More Beneficial - 06-01-2003
Two-pronged Attack Against Lung Cancer Using Targeted Therapies Shows Promise - 06-01-2003
Iressa May Offer a Maintenance Advantage in Lung Cancer - 06-01-2003
Slight Benefit Seen in Use of Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation for Metastatic Breast Cancer - 06-01-2003
Gleevec Paired with Chemotherapy to be Further Tested in Advanced Prostate Cancer - 06-01-2003
Response Rate Promising in Test of C225 and Docetaxel in Advanced Lung Cancer - 05-31-2003
Phase II Study Shows New p53 Drug Therapy Can Enhance Pre-Surgical Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Breast Cance - 05-31-2003
Anti-angiogenesis: Next Era of Cancer Therapy Aims to Separate Cancer from Blood Supply - 05-16-2003
Jori Zemel Bone Cancer Walk Raises More than $48,000 - 05-14-2003
C. Stratton Hill, M. D. Lectureship to be Presented June 19 - 05-14-2003
Regents Approve Second Lab Building for South Campus - 05-08-2003
M. D. Anderson, Partners Break Ground on Proton Therapy Center - 05-07-2003
Smart Virus Eliminates Brain Cancer in Animal Experiments - 05-06-2003
Marksmen Take Aim at Cancer - 05-06-2003
M. D. Anderson Symposium Presents Cokie Roberts, ABC Chief News Analyst and Cancer Survivor - 04-23-2003
Pediatricians Need to Talk More About Skin Cancer Prevention - 04-15-2003
Gabriel Hortobagyi, M.D. Honored for Leadership in Breast Cancer Treatment, Research - 04-11-2003
Sequence Matters When Using Novel Agent - 04-09-2003
Drug Used to Treat Cholesterol Prevents Growth of Breast Cancer Cells in Lab - 04-08-2003
Researcher Shows Aggregation of Cancers in Families of Lung Cancer Patients - 04-08-2003
Study Evaluates Biology of Prostate Cancer Progression in African-American Men - 04-08-2003
Arthritis Drug Suppresses Cancer Development by Stopping Action of Key Protein - 04-08-2003
Link Made Between Dietary Folate, Genetic Instability and Bladder Cancer Risk - 04-08-2003
Tumor Cells in Blood May Indicate More Aggressive Breast Cancer - 04-08-2003
News Tips from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - 04-08-2003
President Bush Names Dr. Kripke to National Cancer Panel - 03-21-2003
Fatigue Awareness Week Offers Solutions, Information to Patients - 03-14-2003
Low-Dose Aspirin Found to Prevent Precancerous Condition - 03-05-2003
Polo on the Prairie Celebrates 17 Years - 02-26-2003
Run to Honor Memory of Houston Medical's Dr. Marnie Rose - 02-19-2003
Low Gene Repair Ability Raises Risk of Melanoma Skin Cancer - 02-18-2003
M. D. Anderson Symposium Presents Cokie Roberts, ABC News Chief Congressional Analyst and Cancer Survivor - 02-18-2003
Rotary House Guests, Employees Commemorate Ten-Year Anniversary - 02-18-2003
Sprint for Life 5k Event Celebrates Sixth Anniversary Benefiting Ovarian Cancer Research at M. D. Anderson - 02-17-2003
License to Drive... - 02-12-2003
Irwin H. Krakoff, M.D., Returns to M. D. Anderson for Dedication - 02-05-2003
Chemical Cousin of Vitamin A Restores Gene Function in Former Smokers - 02-05-2003
The Children's Art Project Calls It Puppy Love … - 02-03-2003
M. D. Anderson Orlando Opens New Patient Facility - 01-23-2003
Brain Tumor Survivors, Caregivers Gather for “Together in Hope” - 01-21-2003
M. D. Anderson Celebrates Sixth Anniversary of Sprint for Life In Support of Ovarian Cancer Research - 01-21-2003