2004 News Releases

View news releases from 2004.

Poor Response to Chemotherapy Does Not Mean Poor Outcome for Patients with Rare Breast Cancer - 12-29-2004
Sherman Appointed New Chair of Endocrine Neoplasia,Hormonal Disorders at M. D. Anderson - 12-27-2004
Mendelsohn Tenure as Clinical Cancer Research Editor-in-Chief Spans a Decade - 12-15-2004
Researchers Describe How Human Blood Stem Cells Transform Themselves to Repair Injured Animal Hearts - 12-15-2004
San Antonio Breast Symposium News Tips from M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - 12-13-2004
M. D. Anderson Researchers Discover Key Protein in Psoriasis - 12-13-2004
Breast Cancer May Be “Uniquely Sensitive” to Inhibitors of PI3K Pathway - 12-13-2004
Farnesyl Transferase Inhibitor Can Help Patients at High-risk For Developing AML - 12-06-2004
Novel Drugs Help Solve Gleevec Resistance - 12-06-2004
Spanish National Cancer Program Announced - 11-18-2004
M. D. Anderson Launches Study of Smoking Patterns in Mexican-American Middle School Children - 11-18-2004
M. D. Anderson Launches Tobacco Web Site for Teens - 11-18-2004
No Link Found Between Pneumonitis in Breast Cancer Patients And Taxane-Based Chemotherapies, Radiation - 11-16-2004
Study Finds HER2-positive Breast Cancer Invades Organs Due To Fatal Chemical Attraction - 11-15-2004
Bastrop Veterinary Campus Re-Named for Michale E. Keeling - 11-05-2004
M. D. Anderson Unveils New Buildings to Meet Increased Demand For Cancer Care and Prevention Services - 11-05-2004
New M. D. Anderson Study Examines Skin Protection in Children - 10-27-2004
New Protein Associated With Aggressiveness in Breast and Ovarian Cancer - 10-25-2004
Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center Joins Growing Health Disparities Consortium - 10-25-2004
M. D. Anderson Dedicates George and Cynthia Mitchell Basic Sciences Research Building - 10-22-2004
Rising-Star Rap Artist Encourages Women to Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer - 10-15-2004
M. D. Anderson Teams Up with Saks Fifth Avenue to Fight Breast and Ovarian Cancer - 10-13-2004
Brown Appointed New Chair of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine at M. D. Anderson - 10-08-2004
Unprecedented Year for “A Conversation With a Living Legend” - 10-07-2004
Annual Chaplaincy Event to Honor Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Nellie Connally - 10-04-2004
Molecular Switch Found That Allows Cancer Cells to Become Mobile - 09-27-2004
Cattlemen for Cancer Research Auction Stampedes into Sixth Year - 09-22-2004
Double Dealing Receptor Protein on Tumors Promotes Cancer Development in Cell Nucleus - 09-20-2004
“Be the Key – Unlock the Cure” Directs Funds to Minority Health Research at M. D. Anderson - 09-13-2004
Novel Gene Therapy for Bladder Cancer Shows Strong Results in Animal Studies - 09-07-2004
Houston Women Learn To Improve Gynecologic Health - 09-02-2004
M. D. Anderson Launches Prostate Outreach Project Mobile Unit for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month - 09-01-2004
Researchers discover new tumor-fighting ability in popular breast cancer drug - 08-23-2004
Herceptin Backgrounder: - 08-23-2004
Circulating Tumor Cells in Blood Indicate More Aggressive Breast Cancer - 08-18-2004
Cancer Survivors Invited to ‘Keep on Dancing’at 16th Annual Patient and Caregiver Conference - 07-29-2004
M. D. Anderson’s Palliative Care Program Receives National Award - 07-26-2004
M. D. Anderson Honors Outstanding Nurse - 07-19-2004
M. D. Anderson Again Named Nation’s Top Cancer Hospital - 07-02-2004
Cancer Survivors Invited to ‘Keep on Dancing’ at 16th Annual Living Fully With Cancer Conference - 06-30-2004
Treat the Cancer, But Take Care to Protect the Heart, Cancer Cardiologists Warn - 06-28-2004
Cognitive Decline Can Occur Before Chemotherapy Treatment, As Well As After - 06-21-2004
M. D. Anderson Researcher Receives Distinguished Professor Award from Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute - 06-18-2004
Manipulating Master Molecule Shown to Disrupt Vascular Environment for Tumors in Animal Models - 06-15-2004
Study Offers New Target to Stop Breast Cancer Growth - 06-14-2004
M. D. Anderson Surprises Former President Bush with Two Birthday Gifts - 06-12-2004
CP-675,206, a Novel Monoclonal Antibody, Enlists the Immune System To Fight Advanced Melanoma - 06-06-2004
Patients with Early Stage, HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer Achieve Significantly HigherComplete Response Rates with Addition of Herceptin to Chemotherapy - 06-06-2004
Biologic Drug Offers Long-Term, Disease-Free Future to Patients with Rare Leukemia – Without Chemotherapy - 06-06-2004
Gabriel Hortobagyi, M.D. Honored With Awards for Leadership in Breast Cancer Treatment, Research - 06-04-2004
ASCO Honors M. D. Anderson Cancer Prevention Head - 06-03-2004
Lectureship Named in Honor of M. D. Anderson Faculty Member - 05-27-2004
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Offers Free Public Forum on Latest in Research - 05-26-2004
Last Call to Enroll in M. D. Anderson Breast Cancer Prevention Study - 05-25-2004
M. D. Anderson, UT Health Science Center at Houston, UT System, Texas Enterprise Fund, GE Healthcare Collaborate on Center for Advanced Diagnostic Imaging - 05-24-2004
Largest Study of its Kind Finds Male Breast Cancer on the Rise - 05-24-2004
M. D. Anderson Supporter Surprised with Lab Dedication - 05-10-2004
Obesity Reversed in Mice by Destroying Blood Vessels That Service Fat Cells - 05-09-2004
Last Call to Enroll in M. D. Anderson Prostate Cancer Prevention Study - 05-06-2004
Newly-Described Route to Cancer Solves a Mystery in Lung Cancer - 05-05-2004
Short Course of Tibetan Yoga Improved Sleep in Cancer Patients - 04-16-2004
Longevity Gene May Also Predict Better Outcome for Breast Cancer Patients - 04-15-2004
When “Switched On” Muscle Stem Cells Morph to Resemble Nerve Cells - 04-14-2004
Polo on the Prairie Funds Pivotal M. D. Anderson Initiatives - 04-02-2004
Monkey Virus May Hold Clue for Development of Common Blood Cancer - 03-30-2004
Hanna Joins M. D. Anderson’s Skull Base Tumor Program - 03-30-2004
Sedative May Offer New Direction in Colon Cancer Treatment - 03-30-2004
Early Life Exposure to Environmental Agents Predicts Adult Tumors in Animals - 03-30-2004
One Form of Vitamin E Appears Beneficial in Reducing Bladder Cancer Risk - 03-30-2004
Powerful Stem Cells Harnessed to Search for Cancer Metastasis - 03-30-2004
Invisible Light and Special Goggles May Improve Brain Tumor Surgery - 03-28-2004
Sprint for Life 5K Celebrates Seventh Annual Run in Support of Ovarian Cancer Research at M. D. Anderson - 03-26-2004
Salomon Schein Brings Infectious Enthusiasm to Volunteering at M. D. Anderson - 03-19-2004
Houston Philanthropist, Art Collector Gives M. D. Anderson Its Largest Private Research Gift - 03-12-2004
International Team Awarded Grant to Evaluate Traditional Chinese Medicine for Cancer Care - 03-08-2004
Run to Honor Memory of Houston Medical’s Dr. Marnie Rose - 03/04/2004
M. D. Anderson Names Barbara Summers Chief Nursing Officer - 03-02-2004
Experts Help Patients Explore Their Cancer Fatigue, Offer Solutions - 02-27-2004
$250,000 Gift to M. D. Anderson Funds Early Research - 02-19-2004
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Retains Representation in Turkey - 02-18-2004
M. D. Anderson Announces Collaboration with the Premier French Cancer Institution - 02-09-2004
Maurie Markman, M.D., Named M. D. Anderson’s First Vice President for Clinical Research - 02-07-2004
Colman Joins M. D. Anderson as Vice President, Ambulatory Operations - 02-05-2004
Sazama Named President of American Association of Blood Banks - 01-27-2004
Pregnancy After Breast Cancer Treatment Does Not Trigger Cancer Recurrence - 01-23-2004
Rice University and M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Establish Center for Computational Cancer Research - 01-22-2004
Hwu Appointed New Chair of Melanoma Department - 01-12-2004
Cancer Markers: Future of Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment Lies in Tumor "Barcode" - 01-09-2004