2007 News Releases

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Scoring System Identifies MDS Patients Who Appear to Have Low-Risk Disease but Actually Have a Poor Prognosis - 12/21/2007
Researchers Solve First Structure of a Key to Intact DNA Inheritanc - 12/20/2007
High-Dose Chemotherapy, Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation Shows Little or No Survival Benefit as Adjuvant Therapy for Node-Positive Breast Cancer - 12/13/2007
Gentler Chemotherapy Before Blood Stem Cell Transplant Causes Long-Term Complete Remission in Relapsed Follicular Lymphoma Patients - 12/10/2007
Dasatinib and Nilotinib Show Strong Early Results as Frontline Therapy for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia - 12/09/2007
Vaccine Improves Event-Free Survival for Leukemia Patients - 12/09/2007
M. D. Anderson Research Links Diet, Gardening and Lung Cancer Risk - 12/07/2007
Get to Know Your Family History This Holiday Season - 12/04/2007
Re-engineered Gleevec reduces heart risks - 12/03/2007
Aerosol Launches Immune Response in Lungs to Wipe Out Lethal Infections - 12/03/2007
Research Shows PET/CT Spots Spread of Inflammatory Breast Cancer Earlier - 11/30/2007
M. D. Anderson Hosts Houston's First 'A Conversation With a Living Legend' With Sherry Lansing - 11/30/2007
M. D. Anderson Appoints Distinguished Chemoprevention Researcher Vice President, Division Head of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences - 11/29/2007
Drug Combination Effective Against Multiple Myeloma, Researchers Show - 11/21/2007
M. D. Anderson Helps Teenage Students ASPIRE to Stay Tobacco-Free - 11/14/2007
M. D. Anderson Researchers Identify Tumor-Suppressor Gene for Lung Cancer - 11/13/2007
David Koch Gives $18 Million to M. D. Anderson to Accelerate Clinical Application Of Scientific Findings In Genitourinary C - 11/07/2007
GlaxoSmithKline, M. D. Anderson Formalize Collaboration in Cancer Research - 11/05/2007
Radio Waves Fire Up Nanotubes Embedded in Tumors, Destroying Liver Cancer - 11/01/2007
SUMO wrestles SENP1 over response to hypoxia, providing possible cancer targets - 11/01/2007
Survivor Educates Teens about Smoking Dangers - 11/01/2007
M. D. Anderson's Fidler and Roth Elected AAAS Fellows - 10/26/2007
'A Conversation With a Living Legend' Hosts Charlie Wilson - 10/26/2007
M. D. Anderson Receives $4 Million From Texas State Legislature To Fund Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research - 10/25/2007
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Grant Supports M. D. Anderson Vaccine Research - 10/10/2007
M. D. Anderson's Ellen R. Gritz Elected to Institute of Medicine - 10/10/2007
M. D. Anderson-Prevention Poll Finds Women Can Do More to Prevent Cancer …But Aren’t - 10/02/2007
Women – Get Screened for Breast Cancer - 10/02/2007
M. D. Anderson's Markettea Beneke Wins Prestigious Rogers Award - 09/24/2007
Early Detection of Cancer Can Save Lives - 09/19/2007
M. D. Anderson-led Team Reports Possible Key to Autoimmune Disease in Nature - 09/16/2007
Customized Virus Kills Brain Tumor Stem Cells that Drive Lethal Cancer - 09/11/2007
Carol Burnett, Deborah Norville to Share Stage at M. D. Anderson Fundraiser - 09/11/2007
Microarray Provides Three Genomic Guides to Breast Cancer Treatment Decisions - 09/06/2007
Study Finds Heart Failure Is Rare Among Leukemia Patients on Imatinib - 09/06/2007
One-Woman Play Appeals to Houston Theater, Community and Cancer Survivors - 09/04/2007
Prostate Outreach Project Focuses on Education that Benefits the Community - 08/30/2007
M. D. Anderson to Expand 12-Story Alkek Hospital - 08/23/2007
Get Ready for a Smoke Free Houston - 08/20/2007
Cardiologist Receives Early Career Award from Howard Hughes Medical Institute - 08/16/2007
Improve Healthy Eating by Involving Kids in Grocery Shopping - 08/16/2007
Pathway Links Inflammation, Angiogenesis and Breast Cancer - 08/09/2007
Chromatin Remodeling Complex Connected to DNA Damage Control - 08/09/2007
M. D. Anderson Joins International Initiative to Advance Breast Cancer Awareness, Detection, Research, Care - 07/24/2007
Protein Protects Anti-Cancer Gene from Chemical Shutdown - 07-19-2007
Diet Double In Fruits, Vegetables Does Not Prevent Breast Cancer Recurrence, National Study Finds - 07-17-2007
M. D. Anderson Scientist, Executive Takes New Post to Advance Women Faculty - 07/17/2007
M. D. Anderson Ranked No. 1 Nationwide in Cancer Care By U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Hospitals" - 07/13/2007
Gene Therapy Eradicates Pancreatic Cancer in Preclinical Trial - 07/09/2007
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Awards Major Grant to Smithville Researcher - 07/09/2007
M. D. Anderson Announces Collaboration with the American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine and Cancer Center - 07/03/2007
M. D. Anderson Team Identifies New Oncogene for Brain Tumors - 07/02/2007
M. D. Anderson Patient Care, Services Branch Out Into Neighboring Communities - 07/02/2007
Survivors of Rare Ovarian Cancer Retain Fertility, Have Positive Relationships, Study Finds - 06/29/2007
M. D. Anderson Receives Patient Safety Management Award - 06/26/2007
Cancer Survivors Invited to Share 'The Power of Hope' at 19th Annual Patient and Caregiver Conference - 06/26/2007
Cancer Survivor Stresses Importance of Early Detection - 06/14/2007
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center's Laurie McInnes Hughes Wins Arceneaux Award - 06/11/2007
Bone Marrow / Stem Cell Transplant Survivors Day Celebrates Survivors, Patients, Caregivers and Families - 06/06/2007
Study Finds Dramatic Difference in Survival Rates Among White and Black Women with Advanced Breast Cancer - 06/03/2007
Dasatinib Shows High Early Response Rate as First Treatment for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, M. D. Anderson Researchers Report - 06/02/2007
Shark Cartilage Shows No Benefit as a Therapeutic Agent for Lung Cancer - 06/02/2007
M. D. Anderson Fundraiser to Honor Carol Burnett - 05/31/2007
M. D. Anderson Scientist Elected to Lead Society of Toxicology - 05/15/2007
Sunscreen and Summer Sun Safety - 05/08/2007
Lymphocyte Count Found to be a Predictor of Survival for Young Patients with Leukemia - 05/07/2007
Polo on the Prairie Celebrates 21 Years - 05/02/2007
Assessment Model Based on Medical History Gauges Lung Cancer Risk - 05/01/2007
M. D. Anderson Science Park-Research Division Wins $8.3-million Renewal to Study Environmental Causes of Major Diseases - 04/20/2007
Novel Drug Preventing Protein Recycling Shows Potential for Treating Leukemia - 04/19/2007
Breast Cancer Incidence Continues to Trend Low in 2004; Decline Supports Role of HRT - 04/18/2007
Intravenous Nanoparticle Gene Therapy Shows Activity in Stage IV Lung Cancer - 04/17/2007
Chromosomes Tell Tale of Patient's Risk for New, Future Cancer - 04/16/2007
Project FAROS to Help Houston-area Hispanics Access Health Care Services - 04/16/2007
M. D. Anderson, UT Health Science Center at Houston Break Ground on New Imaging Research Facility - 04/10/2007
Polo on the Prairie 2007 Promises World-Class Polo, Lone Star-Style - 03/28/2007
M. D. Anderson Joins the U.S. - Middle East Partnership for Breast Cancer Awareness and Research - 03/27/2007
M. D. Anderson's Incoming Provost Named President-Elect of AACR - 03/27/2007
M. D. Anderson Sponsors Free Breast Cancer Program for Couples - 03/27/2007
Top Scientists Gather to Address Metastasis, Cancer's Prime Threat, and to Honor Leading Researcher Isaiah J. Fidler - 03/21/2007
More than 500 Walkers, Runners Join M. D. Anderson Event to Highlight Importance of Colorectal Cancer Screenings - 03/21/2007
Colon Cancer Survival Linked To Number of Lymph Nodes Examined - 03/20/2007
Protein Found to Shield Pancreatic Cancer Cells from Self-Destruction - 03/20/2007
M. D. Anderson Welcomes DVT Prevention Advocate Melanie Bloom to Raise Awareness of Serious, Preventable C - 03/05/2007
New Scientists Rank M. D. Anderson First as Place to Start Career - 03/02/2007
Cord Blood Bank at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Receives $9 Million Grant - 02/22/2007
Researchers Discover "Sticky" Proteins Fuse Adult Stem Cells to Cardiac Muscle, Repairing Hearts - 02/15/2007
M. D. Anderson Collaborates with Federal Ministry of Health in Nigeria - 02/15/2007
Gene Expression Test Reveals ER and HER-2 Status of Breast Tumors - 02/14/2007
First Antisense Drug Provides Benefit to Subset of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patients - 02/14/2007
Simple Two-Gene Test Sorts Out Similar Gastrointestinal Cancers - 02/12/2007
Fun Run Highlights Importance of Colorectal Cancer Screening - 02/02/2007
Cohen Named President-Elect of Society for Integrative Oncology - 01/23/2007
Aspirin Saves Lives of Cancer Patients Suffering Heart Attacks, Despite Fears of Bleeding - 01/19/2007
M. D. Anderson Announces Collaboration with the National Cancer Institute of Mexico - 01/16/2007
Dual Gene Therapy Suppresses Lung Cancer in Preclinical Test - 01/15/2007
M. D. Anderson Awarded CEO Cancer Gold Standard Accreditation - 01/12/2007