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Community Services Overview
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M. D. Anderson Speakers
Request an M. D. Anderson speaker to give a presentation on a variety of cancer topics including ways to reduce your cancer risks. -
Tours of M. D. Anderson
Take a tour of M. D. Anderson and learn about the history, standard of care, and accomplishments that ensures our place as a top, comprehensive cancer center. -
M. D. Anderson Brochures
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M. D. Anderson Exhibits
Submit a request to have M. D. Anderson set up an exhibit at your health fair or event. Exhibits include educational publications and an M. D. Anderson employee who can answer attendees' questions.
Clinical Trials
Clinical trials are research studies that test new cancer drugs, diagnostic procedures and therapies on humans.
Find out how a clinical trial might help you
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Patient Care Essentials
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Your First Appointment
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Getting Support
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Living With Cancer
Cancer survivorship issues before, during and after treatment.
Publications
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Focused on Health - November 2009
Helping Someone Avoid Tobacco: What Works
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men and women in the United States. Get an insider guide on tobacco cessation aids, read about the dangers of social smoking, and learn how to talk to your kids about tobacco and alcohol.
Featured articles:
- Sizing-Up the Competition?
- Get the Facts: How to Talk to Kids About Tobacco and Alcohol
- Nights on the Town and Celebratory Cigars Increase Cancer Risks
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Network - Fall 2009
Boning Up on Bone Health
As you age, bone health remains a concern — especially if you’re a cancer patient. What should you know about this important topic?
Also:
- Exercise Lifts Spirits, Restores Strength for Cancer Patients
- Survivorship Issues: Passport to a “New Country’
- Family Dynamics After a Cancer Diagnosis
- Research Findings Reveal Some of Pancreatic Cancer’s Mysteries
- ‘The Strength Within’: Survivors Celebrate Resilience at Annual Conference
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Promise
The BATTLE Toward Personalized Lung Cancer Therapy
Edward Kim, M.D., is principal investigator for an innovative set of clinical trials designed to match drugs to the molecular aspects of a patient’s tumor. The trial is called BATTLE, for Biomarker-based Approaches of Targeted Therapy for Lung
Cancer Elimination. The effort is funded by the U.S. Department of Defense and began enrolling patients in November 2006.
“The idea is to learn from the tumor’s biology how best to treat a patient’s lung cancer,” Kim says.“It’s all about getting your hands around cancer and not letting go.” -
Cancerwise
CancerWise, the M. D. Anderson blog, offers current information and commentary from staff and faculty bloggers on cancer treatment, prevention, and research. Through CancerWise, readers can react through comments and M. D. Anderson can listen to and connect directly with the public.