Annual ReportSubscribe to the Annual Report to get MD Anderson Cancer Center’s fiscal year accomplishments in patient care, research, education and prevention.2012-02-02T13:54:16Ztag:inside.mdanderson.org,2012-02-02:37849Audio: Annual Report 2011-2012tag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-03-01:440182013-05-17T24:15:00Z2013-03-04T12:49:37ZMD Anderson Cancer Center's 2011-2012 Annual Report highlights achievements and contributions of faculty, staff, volunteers and donors in advancing the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cancer.The time is nowtag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-01-15:432222013-05-17T24:15:00Z2013-03-04T12:49:37ZMD Anderson President Ronald DePinho, M.D., gives his perspective on how the institution can best move forward.The time is now to exceltag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-01-15:432242013-05-17T24:15:00Z2013-03-11T12:34:17ZPatients come first at MD Anderson as researchers develop therapies to strengthen the immune system; surgeons adapt even greater patient safety measures; and emphasis is placed on nursing excellence and education.Advancing quality surgical caretag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-01-15:432272013-05-17T24:15:00Z2013-03-11T12:33:50ZIt would be easy for surgeons at the top-ranked institution in cancer care to rest on their laurels. But within MD Anderson’s Division of Surgery, a team of physicians and clinical nurse reviewers has determined that room for improvement always exists.Screenings: Key to catching cancer earlytag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-01-15:432292013-05-17T24:15:00Z2013-03-04T12:49:37ZScreening exams help find cancer at its earliest stage, when chances for curing the disease are greatest.Doubling down on doctoral nursing degreestag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-01-15:432302013-05-17T24:15:00Z2013-03-04T12:49:37ZMelissa McLenon, D.N.P., has been committed to her patients throughout her 20-year nursing career. In 2012, she earned her doctorate in nursing practice.Vaccines promising for breast cancer patientstag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-01-16:432352013-05-17T24:15:00Z2013-03-04T12:49:37ZElizabeth Mittendorf, M.D., Ph.D., abandoned plans to become a pediatrician when she fell in love with the knowledge and skills a surgeon has.Volunteer helps patients find their waytag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-01-16:432362013-05-17T24:15:00Z2013-03-04T12:49:37ZWith six children and six grandchildren, caregiving comes naturally to patient navigator volunteer Denise Taliaferro. However, acting in that same role to her husband was never on her list of things to do.The time is now to collaboratetag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-01-16:432382013-05-17T24:15:00Z2013-03-04T12:49:37ZEvery day, teams of cancer experts work together across specialties and around the world to help patients at each step in their journey.Program addresses body image concernstag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-01-16:432392013-05-17T24:15:00Z2013-03-04T12:49:37ZYou can’t always see cancer’s side effects. Yet, changes in appearance or bodily functions sometimes lead to depression, anxiety and withdrawal. MD Anderson’s Body Image Therapy Program is here to help.
Video games a bridge to normalcytag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-01-16:432412013-05-17T24:15:00Z2013-03-04T12:49:37ZPower-up. FPS. RPG. MMO. This may sound like a foreign language for many, but for 17-year-old Steven Gonzalez, they’re words that helped get him through cancer as a sixth grader.
Moon Shots Program to benefit alltag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-01-16:432422013-05-17T24:15:00Z2013-03-04T12:49:37ZWith a pledge to accelerate advances ultimately aimed at ending all cancers, MD Anderson launched the Moon Shots Program on Sept. 21, 2012. The initiative forges a new, more effective approach to research with great potential for widespread application.
Center provides innovation in imagingtag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-01-16:432432013-05-17T24:15:00Z2013-03-04T12:49:37ZThe six-story Center for Advanced Biomedical Imaging Research (CABIR) on the South Campus is a rarity — a basic science building with a clinic on the first floor.The time is now to impacttag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-01-16:432442013-05-17T24:15:00Z2013-03-28T14:38:34ZCancer research increasingly focuses on what we eat, our physical activity, the support of friends and family — and the role that our individual genetic make-up plays in our health.Behavioral scientist models healthy lifestyletag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-01-16:432452013-05-17T24:15:00Z2013-03-04T12:49:37ZA modest serving of peanut butter on whole grain toast, a ripe pear and a tall glass of skim milk is the breakfast of champions. At least, it is for cancer prevention expert Karen Basen-Engquist, Ph.D.Physical inactivity as harmful as smokingtag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-01-16:432462013-05-17T24:15:00Z2013-03-04T12:49:37ZExercise enthusiasts have an ally in Xifeng Wu, M.D., Ph.D., whose study of more than 400,000 participants in a Taiwan cohort evaluated different volumes of physical activity and questioned whether fewer than the currently recommended 150 minutes a week of exercise is...Unusual responder to therapy helps otherstag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-01-16:432512013-05-17T24:15:00Z2013-03-04T12:49:37ZA half-marathon runner with a thriving career in the medical field, Rachel Midgett didn’t have breast cancer on her radar when she was diagnosed with metastatic disease at just 37 years young.Patient's neighborhood may affect outcomestag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-01-16:432522013-05-17T24:15:00Z2013-03-28T14:38:34ZCuriosity has led Lorraine Reitzel, Ph.D., to ask novel questions. Her recent paper posed the query: Does a cancer patient’s neighborhood have an effect on his or her survival or development of a second primary malignancy?
Infographic: Survivorship algorithmstag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-01-16:432532013-05-17T24:15:00Z2013-03-04T12:49:37ZThe Cancer Survivorship Program has 40 clinical practice algorithms to help monitor the continuing care of cancer survivors.Emotional cues play role in addictiontag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-01-16:432542013-05-17T24:15:00Z2013-03-04T12:49:37ZEver wonder why your brain makes decisions you later regret, like continuing to smoke? Better yet, why does your brain see smoking as a pleasurable experience when you know it can lead tocancer and a host of other medical problems?
Initiatives drive personalized cancer caretag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-01-16:432552013-05-17T24:15:00Z2013-03-11T12:34:56ZGordon Mills, M.D., Ph.D., recalls a proposal he wrote 18 years ago detailing the concept of personalized cancer therapy and its potential impact. Today, that idea is no longer a proposal, but a reality, and it’s about to get a boost.The time is now to educatetag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-01-16:432582013-05-17T24:15:00Z2013-03-04T12:49:37ZElementary school students, college graduates, health care professionals,
tomorrow’s scientists and doctors, surgeons and nurses are among the
many who take the training and knowledge gained at MD Anderson into the community, the region, the nation and the world.
Student broadens his scientific knowledgetag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-01-16:432592013-05-17T24:15:00Z2013-03-04T12:49:37ZThe path that Chien-Hung Chen, Ph.D., followed to figure out his career goals started while pursuing a master’s degree in life sciences at the National Tsing Hua University in his native Taiwan.Health Adventures creates interest earlytag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-01-16:432602013-05-17T24:15:00Z2013-03-04T12:49:37ZVolunteer Ted Bowen admits he is a mischief maker. He figures that’s why he gets along so famously with the fifth-graders he mentors as part of MD Anderson’s Health Adventures program.
Physician assistants in high demandtag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-01-16:432612013-05-17T24:15:00Z2013-03-04T12:49:37ZPhysician assistants are critical members of the cancer care team — licensed to practice medicine with the supervision of a physician. And as the population of older adults increases, more are needed.Hands-on environment to test surgical skillstag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-01-16:432642013-05-17T24:15:00Z2013-03-04T12:49:37ZNicholas Levine, M.D., calls the Microsurgical and Endoscopic Center for Clinical Applications his field of dreams.Dynamic duo co-leads graduate schooltag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-01-17:432662013-05-17T24:15:00Z2013-03-11T12:36:12ZIt’s run by two schools: Why not have two deans? This new leadership formula at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) is one that mixes equal parts logic and irrationality.Summit on cervical cancertag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-01-17:432682013-05-17T24:15:00Z2013-03-04T12:49:37ZAn infographic highlights MD Anderson's first cervical cancer summit.The time is now to supporttag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-01-17:432692013-05-17T24:15:00Z2013-03-04T12:49:37ZAs government funding and grants dwindle, philanthropy becomes more essential for developing new prevention strategies and novel treatments.BOV member grateful for patient experiencetag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-01-17:432722013-05-17T24:15:00Z2013-03-04T12:49:37ZIn the event of a war, you want Nancy Loeffler on your side. Even more so if the war’s on cancer.