Conquest magazine highlights MD Anderson's new cancer research and treatments, innovative patient services, programs and facilities, strategies to prevent cancer, and human interest stories about patients, donors, faculty, staff and volunteers. 2011-03-01T17:02:47Z tag:inside.mdanderson.org,2010-02-25:23001 tag:inside.mdanderson.org,2013-03-15:44180 2013-05-19T24:15:00Z 2013-04-08T08:00:48Z

Garden spaces are an integral part of MD Anderson Cancer Center, not only acting as buffers and respites from the concrete, traffic and Houston heat — but playing their own surprising role in the healing process.

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Frontline highlights the latest cancer research findings from MD Anderson.

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Though the field began with bone marrow transplants, today most transplants use blood-forming stem cells as patients' choices become more diverse and personalized.

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More new mothers who experience the joy of birth are giving transplant patients all over the world a chance for rebirth.

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When someone is diagnosed with cancer, it's natural to immediately want to learn as much as possible about the disease. The Learning Center at MD Anderson is a good place to start.

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Big data backed by powerful analytics hold the key to understanding why some cancer patients never respond to treatment, why some patients initially respond and then relapse, and why some patients have long-lasting responses.

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MD Anderson's Cord Blood Bank has collected more than 42,000 units through fiscal year 2012.

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Driven to bring new therapies to patients, the Institute for Applied Cancer Science is carrying out drug discovery programs that target tumor types resistant to the standard of care. Their efforts focus on metabolism, epigenetics, immunotherapies and biologics.

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Depression in bladder cancer patients, contralateral prophylactic mastectomy and survival rates of African-American versus Caucasian kidney cancer patients represent just three areas of study in the wide spectrum of research under way in MD Anderson’s Division of Cancer...

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You wouldn’t know unless you asked, but for a select group of oncologists who spent time in the armed forces, there are common traits and take-aways that influence much of what they do. Even years after their service has ended, these attributes still tell something about...

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Exposure to second-hand smoke is associated with a 20% to 30% increased risk of developing lung cancer.

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MD Anderson's social media channels remind patients and caregivers that they're not alone in their cancer fight.

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MD Anderson, the National Institute of Cancer of the United Mexican States and the Commission of National Institutes and High Specialty Hospitals signed an agreement to develop prevention and control programs to reduce tobacco use in the United States and Mexico, with a...

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According to a study led by Lorraine Reitzel, Ph.D., in MD Anderson’s Department of Health Disparities Research, stronger bonds with neighbors led to more successful outcomes among African-American smokers trying to quit.

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According to Angelo Rizzo, cancer treatment should be about adding life to one’s days, as well as adding days to one’s life. Eddy Davis agrees. Although the two have never met, they both attribute their health to appropriate exercise during and after treatment.

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Established in 1991 by a handful of volunteers, the Volunteer Endowment for Patient Support provides a perpetual source of funding for important patient-oriented programs not ordinarily covered through traditional sources.

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The spring 2013 issue of Conquest includes stories on more options for transplant patients, MD Anderson's Moon Shots Program, healing garden spaces, the latest in prevention research and how serving in the military impacted several faculty members.

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The audio version of the fall 2012 issue of Conquest magazine features the launch of MD Anderson's Moon Shots Program, reconstructive plastic surgery, symptom research, healthy recipes, biomedical sciences education and end-of-life goals.

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To prolong and improve patients' lives, MD Anderson has launched a Moon Shots Program, while charting a trajectory for curing cancer.

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Frontline highlights information on the latest basic, translational and clinical research findings at MD Anderson.

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Using sophisticated operating microscopes and instruments, MD Anderson's reconstructive plastic surgeons ready patients for life after cancer.

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MD Anderson melanoma patient Art Hill is among the first patients anywhere to have portions of his latissmus dorsi harvested robotically and transplanted microsurgically.

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A surgical procedure at MD Anderson helps breast cancer patient Valorie Ott better cope with lymphedema.

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Ashli Cooper may have lost her eye and most of the right side of her face to a rare sarcoma when she was 5, but the vision she has for her future is focused and clear.

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Graduates of the Medical Dosimetry Program at MD Anderson become partners with radiation oncologists in planning treatments for cancer patients.

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An increasing number of people are coming together to promote the integration of patient-reported outcomes in all clinical trials.

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A new e-cookbook from MD Anderson offers nutritious recipes for patients in treatment and beyond.

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At The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences commencement, 70 future scientists were encouraged to change the very nature of human existence as they move into their research careers.

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Team members in MD Anderson's Andreas Beck Inpatient Palliative Care Unit help patients talk about their end-of-life goals.