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,2012-02-23:38176 2012-05-23T24:15:00Z 2012-05-16T10:29:09Z

A reader survey for Conquest magazine will help guide us in planning future issues.

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A promising oral drug for chronic lymphocytic leukemia has produced durable remissions for

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The Institute for Applied Cancer Science plans to speed up drug development that leads to enhanced cancer treatment.

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Obese monkeys treated with an experimental drug that starves fat cells by destroying their blood supply saw a weight loss of 11% in four weeks.

tag:inside.mdanderson.org,2012-04-04:38962 2012-05-23T24:15:00Z 2012-04-18T08:39:07Z

Adding a drug that activates genes to frontline combination therapy for acute myeloid leukemia resulted in an 85% remission rate after initial treatment.

tag:inside.mdanderson.org,2012-04-04:38965 2012-05-23T24:15:00Z 2012-04-18T08:39:07Z

A large-scale analysis of patients whose myelodysplastic syndrome is related to earlier cancer treatment overturns the notion that all of them have a poor prognosis.

tag:inside.mdanderson.org,2012-04-04:38966 2012-05-23T24:15:00Z 2012-04-18T08:39:07Z

Everolimus combined with the hormonal therapy exemestane has dramatically improved progression-free survival for women with metastatic breast cancer.

tag:inside.mdanderson.org,2012-04-04:38967 2012-05-23T24:15:00Z 2012-04-18T08:39:07Z

Partial breast irradiation brachytherapy, an increasingly popular treatment choice for women with early-stage breast cancer, may not be the answer for everyone, according to MD Anderson researchers.

tag:inside.mdanderson.org,2012-04-05:38991 2012-05-23T24:15:00Z 2012-04-18T08:39:07Z

MD Anderson's anesthesiology team evaluates, prepares and monitors every surgical patient, and helps with special procedures, conducts research and emphasizes continued education.

tag:inside.mdanderson.org,2012-04-05:38997 2012-05-23T24:15:00Z 2012-04-18T08:39:07Z

As Jose "Joey" Herrera Jr. pursued his own aspirations as an anesthesiology technologist, he paved the way for those coming after him.

tag:inside.mdanderson.org,2012-04-05:39003 2012-05-23T24:15:00Z 2012-04-18T08:39:07Z

As MD Anderson accelerates the delivery of new cancer drug therapies from concept to patients in the clinic, the Center for Targeted Therapy is playing a critical role.

tag:inside.mdanderson.org,2012-04-05:39004 2012-05-23T24:15:00Z 2012-04-18T08:39:07Z

Patients at MD Anderson and Houston's Lyndon Baines Johnson Hospital, including those who could be considered underserved, share access to some of the best cancer care in the United States.

tag:inside.mdanderson.org,2012-04-06:39006 2012-05-23T24:15:00Z 2012-04-18T08:39:07Z

Lois Ramondetta, M.D., Alyssa Rieber, M.D., and Cynthia Greene are MD Anderson's "faces of care" at Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital.

tag:inside.mdanderson.org,2012-04-06:39007 2012-05-23T24:15:00Z 2012-04-18T08:39:07Z

If the release of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations on screening has taught us anything, it's that not all cancer screening guidelines are created equal.

tag:inside.mdanderson.org,2012-04-06:39008 2012-05-23T24:15:00Z 2012-05-16T10:26:32Z

At MD Anderson, nutrition is an essential part of every patient's care — from specialized dietitians to hotel-style room service for inpatients.

tag:inside.mdanderson.org,2012-04-06:39010 2012-05-23T24:15:00Z 2012-04-18T08:39:07Z

A major building on MD Anderson's campus now bears the name of John Mendelsohn, M.D., to honor his 15-year leadership of the nation's largest cancer center.

tag:inside.mdanderson.org,2012-04-06:39011 2012-05-23T24:15:00Z 2012-05-11T07:13:16Z

Taiwanese who exercised for 15 minutes a day, or 92 minutes per week, extended their expected lifespan by three years compared to people who were inactive, according to a recent finding.

tag:inside.mdanderson.org,2012-04-06:39012 2012-05-23T18:45:00Z 2012-05-23T17:36:27Z

Gus Gutman, Bob Kukla and Larry Link probably would not have met except for being blindsided by bladder cancer.

tag:inside.mdanderson.org,2012-04-06:39013 2012-05-23T24:15:00Z 2012-05-16T10:28:55Z

Doctors and staff in MD Anderson's Voice Center are working to repair the effects of voice box damage for patients who have lost the ability to produce sound because of cancer.

tag:inside.mdanderson.org,2012-04-09:39015 2012-05-23T24:15:00Z 2012-04-18T08:39:07Z

In the spring 2012 issue of Conquest magazine, learn about anesthesiology's role in the OR, easing the cancer burden for underserved patients, development of cancer screening guidelines and a personalized approach to meting cancer patients' nutritional needs.

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Learn about the latest cancer research findings from MD Anderson.

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The latest news from MD Anderson Cancer Center.

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Listen or download audio for the complete issue and individual articles from the Fall 2011 issue of Conquest.

tag:inside.mdanderson.org,2012-03-14:38436 2012-05-23T24:15:00Z 2012-03-21T14:35:45Z

Listen or download audio for the complete issue and individual articles from the Summer 2011 issue of Conquest.

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Frontline presents the latest research findings from MD Anderson Cancer Center.

tag:inside.mdanderson.org,2011-09-22:35323 2012-05-23T22:50:00Z 2012-05-23T16:07:14Z

Hope is on the horizon for current and former smokers, with findings that CT scanning may reduce lung cancer deaths by 20%

tag:inside.mdanderson.org,2011-09-22:35329 2012-05-23T24:15:00Z 2012-04-09T14:41:10Z

Hagop Kantarjian, M.D., has helped draw attention to the short supply of cytarabine, the only known drug to affectively treat acute myelogenous leukemia.

tag:inside.mdanderson.org,2011-09-23:35355 2012-05-23T24:15:00Z 2012-04-09T14:58:06Z

A drug combining an antibody packaged with a potent chemotherapy agent has shown one of the highest response rates ever for treating acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

tag:inside.mdanderson.org,2011-09-23:35357 2012-05-23T24:15:00Z 2012-04-09T14:22:06Z

The first positive, randomized vaccine study for advanced melanoma has shown the benefit of using the body's own defense system to attack tumor cells without destroying healthy tissue.

tag:inside.mdanderson.org,2011-09-23:35360 2012-05-23T24:15:00Z 2012-04-09T15:02:44Z

Patients who practiced yoga while receiving radiation therapy experienced improved physical functioning and lower levels of stress hormones, according to a study.