
Spring 2017
Promise is published four times a year by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and is dedicated to our friends who have joined us in Making Cancer History®.

MD Anderson aims for greater reach at Shell Houston Open
MD Anderson's fourth president turns focus to cancer research, advocacy
Cancer survivor travels coast to coast post-cancer treatment to raise awareness of HPV-related cancers
$100,000 gift provides support for patients' unthought-of needs
Karlee Steele, of Austin, is a three-time cancer survivor. She enjoys hiking and fishing with her son, Quade, 11. She has been with Cox Media Group for 10 years, first in El Paso and now in Austin, where she is a sales manager.
Brendan Locke and his wife, Melissa, of Milwaukee, recently worked with the state of Wisconsin to declare July as Sarcoma Awareness Month. They are actively involved with the CancerHawk Foundation.
Meet Marsha Shields, Vice Chair of the MD Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors
APOLLO, part of MD Anderson's Moon Shots Program™, is a clinical framework to assure quality data by providing a structure that accelerates research-driven patient care.
Former Texan to raise money for MD Anderson through Ironman in Tempe, Arizona
Jake and Nina Kamin Endowment honors intersecting legacies
Broach brothers make gift to MD Anderson in father's memory
Families enjoy springtime fun at Little Galleria
Hicks named president ad interim, Hahn becomes chief operating officer
Experienced leader returns to MD Anderson after 12 years
Functional brain training seen as new tool for patients with chemotherapy-induced nerve damage
Jim Allison, Ph.D., makes prestigious annual list
Faculty members receive more than $150,000, thanks to the generosity of the MD Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors
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Walmart's support of Boot Walk benefits medical students

Summer 2021
Patient Mosaic: New pathway to precision medicine

Spring 2021
Bridge funding supports researchers amid COVID-19

Winter 2021
Companies support Blood Bank during COVID-19

Fall 2020
12-year-old osteosarcoma patient supports cancer research, spreads hope

Summer 2020
Saluting the heroes of COVID-19

Spring 2020
Rogers Award honors MD Anderson nursing assistant

Fall 2019
Fun for all at Camp H-Town

Summer 2019
MD Anderson Children’s Cancer Hospital holds Prom Party Palooza

Spring 2019
Sarah Jessica Parker shoe sale benefits prostate cancer research

Winter 2019
MD Anderson, Houston Dynamo team up to end cancer

Fall 2018
Newsmakers: Jim Allison wins Nobel Prize

Summer 2018
MD Anderson's happy campers

Spring 2018
On course with the PGA TOUR

Winter 2018
MD Anderson's Moon Shots Program turns 5

Fall 2017
Planned Giving

Summer 2017
MD Anderson Cancer Center names 2017 Sabin Family Fellows

Winter 2017
e-Philanthropy program raises support for patients with just a few clicks

Fall 2016
MD Anderson Cancer Center’s 75th Anniversary Celebration

Summer 2016
A win-win-win situation

Spring 2016
Until 20

Winter 2016
Global ambassadors with a collective goal

Fall 2015
25 Years of Cheer

Summer 2015
PUTTing an end to cancer

Spring 2015
A good day in cancer land

Winter 2015
Stripes aligns with MD Anderson

Fall 2014
EndTobacco

Summer 2014
Fueled by philanthropy

Spring 2014
The power of giving

Winter 2014
Washington, D.C. event honors James A. Baker, III

Fall 2013
Pedaling for a cure

Summer 2013
Lyda Hill commits $50 million to Moon Shots Program

Spring 2013
A bright future for philanthropy

Fall 2012
The time is now

Summer 2012
A leap into the future with telemedicine

Spring 2012
An infinite desire to help

Fall 2011
Data Deluge

Summer 2011
Taking a bite out of cancer: Crave Cupcakes partners with Arts in Medicine program

Spring 2011
A Global Force Against Cancer: MD Anderson Once Again Ranked No. 1

Fall 2010
Measuring Value

Summer 2010
Among Friends: Lanie Rose

Spring 2010
Making Cancer History®:

Fall 2009
Practicing the Art of the Possible

Summer 2009
Polo on the Prairie Brings World-Class Polo to West Texas

Spring 2009
The BATTLE Toward Personalized Lung Cancer Therapy