Symptom Research
Peter M. Grace, Ph.D.
Department Chair Ad Interim
Areas of Research
- Pain
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cancer Treatment-Induced Neurotoxicities
MD Anderson's Department of Symptom Research is at the forefront of discovering new ways of identifying the symptoms and neurotoxicities associated with cancer and its treatment, the mechanisms underlying such symptoms and toxicities, and interventions that might reduce symptom severity or prevent symptom occurrence altogether.
Our Research Goals
The overarching goals of the Department of Symptom Research are to reduce the severity of the symptoms and toxicities of cancer and its treatment and to lessen their effect on daily activities and quality of life.
Symptom Assessment Questionnaires
The Symptom Research department designs and licenses patient-reported outcomes (PRO)-based assessment questionnaires to measure the symptoms patients are experiencing, the degree to which these symptoms interfere with the patient's daily functioning, and how they affect patient quality of life.
Explore the Symptom Assessment Questionnaires catalog.