Shark Cartilage Shows No Benefit as a Therapeutic Agent for Lung Cancer
MD Anderson News Release 05/26/10
In the first scientific study of its kind, shark cartilage extract, AE-941 or Neovastat, has shown no benefit as a therapeutic agent when combined with chemotherapy and radiation for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, according to researchers at Â鶹ӳ» MD Anderson Cancer Center.
The study was published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute; the...
CA-125 Change Over Time Shows Promise as Screening Tool for Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer
Blood test currently approved to find recurrence full of new possibility; invasive, high-grade disease uncovered at curable stage
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Research Shows Surgical Procedure Offers New Option for Pediatric Patients with Rare Cancer in Abdomen
MD?Anderson News Release 05/20/10
A study by a pediatric surgical oncologist from Â鶹ӳ» MD Anderson Children's...
Cancer Genetics Pioneer Wins Margaret Kripke Legend Award
MD Anderson honor recognizes Janet Rowley, M.D., of University of Chicago
MD Anderson News Release 05/17/10
Janet Davison Rowley, M.D., trail-blazing researcher on the role of genetic variation in cancer, mentor of young scientists and role model for the possibilities of work-life balance, is the second winner of the Margaret Kripke Legend Award from Â鶹ӳ» MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Rowley, the Blum-Riese...
Transplanted Adult Stem Cells Provide Lasting Help to Injured Hearts
Novel imaging techniques document improvement after heart attack in mouse model
HOUSTON ¨C Human adult stem cells injected...
Stylish Shade on Summer Days
MD Anderson Encourages Women to Use Parasols for Sun Safety
MD Anderson News Release 05/06/2010
In observance of...
New MD Anderson Logo Challenges Employees, Public to Aspire to a World Without Cancer
Mark Visualizes Institution¡¯s Making Cancer History? Tagline
M. D. Anderson News Release 05/04/10
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Researchers Find Melanoma Not Caused by Early UVA Light Exposure
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HOUSTON ¨C Early life exposure to ultraviolet A light does not cause melanoma in a fish model that previously made that connection,...