MD Anderson, Hospital Alejandro Otero Lopez-Manati Medical Center receive DeWitt C. Baldwin, Jr. Award

Jennifer Bickel named vice president and chief wellness officer at MD Anderson

Jennifer Bickel has been named the inaugural vice president and chief wellness officer at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. She will begin on Jan. 6, 2025.

November 08, 2024

Vol.50 No.42

In Brief

MD Anderson’s Boot Walk to End Cancer raises $1.4M

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center hosted its ninth annual Boot Walk to End Cancer fundraising event on Nov. 2, in the Texas Medical Center. This year, the Boot Walk’s 7,000+ in-person participants and 1,200+ virtual participants from Houston and around the world joined together to raise $1.4 million to support the institution’s mission to end cancer.

November 08, 2024

Vol.50 No.42

In Brief

MD Anderson and UICC collaboration focuses on women’s cancer care

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center announced an agreement to become a Women’s Cancer Partner with the Union for International Cancer Control, marking a significant collaboration to improve breast and cervical cancer care worldwide.

October 11, 2024

Vol.50 No.38

In Brief

MD Anderson launches academic journal Advances in Cancer Education & Quality Improvement

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center announced its first-ever academic journal, Advances in Cancer Education & Quality Improvement. The journal will publish research, training program summaries, and quality improvement interventions for the oncology provider community.

September 27, 2024

Vol.50 No.36

Clinical Roundup

Combination therapy shows reduced agitated delirium in patients with advanced cancers

Treatment with a combination of haloperidol and lorazepam reduced symptoms of agitated delirium, a common end-of-life condition for patients with advanced cancers, compared with haloperidol alone, according to a study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

September 20, 2024

Vol.50 No.35

Tumors are able to form with no DNA mutations, fly study shows

Tumors are able to form without any DNA mutations, according to a recent proof-of-principle study performed in flies. Epigenetic changes alone—even temporary alterations—induced permanent cancer cell fate.

September 13, 2024

Vol.50 No.34

By Jacquelyn Cobb