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Donna Regen Please join Aim at Melanoma. We MUST work together to find an effective treatment or cure and spread awareness! Melanoma is a killer ... it's not "just" skin cancer!

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In the season of giving and good cheer, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reminds Bay Area residents that the greatest gift this holiday season only costs about an hour of your time – the gift of hope and more holidays to come through blood donation. M. D. ...
Trish Holmes
Trish Holmes
I wish I could. I always use to before being dx with cancer. When my doctor told me I couldn't donate blood or organs, it was actually the first time I really cried! I hate what this disease really takes away from us.!
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Judy Guerra
Judy Guerra
Me too. I just does not seem like Christmas this year. I pray we are still here next year.
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I grew up in Baton Rouge, La., where the holidays for our family included my dad, a fanatic LSU fan, counting down to the announcement of the college bowl game schedule. It also meant my birthday, days ...
Luis Rene Davila
Luis Rene Davila
Great story , thank you for sharing this , it gives us a sense of encouragement, while our family enjoy this chritsmas.
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Julie Lee

Julie Lee Hi my name is Julie. A dear friend of mine (age 38) has been dealing with breast cancer since Feb. Her mom and brother have aslso been dealing with cancer this year too. She just found out that the cancer has returned in her lympnoids and a spot on her liver. I am gathering info on M D Anderson. Does anyone have any advice or suggestions????

December 18 at 6:04pm · Report
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I'm a breast cancer patient at M. D. Anderson. They are the best at what they do. You asked for advice. My advice is that she go to M. D. Anderson.
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For patients in the Children's Cancer Hospital at M. D. Anderson, (http://www.mdanderson.org/children) this powerful journey is being chronicled by the Beads of Courage program. Beads of Courage was created ...
Joe
Joe
God Bless these brave children. These children give me courage as well as hope. Thanks M. D. Anderson.
December 17 at 7:52am
Carolina
Carolina
Yes.. BRILLIANT Idea!!!!

My heart goes to all of you Brave Children!
GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!
December 17 at 8:29am
Amy

Amy I think MD Anderson is a woderful place that has given some of our patients hope. We have referred over to your center patients with no income resources and they have been given the treatment they needed . Thank you

December 16 at 9:30pm · Report
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Circulating metastatic breast cancer cells can lose their epithelial receptors, a process that enables them to travel through the bloodstream undetected, according to research from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
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Black women are less likely than white women to receive radiation therapy after a lumpectomy, the standard of care for early stage breast cancer, according to a new study by researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
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In a large review of breast cancer patients with mucinous carcinoma, researchers at The University of Texas M. D...
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Representatives from all continents gathered at the Inflammatory Breast Cancer World Alliance meeting, held on December 9, 2009, at the CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. The meeting was chaired by Massimo Cristofanilli, M.D. ...
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M D Anderson Cancer Center News The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center has partnered with New York City-based designer Coco Blaisdell, of Cocotay, to create the Survivorship Necklace to raise funds for cancer research and patient care programs at the institution.

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Donna

Donna My husband is 40 and we just found out he has small cell carcinoma bladder cancer. I know this is a very rare form of cancer and i am having trouble researching it. We are presently being seen at Vanderbilt but are considering M D Anderson. Does anyone have any information or advice for us??

December 9 at 7:21pm · Report
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Hi Donna, I will ask our experts, and see what we can provide for you on bladder small cell carcinoma. You could also contact AskMDAnderson, they have great information and resources.

You can call them at 1-877-MDA-6789 or submit a form online https://www2.mdanderson.org/sapp/contact/infoline/index.cfm
December 11 at 11:57am
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Hi Donna, This is what we were able to find

ACS stated that it is treated much like small cell lung cancer so this link is to our treatment guidelines for SCLC.

http://utm-ext01a.mdacc.tmc.edu/mda/cm/CWTGuide.nsf/LuHTML/Sidebar1?OpenDocument... See More

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_is_bladder_cancer_44.asp

PubMed
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15329903

Research Medical Library at M. D. Anderson
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Genetic variations in the Sonic Hedgehog pathway increase the likelihood of recurrence, reduce survival time and limit response to therapy for people with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, scientists from The University of Texas M. D...
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M D Anderson Cancer Center News The new research represents "a complete turnaround" from the previous
understanding about the link between soy consumption and breast cancer,
says Sally Scroggs, a registered dietician and senior health education
specialist at M.D. Anderson's Cancer Prevention Center

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Women with breast cancer who eat more soy are less likely to die or have a recurrence of cancer than women who eat few or no soy products, according to a new study.
Shirley
Shirley
Great..and what about the soy not being good for people with thyroid and autoimmune thyroiditis?
December 9 at 5:39pm
Tori Joseph
Tori Joseph
everything in moderation?
December 10 at 11:29am
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M D Anderson Cancer Center News Both video interviews occurred at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology in New Orleans Dec. 5-8 by Andrew Schorr from Patient Power

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New drugs and new combinations under development bring a targeted approach to improving care for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and for overcoming drug-resistant chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)."It's an optimistic time for us," says William Wierda, M. ...