Triathlete and marathoner Leslie Russell teaches reading to children with dyslexia in the Spring Branch Independent School District. It’s a job she loves in the community where she grew up.
Annual Report 2014 : Cancer can’t outrun us
Moon Shots Program: Tracking the trajectory | 2014
In its first full year, MD Anderson’sMoon Shots Programhas launched new approaches to ovarian cancer surgery, as well as targeted therapies and drug combinations for leukemia, prostate and lung cancer. And there’s more to come. Here are some updates on the institution’s work and collaborations with others that will dramatically accelerate the pace of converting scientific discoveries into clinical advances and significantly reduce cancer deaths.
1,665,540
New cases of cancer in the U.S. in 2014
乳腺癌和卵巢癌
- 220%Percentage increase in the rate of complete surgical removal of ovarian cancer using a new surgical protocol that improves survival
- 100%高档浆液性卵巢癌和三阴性乳腺癌患者的比例现在提供筛查BRCA1和2个基因突变。筛选有助于确定家庭成员的风险增加突变
黑色素瘤
- 419,000New cases of skin cancer linked to tanning bed use each year
- 85％黑色素瘤的风险增加的房价谁18岁之前使用室内晒黑的人
- 11Number of states that currently ban the use of tanning beds by people under age 18
更多than 900 Number of days since the launch of
the Moon Shots Program
急性髓性白血病（AML）/骨髓增生异常综合征（MDS）
- 2临床试验打开挫败耐药性的测试方法是治疗AML / MDS
- > 3500基因组测序，以帮助科学家AML / MDS样本数了解这些疾病如何发展和抵抗治疗
- within 5 yearsTimetable for deep DNA, RNA, protein and epigenetic analysis of AML/MDS, which should uncover most of the secrets of these cancers
Prostate cancer
- 2Drugs that can now be used in a new combination to target testosterone, which fuels most prostate cancers
- 30%Portion of patients who’ve been identified as resistant to these drugs and, therefore, better treated with chemotherapy
$217,266,765
Total amount raised by the moon shots as of Dec. 31, 2014
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
- 然后：48现在％：15％在两年内，与衰弱联合化疗治疗的新CLL患者的比例已经减少了近70％
- 70%CLL患者的百分比，医生可以用免疫药物和靶向治疗治愈
- 90-95％CLL细胞的百分比杀害依罗替尼，免疫治疗药物
- 3在MD安德森首次在人体临床试验编号测试对疾病采用有针对性的免疫细胞治疗
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难道质子治疗是头部和颈部癌症治疗的“圣杯”？
好消息是死亡率继续下降的最常见类型的癌症，包括肺癌，结肠癌，乳腺癌和前列腺癌。
Finding the least disruptive solution to get patients back on their feet
Tucked in the elbow crook of Louisiana’s eastern border with Mississippi lies the small town of Independence.
In early-stage breast cancer, a less aggressive approach can be just as effective
当患有乳腺癌治疗的女性，少即是有时更多。
A childhood cancer survivor’s teenage worries? College and boys
像很多初为父母，赫拉尔和迪尔玛·卡马里奥时，他们9个月大的女儿，王菀之，是发烧了担心。儿科医生，朋友和家人向他们保证。
Tiny clues left behind by cancer may help scientists solve its mystery
Tiny, virus-sized particles released by cancer cells may be the next big thing in the world of cancer biology. Exosomes, derived from cells and blood serum of patients, have been shown to detect pancreatic cancer and, possibly, breast cancer, and are also linked to increased cancer progression and tumor growth.
Grants fuel tomorrow’s cancer breakthroughs
为了加快创新，在新的癌症治疗得克萨斯程序的状态，帮助MD安德森在过去的一年招了几个新的教职员工。
产业合作促进免疫系统的抗癌能力
MD Anderson’s expertise in cancer immunotherapy attracted the interest of four major pharmaceutical companies, which signed three-year collaborative agreements in early 2014 to develop new ways for the immune system to destroy tumors.
开发一个药品在饿死癌细胞
由MD安德森的药物发现和开发研究所生产的第一批实验性药物会杀死癌细胞的新途径 - 通过剥夺他们必要的生长和存活的燃料。
The road to recovery, minus the traffic
Marietta Cline is one busy woman. As a doctor with four children who loves to travel and build custom furniture, she’s a go-getter with little time to spare.
An exchange program brings the best to Brazil
As a youngster growing up in São Paulo, Diogo Bugano Diniz Gomes was fascinated by how things worked and how to fix them when they broke.
呼叫在南得克萨斯行动
自从20世纪40年代引进，Pap测试已成功检测在子宫颈异常细胞，如果不进行治疗，可能导致癌症。事实上，这种成功已经导致子宫颈癌率下降70％在美国。
The physician assistant will see you now
Jenny Dahl was within a semester of graduating with a nutrition degree when an invitation changed her mind — and her future.
The angelic side of Austin’s devilish taco king
提供兽医和临床前研究服务，以支持MD安德森癌症中心已经收到新的，技术领先的实验室设备，这要归功于从托奇在188bet体育网址奥斯汀玉米饼新台币$ 20,000元的礼品。
With elevated risks, these survivors and ‘previvors’ aren’t taking any chances
When doctors told Mariana Torrado she had breast cancer, she didn’t believe them at first.
Solving baby boomers’ problem with hepatitis C
Baby boomers — Americans born between 1945 and 1965 — grew up in one of the wealthiest, most idealistic and physically fit generations in history.
推广提供了筛选和希望有需要的社区
更多than 3,500 local women who are low income and uninsured have received free mammograms through an MD Anderson community outreach initiative.
A survivor is saving lives through early detection
It was 1980 when Janelle Hail of Frisco, Texas, discovered a small lump during a self-breast exam. A visit to the doctor resulted in an early breast cancer diagnosis. The then-34-year-old mother of three feared for her life. Today, she attributes her survival to early detection.
