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Lyda Hill commits $50 million to Moon Shots Program

mmmaisel — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:31:53 +0000

Hill’s transformational gift is the largest single private philanthropic contribution to date in support of this ambitious effort to dramatically reduce cancer deaths. In recognition of Hill’s generosity to the program, MD Anderson will name the Lyda Hill Cancer Prevention Center in her honor.

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Chron: Houston is fortunate to have a leader in the fight against cancer at UT’s M.D. Anderson

mmiwpadmin — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:38:18 +0000

For Dr. Ronald DePinho, the fight against cancer is personal. He was already a lauded researcher and clinician in 1998 when his father – an immigrant from Portugal who came to the U.S. as a stowaway in a ship’s cargo container and earned his citizenship by fighting in World War II – lost his battle with colon cancer.

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Chron: ‘Moon Shots’ endeavor gives cancer patients hope

mmiwpadmin — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:37:10 +0000

Patients with cancers targeted in The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s soon-to-be-launched “Moon Shots Program” expressed hope on Friday that the intensive $3 billion research will lead to breakthroughs.

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AP: Texas hospital plans “moonshot” against cancer

mmiwpadmin — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:48:51 +0000

The nation’s largest cancer center is launching a massive “moonshot” effort against eight specific forms of the disease, similar to the all-out push for space exploration 50 years ago.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston expects to spend as much as $3 billion on the project over the next 10 years and already has “tens of millions” of dollars in gifts to jump start it now, said its president, Dr. Ronald DePinho.

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Chron: MD Anderson launches $3 billion fight against common cancers

mmiwpadmin — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:47:42 +0000

The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center on Friday will announce an ambitious initiative to dramatically reduce the death rates of eight common and difficult cancers. The $3 billion effort, dubbed the Moon Shots Program, will bring together large teams of researchers and clinicians to mount attacks in the next decade on cancers that annually account for nearly 750,000 cases and more than 260,000 deaths.

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WSJ: Cancer center sets $3 billion program

mmiwpadmin — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:46:14 +0000

The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center is launching a multibillion-dollar initiative on Friday aimed at reducing cancer deaths over the next decade, saying a flurry of recent advances in genomics and other technologies has laid a foundation for making major new strides against the disease.

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CNN: Launching a new war on cancer

mmiwpadmin — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:45:25 +0000

Fifty years ago, President John F. Kennedy came to Houston and told the world that the United States would go to the moon before the end of the 1960s.

On Friday, Houston’s MD Anderson Cancer Center is announcing its own “Moon Shots Program,” aimed at significantly reducing the number of deaths from a handful of cancers by the end of this decade.

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mmiwpadmin — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:50:45 +0000

Know someone who may be interested in our Moon Shots Program or MD Anderson? Share a link to this website to let your friends and family know how we are working to end cancer.

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Check Your Cancer Risk

mmiwpadmin — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:50:29 +0000

Could you be more likely to get cancer? Find out by completing MD Anderson’s Cancer Risk Check. After completing the short questionnaire, you’ll receive personalized suggestions for lifestyle changes and screening exams that may help you prevent cancer.

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Infrastructure

mmiwpadmin — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:44:39 +0000

The development of a comprehensive integrated approach that tackles the full continuum of melanoma is necessary to reverse the concerning trends in both its incidence and mortality. While this is a large undertaking, it also presents a tremendous opportunity to efficiently integrate advances made in one stage of the disease throughout. Building upon our long-standing experience and expertise in the MD Anderson melanoma program of establishing clinically annotated tumor banks, developing and refining staging and prognostic models, and biomarker discovery, the Melanoma Moon Shot will develop approaches to rapidly integrate advances in understanding and/or treatment to achieve impact on patient care most efficiently and effectively.

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