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Oncolog, Volume 62, Number 03, March 2017, Bryan Tutt, Joe Munch, Brandon C. Strubberg Mar 2017

Oncolog, Volume 62, Number 03, March 2017, Bryan Tutt, Joe Munch, Brandon C. Strubberg

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • Immunotherapy for Glioblastoma: Clinical trials test innovative immunotherapy approaches against brain tumors.
  • Virus-Specific T Cells Treat Posttransplant Infections: Banked T cells offer "off-the-shelf" therapy for patients with BK virus, JC virus, Cytomegalovirus infections after stem cell transplant.
  • Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy for Oropharyngeal Cancer: Clinical trial compares outcomes of intensity-modulated proton therapy, standard radiation therapy.
  • HOUSE CALL: Lung Cancer Screening-Low-dose computed tomography can detect lung cancer early


Oncolog, Volume 61, Number 03, March 2016, Bryan Tutt, Sarah Bronson, Jill Deisigne, K Werner Mar 2016

Oncolog, Volume 61, Number 03, March 2016, Bryan Tutt, Sarah Bronson, Jill Deisigne, K Werner

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • Innovations Decrease Toxic Effects of Radiation Therapy for Mediastinal Tumors from Hematological Malignancies: Anterior mediastinal masses caused by lymphoma or leukemia can be difficult to treat because sensitive tissues in the area are vulnerable to damage from radiation therapy. To treat these tumors while sparing healthy tissue, radiation oncologists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center use a combination of advanced technologies and new techniques.
  • Transoral Robotic Surgery Enables Less Toxic Treatment of Early Throat Cancers: For decades, many patients with hard-to-reach throat cancers received high-dose radiation and chemotherapy, with their often severe toxic effects, because conventional surgery …


Oncolog, Volume 56, Number 06, June 2011, John H. Mccool, Sunni Hoseman Jun 2011

Oncolog, Volume 56, Number 06, June 2011, John H. Mccool, Sunni Hoseman

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • MD Anderson Celebrates 70th Anniversary: Its first clinical facility was a converted Army barracks, its first headquarters was renovated residential estate near downtown Houston, and its first cancer research was conducted by four scientists in a former horse stable
  • Compass: Stage II or III Soft Tissue Sarcoma-Chemotherapy and radiation therapy before or after surgery benefit patients


Oncolog, Volume 56, Number 03, March 2011, Bryan Tutt, Joe Munch Mar 2011

Oncolog, Volume 56, Number 03, March 2011, Bryan Tutt, Joe Munch

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • Glioblastoma Cure Remains Elusive Despite Treatment Advances: Aggressive surgery followed by radiation therapy and chemo-therapy offers hope of long-term survival for some patients with glioblastoma, but for most glioblastoma patients, the prognosis is poor
  • Assessing and Addressing the Biological Effects of Stress in Cancer Patients: Stress has long been linked to cancer progression. But the precise mechanisms by which stress exacts its pro-tumor effects are not fully understood
  • MD Anderson One of Four Centers to Test Cancer Cell Detection Chip: A new test that could monitor the effectiveness of cancer treatment
  • HOUSE CALL: Yoga and Tai Chi: Two distinct disciplines …


Oncolog Volume 54, Number 04, April 2009, Sunita Patterson, Sunni Hosemann Apr 2009

Oncolog Volume 54, Number 04, April 2009, Sunita Patterson, Sunni Hosemann

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • Rebuilding What Cancer Has Ravaged
  • Organ-Confined Prostate Cancer
  • House Call: Integrative Medicine: Understanding Complementary and Alternative Therapies


Oncolog, Volume 49, Number 07/08, July/August 2004, Dawn Chalaire, David Galloway, Ellen Manzullo Md Jul 2004

Oncolog, Volume 49, Number 07/08, July/August 2004, Dawn Chalaire, David Galloway, Ellen Manzullo Md

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • Proton Therapy Comes into Its Own
  • Treating Patients with Cancer Requires Looking Beyond the Tumor
  • House Call: Protecting Yourself Against Skin Cancer
  • DiaLog: Treating Cancer-Related Fatigue, by Ellen Manzullo, MD, FACP, Department of General Internal Medicine, Ambulatory Treatment, and Emergency Care


Oncolog, Volume 46, Number 04, April 2001, Kerry L. Wright, Don Norwood, Dawn Chalaire, Julie Penne Apr 2001

Oncolog, Volume 46, Number 04, April 2001, Kerry L. Wright, Don Norwood, Dawn Chalaire, Julie Penne

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • Clinical PET Facility Returns to M.D. Anderson
  • Trial Shows Pill Is as Effective as Intravenous Chemotherapy for Advanced Colon Cancer
  • House Call: After Cancer: A Survivor's Diary
  • Postirradiation Oral Complications Are Serious but Preventable


Oncolog, Volume 44, Number 12, December 1999, Margaret E. Goode, Dawn Chalaire, John Mendelsohn Md Dec 1999

Oncolog, Volume 44, Number 12, December 1999, Margaret E. Goode, Dawn Chalaire, John Mendelsohn Md

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • Collaboration Between Scientists, Clinicians Moves Apoptosis Studies Forward
  • Answering the Who, What, and How of Medical Physics
  • USHERING IN NEW TECHNOLOGIES: Medical Physicists Focus on IMRT, Ultrasound-Guided Brachytherapy
  • DiaLog: Building Better Patient Care on the Foundation of Scientific Research, by John Mendelsohn, MD, President, Professor of Clinical Investigation
  • House Call: Make Cancer Prevention Part of Your New Year's Resolutions


Oncolog, Volume 44, Number 05, May 1999, Vickie J. Williams, Dawn Chalaire May 1999

Oncolog, Volume 44, Number 05, May 1999, Vickie J. Williams, Dawn Chalaire

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • Researchers Seek Genetic Cues to High Prostate Cancer Incidence in African Americans
  • House Call: "Got Milk?" Say Yes to Calcium's Benefits
  • Overcoming Barriers to Pain Relief in Hispanic and African-American Patients
  • Prostate Cancer Initiatives: Progress Through Collaboration
  • Protocols: Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials