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Baylor continues medical sponsorship of Houston Avon Walk in 2015

April 28, 2015 Avon Foundation, Avon Walk, Baylor College of Medicine, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Community, Dr. Polly Niravath, Events, Glenna Vickers, Grants, Healthcare, Houston, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Research, Women's Health

For the eighth year in a row, Baylor College of Medicine served as the official medical sponsor of the Houston Avon Walk, held April 25

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month.

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Angelina Jolie’s public disclosure of preventative cancer fight saving lives

March 26, 2015 Angelina Jolie, BRCA1, Breast Cancer, Cancer, cancer prevention, Cathy Sullivan, Dr. Julie Nangia, Education, Genetics, Healthcare, Houston, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, ovarian cancer, Women's Health

In the last two years, actress Angelina Jolie—an identified carrier of a genetic mutation (BRCA) that significantly increases her risk for developing breast and ovarian

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Baylor co-sponsored tissue collection event a success

March 5, 2015 Breast Cancer, breast tissue, Cancer, Community, Dr. Julie Nangia, Events, Houston, Komen Tissue Bank, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Research, Women's Health

On Feb. 28, Baylor College of Medicine, with the Houston affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the local Pink Ribbons Project organization,

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Komen Tissue Bank comes to Houston Feb. 28

February 24, 2015 Baylor College of Medicine, Breast Cancer, breast tissue, Cancer, Community, Events, Houston, Jill Henry, Komen Tissue Bank, Research, Women's Health

I love my job. As the Chief Operating Officer of the Susan G. Komen ® Tissue Bank at the IU Simon Cancer Center (Komen Tissue

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Exploiting cancer’s Achilles’ heel

February 11, 2015 Awards and Honors, biochemistry and molecular biology, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Dr. Trey Westbrook, Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award, Genetics, Houston, molecular and human genetics, Research, The Academy of Medicine Engineering & Science of Texas, triple-negative breast cancer

What drives innovation? For Dr. Trey Westbrook it’s a personal mission to find new treatments for invasive breast cancer. His work focuses on the genetic

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Therapy dogs provide comfort to chemotherapy patients

February 4, 2015 Baylor Infusion Center, Breast Cancer, Faithful Paws, Healthcare, Houston, pet therapy, Samantha Khan

Nearing the end of her chemotherapy treatment, Galvestonian June Merrell knew she was in for a long day at the Baylor Infusion Center. But her

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2014 in review: Baylor College of Medicine highlights

December 29, 2014 Audrey M. Marks, Autism, Awards, Awards and Honors, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Community, Dr. Peter Hotez, Education, Healthcare, Houston, Match Day 2014, National School of Tropical Medicine, neglected tropical diseases, obstetrics and gynecology, Student Life, Women's Health, Year in Review

With only three days left in 2014, join us as we take a look back at the most popular stories across Baylor College of Medicine

The 2014 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

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San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium wraps up 37th annual meeting

December 15, 2014 Breast Cancer, Cancer, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Dr. Kent Osborne, Events, Glenna Picton, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

The San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium wrapped up its 37th annual meeting on Saturday. Jointly sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine, the American Association of