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Baylor couple providing cancer care in Africa

March 31, 2015 Amanda Slone, Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative, Botswana, Cancer, Community, Dr. Jeremy Slone, Pediatric Cancer, pediatrics, Research, Texas Children's Cancer Center's international program

As a medical student, Dr. Jeremy Slone developed an interest in global health. He also was interested in pediatric oncology, but he didn’t know how to

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

From The Labs

Pinpointing novel ways to inhibit cancer growth

March 16, 2015 Cancer

(Best viewed in Chrome,Firefox and Safari) By Glenna P. Vickers Selectively inhibiting the forms of a protein called Akt that promote cancer growth – without

From The Labs

Image of the Month — Graphene ribbon as an ideal scaffold.

March 16, 2015 Cancer, imaging

The large surface area of graphene, a thin, tightly packed layer of carbon atoms, makes it an ideal scaffold to which you can attach a

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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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Colon Cancer: Understanding the basics

March 2, 2015 Cancer, Colon Cancer, Dr. Waqar Qureshi, Gastroenterology, Healthcare, Men's Health, Women's Health

Cancer of the colon, also known as the large bowel, is a common – and lethal – disease. It is the second leading cause of

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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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Be aware of common cervical cancer symptoms

January 7, 2015 Cancer, cervical cancer, Dr. M. Yvette Williams-Brown, Healthcare, obstetrics and gynecology, Women's Health

Abnormal bleeding can be an early warning sign of cervical cancer and should not be ignored, said a gynecologic oncologist from Baylor College of Medicine.

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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