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Reducing your risk for esophageal cancer

April 15, 2015 Barrett's esophagus, Cancer, Dr. Hashem El-Serag, esophageal cancer, Gastroenterology, Gastroesophageal reflux disease, GERD, Healthcare, Houston, Julia Parsons, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center

April is esophageal cancer awareness month, and Baylor College of Medicine’s gastroenterology experts are reminding people that this type of cancer is treatable.

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Your immune system: The secret weapon against HPV-related cancers

April 13, 2015 Cancer, Clinical research, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Dr. Andrew Sikora, Head and Neck, head and neck cancer, Head and Neck Cancer Program, Healthcare, Houston, HPV, human papillomavirus, otolaryngology, Research

Imagine the sudden emergence of a new, previously unseen viral disease that is rapidly approaching epidemic levels.

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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