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Going gold in Africa: Treating pediatric cancer

September 16, 2014 Baylor Pediatric AIDS Initiative, Cancer, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Community, Dr. Jeremy Slone, Dr. Uma Ramamurthy, Healthcare, Pediatric Cancer, pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital Cancer Center

Each September, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month shines a light on pediatric cancer treatment and research. More than 10,000 children are diagnosed with cancer in the

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Going gold for Childhood Cancer Awareness

September 9, 2014 Baylor College of Medicine, Cancer, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Healthcare, Houston, pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital Cancer Center

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and it is being commemorated all month long at Texas Children’s Cancer Center, starting with a gold ribbon ceremony

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Image of the Month: Life as art

September 4, 2014 Cancer, exome, genome, high throughput sequencing, molecular biology, Sequencing

Translational medicine might mean one thing to the scientific world, but to an artist, it is something completely different. For example, this cover illustration for

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Why I Ride Tour de Pink

August 22, 2014 Ben Taub Hospital, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Community, Events, Harris Health System, Healthcare, Meggin Crawford, Pink Ribbons Project, Ruth SoRelle, Tour de Pink

About 11 years ago, while a Baylor College of Medicine employee, I started working in the Breast Oncology Clinic at Harris Health System’s Ben Taub

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The Art of Baylor: The 13th Annual BCM Art Show

August 12, 2014 Art Show, Cancer, Community, Events, pediatrics, Texas Children’s Hospital Cancer and Hematology Centers, The Art Of Baylor

Students come to Baylor College of Medicine to learn the art of medicine, but if they look closely they may get an art education as

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Skip the tan to help prevent skin cancer

August 1, 2014 Cancer, Dermatology, Healthcare, Skin Cancer, Skin Care, sun, suntan, tanning, tanning bed

Getting a healthy tan isn’t possible, according to Baylor College of Medicine professor of dermatology Dr. Ida Orengo. But staying healthy in the sun is

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Best of both worlds

July 7, 2014 Awards and Honors, Cancer, Dr. Maria Monica Gramatges, Healthcare, patient care, pediatrics, Research, VIICTR

This feature is part of an ongoing series that focuses on VIICTR.org, highlighting clinical and translational research at Baylor College of Medicine. Ever wonder what it takes

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Summer round up: Our experts’ best advice

July 1, 2014 Cancer, Dermatology, dietitian-approved recipes, Dr. Ida Orengo, Dr. Rajani Katta, eating outdoors, Healthcare, Nutrition and Wellness, Skin Cancer, Summer, Sunscreen

Whether your Independence Day plans include a trip to the lake, a backyard barbecue or just relaxing at home, experts at Baylor College of Medicine

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VIDEO: New therapy provides protection after bone marrow transplant

June 27, 2014 bone marrow, Cancer, Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Genetics, Transplant

After a bone marrow transplant the body becomes vulnerable to infection due to a compromised immune system. Now, a new study has identified a way

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Celebrating the end of chemo

May 21, 2014 Avon Foundation, Avon Walk, Baylor Clinic Infusion Center, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Community, Dr. Polly Niravath, Events, Healthcare, Houston, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Women's Health

Claire Nguyen, a patient at Baylor’s Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, signed up for the 39-mile, two-day Houston Avon Walk because she wanted to help other