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Care for all helps drive Baylor cancer programs

At the recent Baylor College of Medicine Class of 2019 White Coat Ceremony, Dr. Kent Osborne, director of Baylor’s Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, an

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Breast imaging same-day work up results in high patient satisfaction

August 3, 2015 Baylor College of Medicine, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Community, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Dr. Emily Sedgwick, Dr. Kent Osborne, Healthcare, Houston, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, mammogram, same-day biopsy

When Patricia Guerra found out her breast cancer had recurred after five years, her immediate thoughts turned to the worst case scenario – a death

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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,

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

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Why metastatic breast cancer matters

October 13, 2014 Awards and Honors, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Houston, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Research, Women's Health

Monday Oct. 13, has been declared Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day by the City of Houston. I am so grateful to the city for supporting

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Strutting for a cure

October 3, 2014 Breast Cancer, Breast Center Advisory Council, Cancer, Community, Dr. Kent Osborne, Dr. Matthew Ellis, Events, Healthcare, Houston, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Neiman Marcus Stiletto Strut & Luncheon, Women's Health

The Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center at Baylor College of Medicine is fortunate to have a dedicated group of advocates – many of whom

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Baylor wraps 10th year supporting Tour de Pink

September 17, 2014 Breast Cancer, Cancer, Healthcare, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Pink Ribbons Project, Tour de Pink, Women's Health

Over the weekend, Baylor College of Medicine helped support the Pink Ribbons Project in celebrating its 10th anniversary of Tour de Pink – a cycling

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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