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News
Nano-syringe delivers combination, targeted brain cancer therapy
Houston, TX - 4/16/2012
Nanomedicine researchers at the Methodist Neurological Institute and Rice University have developed a way to selectively kill brain cancer cells by using a tiny syringe to deliver a combination of chemotherapy drugs directly into the cells. These findings will be published in the April 24 issue of the American Chemical Society journal ACS Nano.
We Love Oncology Nursing!
Houston, TX - 3/19/2012
The nurses of Outpatient Infusion, Outpatient Center 21, The Methodist Hospital Cancer Center share a lighthearted look at the work they love.
Stereotactic radiotherapy provides excellent local control for lung malignancies
Houston, TX - 3/19/2012
Image-guided stereotactic radiation therapy is well tolerated and very effective in locally-controlling lung cancer, Methodist Cancer Center researchers report in the April issue of the Journal of Radiation Oncology.
Methodist physicians comment on a recent cancer screening report by the Centers for Disease Control, which states that the rate of U.S. residents receiving screenings for colon, breast, and cervical cancers falls below national targets, with Asians and Hispanics lagging even further behind.
Dr. Luz Venta on breast cancer screening:
Dr. Aparna Kamat on cervical cancer screening:
Malaria Drug Potential Cancer Treatment?
Texas Medical Center News, Houston, TX - 3/1/2012
Methodist Cancer Center director Dr. Jenny Chang discusses her study of chloroquine as a possible adjunct to chemotherapy.
Listen to Dr. Ganesh Palapattu describe creating artificial bladders without incisions (KTRK-TV ABC13): http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/channel?section=news/health&id=7100834
Dr. Brian Miles discusses the importance of prostate cancer testing for African-American males.
Dr. Brian Miles explains the PSA antigen and a simple blood test that can be done to help detect prostate cancer early.
Dr. Shanda Blackmon offers an overview of VATS lobectomy, a minimally invasive form of lung surgery.
Patient Stories
Patient Story: Jack Robichau, Prostate Cancer Survivor
Patient Story: Loretta Moses, Breast Cancer Survivor
Patient Story: Chet Harrod, Prostate Cancer Survivor
Our Locations
The Methodist Cancer Center has five locations to care and treat your cancer where it's most convenient to you. Our centers include:
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