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The Learning Center Offers Patients Education on Diagnosis

Dec 31, 2015

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The Learning Center at MD Anderson is a consumer health library that offers free access to pamphlets, books, databases and medical journals featuring current and reliable medical information to help answer your questions.

The staff will guide you through the research process and help you find information you need to make informed decisions. Common research topics include treatment options, drug information, clinical trials and treatment side effects.
The Learning Center also offers an email reference service and is happy to answer questions and comments at asktlcstaff@mdanderson.org.

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MD Anderson Cancer Center - Making Cancer History

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Dec 31, 2015

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The MD Anderson Cancer Center Moon Shots program leverages knowledge to drive better patient outcomes. They selected Oracle Health Sciences solutions for their analytics and personalized medicine initiatives designed to make cancer history.

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Ground Angels Provides Free Transportation to MD Anderson Patients

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Dec 31, 2015

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Karen Cocker, an MD Anderson patient, discusses how she found the Houston Ground Angels and what their services mean to her.

The Houston Ground Angels is a network of volunteers who donate their time to help provide free healthcare access to patients in need of transportation to and from their required healthcare facilities.

For more information on the Houston Ground Angels or to request their services, visit them online at www.houstongroundangels.org.

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eTour: MD Anderson Care Centers & Treatment Options

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Dec 31, 2015

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This video is part of the MD Anderson eTour, a visual snapshot of MD Anderson's campus, services and people. To take the eTour, visit http://www.mdanderson.org/locations/etour/index.html.

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Complementary Therapies for Cancer Treatment

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Dec 31, 2015

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Learn more at http://www.mdanderson.org/departments/CIMER/

Roy talks about his cancer journey extending beyond the physical and needs for treatment of his mental and spiritual well being. He talks about how participating in complementary therapies at M D Anderson were as important to his treatment as the traditional treatment methods.

Complementary, alternative medicine and integrative medicine are therapies of proven or unproven efficacy that have been used to promote wellness, to manage symptoms associated with cancer and its treatment or to treat cancer.

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The Anticancer & MD Anderson Cancer Center Research Initiative

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Dec 31, 2015

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VISIT: http://www.AnticancerBook.com/fund.html to contribute to the ground-breaking cancer project.

Dr. David Servan-Schreiber, two-time brain cancer survivor, distinguished scientist and best-selling author (Anticancer), has teamed up with the world renowned MD Anderson Cancer Center, to initiate a ground-breaking research project aimed at enhancing standard cancer care around the world. The project's goal is to improve & boost cancer care....forever.

The initiative, led by Lorenzo Cohen, Ph.D., professor of behavioral science and general oncology at MD Anderson, will examine the effects of an innovative, standardized integrative oncology program based on the model outlined in the book Anticancer, by Dr. Servan-Schreiber.

M. D. Anderson Cancer Center & Anticancer are currently seeking philanthropic funding to advance the goals of the Integrative Medicine Program, and to specifically support the development and testing of a novel, comprehensive integrative oncology intervention.The study will

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Caring for Cancer Patients - Support for Caregivers

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Dec 31, 2015

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People who take care of people with cancer need to remember to take care of themselves. Robert Bowden's wife has been diagnosed with appendix cancer and is being treated at M. D. Anderson. Here he gives tips on how to cope. Read more about the Bowdens' in Cancerwise at http://www.mdanderson.org/publications/cancerwise/archives/2007-septembe...

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Mind Body Practices for Cancer Patients

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Dec 31, 2015

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Lorenzo Cohen, Ph.D., professor and director of M. D. Anderson's Integrative Medicine Program, describes mind-body practices and how they can help cancer patients. M. D. Anderson offers cancer patients and caregivers classes in mind-body practices such as Tai Chi, Qigong and several different forms of yoga.