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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

MD Anderson Cancer Center is one of 14 institutions within the University of Texas system. It is perennially ranked number one among cancer treatment facilities in the United States and is equally esteemed for its robust research programs. With its main campus in Houston, MD Anderson also has satellite campuses and clinics in various U.S. cities.

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A woman holds her stomach in agony from ulcerative colitis. Emily Frost / Shutterstock.com

Stool transplantation shows promise treating cancer therapy side effect

Cancer immunotherapy is a revolutionary treatment for many but it can cause nasty side effects like inflammation of the colon that can derail treatment. Could the solution be a fecal transplant?
Singers from the New York City Gay Men’s Choir sing Dec. 1, 2015 at the Apollo Theater in New York for World AIDS Day. A new health foe has emerged among gay and bisexual men. AP Photo/Seth Wenig

How the anal cancer epidemic in gay and bi HIV-positive men can be prevented

A new study shows that anal cancer, caused by the virus HPV, can be successfully fought in HIV-positive men by timely treatment and HPV vaccination of lesions that may ultimately lead to cancer.
Women with breast cancer face many treatment decisions on the path to survivorship. One question has been: Can they have fewer doses of radiation and still keep their risks for recurrence low?

Why treating breast cancer with less may be more

Women with breast cancer often have six weeks of radiation therapy after surgery to remove the cancer. A recent study suggests that shortening that time is not only effective but also cost-saving.

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