How non-scientists are helping cancer researchers
As a teenager, Sophia Russell dreamed of making the world a better place. Today, she’s doing that by improving research studies. But she’s not a scientist.
“When scientists are creating research studies that will recruit community members, it is valuable to include perspectives of that population in the planning stages. That’s where I come in,” says Russell, a program coordinator in MD Anderson’s Health Disparities Research department...
How MD Anderson’s global oncology commitment is improving cancer care worldwide
MD Anderson has a clear mission: to end cancer. However, our efforts go far beyond our campuses in the Greater Houston area. To make the biggest...
5 ways MD Anderson promotes cancer prevention in the community
Cancer affects every community, so MD Anderson teams get creative to share prevention information with as many people as possible.
Driven to prevent cervical cancer worldwide
Kathleen Schmeler, M.D., has been focused on bringing high-quality cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment programs to women in underserved communities since she was a medical student more than 20 years ago.
The reason? “All patients deserve access to the same high-quality cancer care,” says the executive director of Global Oncology and professor of Gynecologic Oncology & Reproductive Medicine at MD Anderson. ...
Health disparities researcher: We must build trust
As Jamaican immigrants, my parents stressed the importance of education. They felt that was the best way to succeed in America – and so I...
Reducing secondhand smoke exposure and tobacco disparities is personal for this researcher
As a child, researcher Surendranath Shastri, M.D., D.Ph., worshiped his dad. “He was a lifetime smoker, so I thought it was cool to smoke,...