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At MD Anderson's Thoracic Center, our thoracic surgeons, medical oncologists and radiation oncologists combine incredible skill and expertise with a team approach to care. They customize your treatment to provide the most advanced therapies and procedures with the fewest side effects.
- Breast Cancer
- Central Nervous System Tumors
- Gastrointestinal
- Genitourinary
- Gynecology
- Head and Neck Cancers
- Hematologic Malignancies
- Melanoma and Sarcoma
- Pediatrics
- Thoracic
Our Breast Radiation Oncology department treats ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS, non invasive breast cancer), and all types of invasive breast cancer from the most common to the most rare. We have a dedicated inflammatory breast cancerprogram and a wide range of clinical trial options for early and late breast cancer. We use heart-sparing techniques...
Our CNS Radiation Oncology team specializes in treatment of all central nervous system tumors, both primary and metastatic. They work with neuro-oncologists, neurosurgeons, diagnostic neuro-radiologists, neuro-pathologists, radiation physicists and nurses who are experts in treating brain tumors and spinal tumors. 1. Thomas Beckham, M.D. Ph.D. 2. A...
Our Gastrointestinal Radiation Oncology departmentrepresents decades of gastrointestinal cancer expertise by internationally renowned radiation oncology doctors, including a specialized team of GI radiotherapy physician assistants, nurses, physicists, therapists and dosimetrists. We treat cancers of the stomach, liver, bile duct, pancreas, rectum a...
Our Genitourinary Radiation Oncology department treats prostate cancer, bladder cancer, testicular cancer and kidney cancer. Radiation therapy can be given as a primary treatment or in combination with surgery and/or systemic therapy (including immunotherapy). Palliative radiation therapy to decrease symptoms from metastatic cancer (such as pain fr...
Our Gynecologic Radiation Oncology team treats cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, vaginal cancer and vulvar cancer. Radiation therapy may be administered curatively with or without chemotherapy or may be delivered following surgery to minimize the risk of recurrence. Radiation therapy is also effective for treating symptoms due to gyn...
Our Head and Neck Radiation Oncology team uses radiation treatmentin critical areas that cannot be treated with surgery. Radiation therapy can control early head and neck cancers as well as surgery, and in some cases, is superior for preserving appearance and organ function. MD Anderson uses intensity modulation and dynamic multileaf collimation to...
Our Hematological Malignancies section includes specialists that exclusively treats patients with lymphoma, leukemia and myeloma. This includes patients treated in the setting of transplant and cellular therapy like CAR T-Cell therapy. We use modern technology to insure an outstanding therapeutic ratio, where avoiding excess dose to critical organs...
Radiation therapy is a critical component of the treatment plan for many sarcoma patients. Preoperative and postoperative radiation therapy is used regularly to treat soft tissue sarcomas, including unclassified pleomorphic sarcomas, synovial sarcomas, liposarcomas, leiomyosarcomas, as well as many other types of sarcomas. Some bone tumors are also...
We treat all pediatric tumors that require radiation therapy, including medulloblastoma, childhood brain tumors, rhabdomyosarcoma and Ewing's sarcoma. Pediatric patients may be treated with conventional radiotherapy, proton therapy, three-dimensional conformal therapy, intensity-modulated radiotherapy or fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy, depe...
Our team of specialists within the Thoracic Radiation Oncology department offers various radiotherapeutic techniques, including proton therapy, three-dimensional radiotherapy, intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) designed to optimally eradicate these cancers while offering maximal sparing of the surround...
request an appointment online. MD Anderson is located in the heart of the Texas Medical Center, just minutes from downtown Houston. What began in 1941 on the grounds of a Houston estate has grown to more than a dozen buildings dedicated to world-class patient care and research.
- 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, 77030, TX
- April 15, 2020
- (713) 792-2121
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (colloquially MD Anderson Cancer Center) is a comprehensive cancer center in Houston, Texas. It is the largest cancer center in the world and one of the original three NCI -designated comprehensive cancer centers in the country.
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX is nationally ranked in 4 adult and 1 pediatric specialty and rated high performing in 5 adult procedures and conditions.
- 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 1491, Houston, 77030-4000, Texas
- (713) 792-2121
- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is located at 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 1491, Houston, TX . Find directions at US News .
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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is one of the world's most respected centers devoted exclusively to cancer patient care, research, education and prevention. It is located in central Houston in the Texas Medical Center.
