University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas , USA, usually called MD Anderson , is one of the largest cancer clinics in the USA. In addition to the main location in Houston , Texas, there are also regional care centers and, since 2000, an associated MD Anderson Cancer Center Madrid in Spain.
The center is considered a leader in the United States, if not worldwide, in cancer research and teaching, as well as in treatment.
The cancer clinic was named after Monroe Dunaway Anderson , a banker and cotton merchant from Jackson , Tennessee . It was founded in 1941 as part of the University of Texas system . In 2014 the clinic had over 20,000 employees and treated over 127,000 patients.
Research and application areas of the MD Anderson Center include analysis, therapy and prevention of all types of cancer.
Individual evidence
- ^ Cancer Treatment & Cancer Research | MD Anderson Cancer Center. Retrieved July 6, 2017 .
- ↑ Best Hospitals: Cancer . In: US News and World Report . Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ↑ 10 Best Cancer Hospitals in the World (en-US) . In: Insider Monkey .
- ↑ Top 10 Best Cancer Hospitals in the World 2017 «CancerWORLD Cancer Treatment Research Journal (en-US) . In: CancerWORLD , December 18, 2015.
- ^ Institutional Profile . In: MD Anderson Cancer Center . Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
