Author Biographical Info

The Texas Medical Center is a comprehensive medical community located south of downtown Houston. It comprises 54 institutions, including four medical and seven nursing schools, 21 hospitals, three level-I trauma centers, eight specialty institutions, and academic and research institutions for many other health-related disciplines. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center is among the top-ranked cancer hospitals in the country. As of 2017, it is one of the largest medical centers in the world.

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Identifier

AVV-IC084-019

Publication Date(s)

January 23, 1976

Language

English

Keywords

Breast--Cancer--Environmental aspects Breast--Cancer--Nutritional aspects, Cancer--Research, Medical education

Abstract

Dr. Byrd, former President of the American Cancer Society, discussed his educational training at Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tennessee where he was born and raised. He spoke of his own studies in cancer and those of the American Cancer Society and the American College of Surgeons Cancer Commission. Emphasis was lent to environmental and nutritional factors in breast cancer. See more at Texas Medical Center Historical Resources Project Records and its finding aid.

Comments

Digital copy made available by Texas Medical Center Library. Digitization supported by South Central Academic Medical Libraries Consortium (SCAMeL) Speedy Startup funds, 2022.

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