UT Health Science Center researchers reduce head and neck cancer in mice by 50 percent

September 6, 2016

A multidisciplinary research team at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio has found a new way to treat deadly, late-stage head and neck cancer, reducing tumor size in mouse models by 50 percent in just 14 days. The researchers found that targeting both the epidermal growth factor receptor and anaplastic lymphoma kinase pathways caused the tumors to shrink. They are seeking funding for clinical trials in humans.

KENS 5: Real Men Wear Gowns: Men battle many cancers

September 1, 2016

As we begin our second year of Real Men Wear Gowns, Jeremy Baker talks to physicians about cancer, and four of the main types of the disease that affect the male population. Watch the full story at KENS 5

Undark Magazine: Rethinking Prostate Cancer Treatments

September 1, 2016

In an outcome likely to raise broad questions about aggressive prostate cancer treatment, a randomized study of 1,643 British men found that, roughly 10 years after a prostate cancer diagnosis, the vast majority of participants had survived the cancer regardless of whether they were treated with radiation, had their prostates surgically removed, or were simply […]