South Texas, the hotbed of skin cancer
June 22, 2016
South Texas is called the hotbed of skin cancer for a reason. In June, there are nearly 280 hours of sunshine, and a peak of 308 in August.
KSAT 12: Grant helps survivor now working at institute that saved him
June 20, 2016
The doctors and staff at the UT Health Science Center’s Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute are celebrating its latest grant, a $10.9 million donation from Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
Cancer Moonshot Summit to be held June 29 at CTRC
June 15, 2016
The Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio will host the Cancer Moonshot Summit from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 29.
Trinidad & TobagoDaily Express: Men’s Health Week
June 8, 2016
Every year, Men’s Health Week is celebrated as the week leading up to and including Father’s Day (June 13th to 19th 2016). Read the full story at Trinidad& Tobago Daily Express
Advancements in new hepatitis C treatments
June 3, 2016
Hepatitis C is the leading blood-borne disease in the U.S., with more than 3.5 million people developing a chronic infection. While the outlook for treating hepatitis C was grim just a few years ago, now most patients can be cured with direct-acting antiviral medications, many of them evaluated at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio.
CTRC among the top 10 SWOG institutions
June 3, 2016
The Cancer Therapy & Research Center has been named among the top 10 of the 990 institutions that are members of SWOG, an international network of researchers that design and conduct cancer clinical trials.
