Cancer

UTHSC to co-sponsor IVth International Conference on Cancer-Induced Bone Diseases

November 21, 2003

At least 300 of the world’s best-known researchers in the field of bone metastasis and myeloma are expected to attend the IVth International Conference on Cancer-Induced Bone Diseases Dec. 7-9 in San Antonio, Texas.

Ladies Auxiliary VFW awards grant to UTHSC professor

November 4, 2003

Charles R. Thomas Jr., M.D., vice chairman and associate professor in the department of radiation oncology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSC), received a $15,000 grant from the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars for his research of radiation therapy for lung and esophageal cancer.

Prostate cancer program participants to get free Alamo Bowl tickets

October 16, 2003

Go on the offensive against prostate cancer this fall and you’ll receive two free tickets to the 2003 MasterCard Alamo Bowl.

Study reveals importance of testing PSA level during 1st months after radiotherapy

October 2, 2003

The success or failure of radiation therapy for prostate cancer may be predicted as early as three months after completion of therapy, rather than waiting one to two years as conventional wisdom indicates, a new study from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) suggests.