Holding breath may protect heart during radiation therapy

February 8, 2016

A technique using a new form of surface imaging available at only one site in South Texas—the Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC)—is expected to reduce women’s risk of long-term cardiac side effects from radiation therapy when treating left-sided breast cancer.

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San Antonio Express-News: Cancer centers urge HPV vaccine

February 1, 2016

The nation’s top cancer centers — including the Cancer Therapy & Research Center of the UT Health Science Center San Antonio — urged that all children and young adults be vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV), a rare united effort born of frustration that an effective weapon against the disease isn’t being fully utilized. Read the […]




Texas Public Radio: Think Health Science: Clinical trials at the CTRC

January 29, 2016

Join Texas Public Radio and CTRC presenting the next Think Health Science: Clinical Trials at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center, March 9 at Pestana Lecture Hall, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio with speaker Andrew Brenner, M.D., Ph.D. Read the full story at Texas Public Radio

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