Registration now open for sporting clay shooters, sponsors for Sept. 6 annual CTRC fundraising event
August 24, 2014
This year’s fundraiser is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 6.
Over-the-counter pain reliever may slow recurrence in breast cancer patients
August 14, 2014
With promising new information on the risks of obesity and the benefits of anti-inflammatories, researchers at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center have launched a new study on aspirin and fish oil open to postmenopausal women who are cancer-free.
UT Health Science Center pediatric cancer researcher receives grant for groundbreaking work for childhood cancer survivors
August 12, 2014
A pediatric hematologist-oncologist from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has been awarded a grant from the St. Baldrick’s Foundation to continue his groundbreaking work into the long-term problems that lifesaving chemotherapy can cause in children.
Version 2.0 of Prostate Cancer Risk Calculator now online, free and complete with emojis
August 4, 2014
A calculator to help men and their doctors assess their risk of prostate cancer, developed at the UT Health Science Center, has had a major upgrade to enhance how men and their physicians better understand a man’s risk of prostate cancer.
Anti-pain agent shrinks oral cancers, leaves healthy tissues alone
July 22, 2014
Mouse models of human oral cancer treated with an agent called capsazepine showed dramatic tumor shrinkage without damage to surrounding tissues, researchers from the School of Dentistry and School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio found.
Saving young lives twice is this study’s goal
July 17, 2014
Two pediatric cancer researchers from San Antonio are launching a new study to learn more about predicting heart problems in adults who are survivors of childhood cancers.