SABCS audit shows local symposium’s global impact
April 9, 2014
The audit just came in, and the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium is a resounding success for San Antonio — and for breast cancer treatment worldwide.
Free cancer genetic risk assessment for eligible individuals
March 20, 2014
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which is the perfect time to emphasize the UT Health Science Center’s genetic risk assessment and testing program in San Antonio, Laredo, and the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Called
Ancient Chinese medicine put through its paces for pancreatic cancer
March 3, 2014
The bark of the Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense) has traveled a centuries-long road with the healing arts. Now it is being put through its paces by science in the fight against pancreatic cancer, with the potential to make inroads against several more.
Improved lab screening technique opens door for new pediatric neuroblastoma therapies
February 28, 2014
Neuroblastoma is one of the most common and lethal types of childhood cancers. In a paper published online today in OncoTarget, a researcher at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio unveils the important role of microRNAs in regulating neuroblastoma development, pointing to new therapeutic possibilities.
CPRIT extends its support of Health Science Center researchers and educators in grants
February 20, 2014
Young scientists and scientists-to-be are getting a boost at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center as the state’s Cancer Prevention and Research Institute announced a $1.6 million grant to support training programs here and another grant to continue important diagnostic research.
Researcher isolates new target for leukemia treatment
February 11, 2014
In a paper published today in Leukemia, a Nature journal, a UT Health Science Center researcher has pinpointed a protein that could play a key, previously unknown role in the development of pediatric AML — promising new information in the quest to treat and cure childhood leukemias.