Insomnia? How better sleep may help cancer patients (and everyone else)
June 12, 2012
Everyone needs a good night’s sleep, but cancer patients often have extra hurdles between them and healing slumber, while their need for it is even more vital.
Radical change for routine prostate cancer treatment
June 4, 2012
New study results have just upended a decades-old prostate cancer therapy approach.
Voelcker grant goes to CTRC researcher
May 31, 2012
Jennifer Carew, Ph.D., assistant professor in the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, is working to find new treatments to improve the survivorship of patients with Acute myeloid leukemia.
Fear not the colonoscopy
May 4, 2012
Colorectal cancer is a major killer in the U.S., but it’s relatively simple to prevent through early screening and detection, the topic of the May 10 free public lecture at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
Immunotherapy for elderly cancer patients finds new promise in drug combination
April 16, 2012
Cancer is much more likely in the elderly than the young, and their bodies often are less prepared to fight the disease and the often-toxic side effects of treatment.
Personalized cancer treatment pros and cons
April 12, 2012
A free public lecture on what we’re learning about how cancer travels through the body, and the pros and cons of tailoring specific treatments for each patient, part of a series of presentations on cancer prevention and treatment sponsored by the Cancer Therapy & Research Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center