Prostate cancer clinical trial expands to Monterrey, Mexico
July 6, 2004
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio’s SABOR prostate cancer research program moved south of the border recently to enroll 655 men in Monterrey, Mexico.
New information discovered regarding Hispanics with colorectal cancer
June 8, 2004
Hispanics present with colorectal cancer at a younger age and with more advanced disease than other ethnic groups, according to a study of 453 colorectal cancer patients treated between 1985 and 2001 by physicians from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
Frequently asked questions about PSA and prostate cancer
May 28, 2004
The prostate is a gland that is a part of the reproductive organs and lies below the urinary bladder in men.
‘Out of the 4.0 box thinking’ benefited South Texas patient
May 27, 2004
Like many Americans, Edgar Smith loathes the words “prostate cancer.”
Study finds 15 percent of men with ‘normal’ PSA had prostate cancer
May 27, 2004
Some men who have received good marks on the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test from their physicians may be getting a false sense of confidence about not having prostate cancer, according to a study released May 27 in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Putting the proverbial brakes on aging
May 18, 2004
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has received a $2.5 million grant for a National Institute on Aging (NIA) Intervention Testing Center, one of three such U.S. centers established by the NIA to test potential therapeutic interventions to slow the aging process.