KENS 5: Real Men Wear Gowns: Men battle many cancers

September 1, 2016

As we begin our second year of Real Men Wear Gowns, Jeremy Baker talks to physicians about cancer, and four of the main types of the disease that affect the male population. Watch the full story at KENS 5


Undark Magazine: Rethinking Prostate Cancer Treatments

September 1, 2016

In an outcome likely to raise broad questions about aggressive prostate cancer treatment, a randomized study of 1,643 British men found that, roughly 10 years after a prostate cancer diagnosis, the vast majority of participants had survived the cancer regardless of whether they were treated with radiation, had their prostates surgically removed, or were simply […]


Health Science Center, UTSA gain $4.6 million for cancer research

August 22, 2016

The Center for Innovative Drug Discovery (CIDD), a joint program of the UT Health Science Center San Antonio and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), is receiving a $4,598,728 grant from the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT).




Partners Shopping Cards benefit CTRC

August 19, 2016

The CTRC Council, a nonprofit organization providing volunteer opportunities and fundraising to support the Cancer Therapy & Research Center, is holding its annual Partners Shopping Card event Oct. 21-30.




Voelcker award winners focus on cancer

August 15, 2016

Trustees of the Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund voted to give Young Investigator Awards totaling $1.35 million to three rising stars at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

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Voelcker Fund award winners focus on cancer

August 12, 2016

Trustees of the Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund voted to give Young Investigator Awards totaling $1.35 million to three rising stars at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Concept Art of a Microscope