CTRC offering free skin cancer screening

July 18, 2016

The Cancer Therapy & Research Center is offering free skin cancer screenings from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 11, at the CTRC, 7979 Wurzbach Road. The CTRC is part of the UT Health Science Center San Antonio.




Sign up now for free skin cancer screening

July 18, 2016

With temperatures rising and no rain in sight, San Antonians are getting an extreme dose of sunshine. With that comes an increased risk of skin cancer, the most common type of cancer in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society.


MedPage Today: Revisiting Neoadjuvant Hormones for ER+ Breast Cancer

July 5, 2016

Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy for estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer achieved response rates similar to those obtained with combination chemotherapy but with less toxicity, pooled data from 20 studies showed. The findings have implications for a majority of women with newly diagnosed early breast cancer, most of which is ER-positive disease. Clinical experience in the adjuvant […]


CTRC hosts regional Cancer Moonshot Summit

June 30, 2016

How to improve the prevention and treatment of cancer was the focus of the Cancer Moonshot Summit July 29, hosted by the Cancer Therapy & Research Center of the UT Health Science Center San Antonio.

Cancer Moonshot Summit



South Texas, the hotbed of skin cancer

June 22, 2016

South Texas is called the hotbed of skin cancer for a reason. In June, there are nearly 280 hours of sunshine, and a peak of 308 in August.

Cancer on computer tablet