Miami Herald: Hispanics have much higher death rates in certain cancers. A study is trying to change that

May 25, 2021

Dr. Amelie Ramirez, Institute for Health Promotion Research, Salud America!, Population Health Sciences, Mays Cancer Center, is quoted in this Miami Herald article that mentions a new $9.8 million study, that she’s the co-principal investigator of, that will unpack the social, cultural, behavioral, psychosocial, biological and medical influences on post-cancer life in Latino cancer survivors. […]

The New York Times: These sisters with sickle cell had devastating, and preventable, strokes

May 24, 2021

Dr. Melissa Frei-Jones, Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, was interviewed for this article in The New York Times about two young sisters who are living with sickle cell and had strokes that could have been prevented with an annual screening test. Read the story.

Yahoo!: These sisters with sickle cell had devastating – and preventable – strokes

May 24, 2021

Dr. Melissa Frei-Jones, Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, was interviewed for this article, which originally appeared in The New York Times, about two young sisters who are living with sickle cell and had strokes that could have been prevented with an annual screening test. Read the story.

News 4: Colorectal cancer screening changes

May 24, 2021

Dr. Alicia Logue, colon and rectal cancer surgery specialist from the Mays Cancer Center for patient care services within the UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, spoke to News 4 viewers about why the age change for screening is important in the fight against colon and rectal cancers. Watch the story.

Fox 29: Age lowered for recommended colon cancer screenings

May 24, 2021

Dr. Alicia Logue, colon and rectal cancer surgery specialist from the Mays Cancer Center for patient care services within the UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, spoke to Fox 29 viewers about why the age change for screening is important in the fight against colon and rectal cancers. Watch the story.

News 4: Age recommendation for colorectal screenings drop in effort to combat disease

May 24, 2021

Dr. Alicia Logue, colon and rectal cancer surgery specialist from the Mays Cancer Center for patient care services within the UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, spoke to News 4 viewers about why the age change for screening is important in the fight against colon and rectal cancers. Watch the story.