Study: Younger women with breast cancer should lose weight

May 22, 2017

Researchers determined that women younger than age 60 diagnosed with breast cancer who have a genetic risk factor for obesity have a higher risk for gaining weight and therefore should begin a weight-loss program to increase their chance for survival.





Dr. Chatterjee named a Fulbright Scholar

May 12, 2017

Bandana Chatterjee, Ph.D., who has conducted a quarter-century of prostate cancer research at UT Health San Antonio, has been named a Fulbright Scholar.


Team uncovers novel epigenetic changes in leukemia

May 9, 2017

UT Health San Antonio researchers have discovered epigenetic changes that contribute to one-fifth of cases of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), an aggressive cancer that arises out of the blood-forming cells in bone marrow.

Dr. Ricardo Aguiar, UT Health San Antonio