Vulcan Funshoot raises $150,000 for CTRC

September 15, 2010

More than 350 people turned out Saturday, Sept. 11 for the 17th annual Vulcan Funshoot, which this year raised $150,000 for the Cancer Therapy & Research Center at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio.


Pathologist uncovers clue in breast cancer paradox

September 15, 2010

Pothana Saikumar, Ph.D., an associate professor with The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, was studying kidney regeneration when he made an important breast cancer finding. The ramifications could extend to women with breast cancers that require the most intense chemotherapy.



For some women, preventive mastectomies pay off

September 3, 2010

A long-term study of women with a genetic predisposition for breast or ovarian cancer showed that those who elected major preventive surgeries had a significantly reduced risk of those cancers.



CTRC director named chairman of NCI Early Detection Research Network

August 13, 2010

Dr. Ian M. Thompson Jr., M.D., professor and chair of urology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and executive director of its Cancer Therapy & Research Center, today has been elected chairman of the Early Detection Research Network, an initiative of the National Cancer Institute.