UT Health Science Center team finds adrenal cancer gene
July 28, 2010
Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio have found a gene that, when mutated, causes one type of adrenal cancer.
CPRIT awards $28.2 million to programs involving Health Science Center
June 23, 2010
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) on June 18 announced $28.2 million in funding for a trio of projects that include researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
Ravdin to lead Breast Health Clinic at CTRC
June 22, 2010
Peter Ravdin, M.D., Ph.D., has been named director of the Breast Health Clinic at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
Novel treatment shows promise in regenerating bone destroyed by multiple myeloma
June 16, 2010
An experimental treatment has regenerated bone destroyed by multiple myeloma, an incurable but treatable cancer of the bone marrow, in 11 of the first 34 patients enrolled in a clinical study at eight research centers around the country.
A problem under the sun – Rise of skin cancer in Hispanics, blacks concerns dermatologists
May 28, 2010
People with fair skin, blue eyes and red hair are still at the highest risk for skin cancer, but doctors say the number of darker-skinned patients with skin lesions has risen dramatically, both under the hot Texas sun and nationally.
Bringing radiation treatment closer to home, CTRC partners with Jourdanton Community Cancer Center
May 12, 2010
Radiation treatment for cancer often involves brief daily sessions for weeks at a time, and until now, many South Texas cancer patients had to travel to San Antonio, the Texas-Mexico border or the Gulf Coast for radiation therapy.