KWEX: San Antonio innova en la lucha contra el cancer
February 12, 2016
The Health Science Center’s Anand Karnad, M.D., and Tyler Curiel, M.D., M.P.H., discuss cancer clinical trials. Watch the video.
Science Daily: Protein’s work in eye lens suggests a way to tame cancer
February 9, 2016
How does a protein called connexin put the clamps on cancer? Researchers in the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio today reported an explanation. Read the story
Renal & Urology News: Finasteride may lower bladder cancer risk in men
February 9, 2016
Men who take finasteride to reduce prostate size or promote hair growth are less likely to be diagnosed with bladder cancer than men who do not use the medication, according to recent novel finding.
Holding breath may protect heart during radiation therapy
February 8, 2016
A technique using a new form of surface imaging available at only one site in South Texas—the Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC)—is expected to reduce women’s risk of long-term cardiac side effects from radiation therapy when treating left-sided breast cancer.
Univision: San Antonio innova en la lucha contra el cáncer
February 7, 2016
KWEX interviews Anand Karnad, M.D., and Tyler Curiel, M.D., M.P.H., about President Obama’s initiative to put more funding into cancer research. Watch the full story in Spanish at KWEX-TV Univision
San Antonio Express-News: Cancer centers urge HPV vaccine
February 1, 2016
The nation’s top cancer centers — including the Cancer Therapy & Research Center of the UT Health Science Center San Antonio — urged that all children and young adults be vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV), a rare united effort born of frustration that an effective weapon against the disease isn’t being fully utilized. Read the […]
