Mammograms, roses and Battle of Flowers

April 6, 2011

Starting Monday, the battle against breast cancer will have something in common with the upcoming Battle of Flowers — a rose, courtesy of the Cancer Therapy & Research Center at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio and University Health System.


Women over 40: cancer risk and prevention

April 4, 2011

Ovarian, cervical and endometrial cancers have varying symptoms and treatments, and each is different in terms of what can be done do to prevent it.


CPRIT grant goes to CTRC researcher studying breast cancer

March 24, 2011

SAN ANTONIO (March 24, 2011) – Rong Li, Ph.D., a professor of molecular medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, was awarded $741,446 by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas for his work in understanding how the dense tissue in breast tumors contributes to estrogen production and tumor […]


13th Annual New Agents in Oncology conference starts Friday

March 23, 2011

Leading researchers and caregivers will present the latest information in cancer-fighting drugs in a case-based format, expanded to include nursing sessions, the newest FDA-approved drugs and promising investigator-initiated studies on novel drug mechanisms.