Researchers identify deadly “fake signal” in breast cancer
December 13, 2010
Researchers have identified a false signal produced by the body that, by pretending to be estrogen, outwits hormonal therapies that fight breast cancer.
San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium kicks off Wednesday
December 8, 2010
More than 8,000 researchers, health care professionals and advocates will attend the 33rd Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium at the The Cancer Therapy & Research Center.
CTRC director testifies to FDA, publishes JAMA editorial
December 1, 2010
Ian M. Thompson, Jr., M.D., discusses data supporting finasteride as prostate cancer preventative and writes in support of active surveillance for low-risk patients
San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium to unveil latest advances in research
November 24, 2010
More than 8,000 researchers, health care professionals and advocates will attend the 33rd Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Dec. 8-12 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.
In the test tube, teams reconstruct a cancer cell’s beginning
November 22, 2010
Researchers from Texas institutions, including the UT Health Science Center San Antonio, have identified factors in the very first step of the process and reconstituted this first step in the test tube.
Hispanic men more vulnerable to AIDS-related cancer
November 19, 2010
A new study of a virus common in HIV-positive patients that leads to an AIDS-related malignant cancer called Kaposi’s sarcoma shows that Hispanic men are more likely to have antibodies to the virus and make more antibodies to it.