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May 16, 2008
The “Surviving and Thriving” Wellness Conference, hosted by The Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio empowers cancer patients, both the newly diagnosed and long-term survivors, and their caregivers to learn how to conquer their fears, manage their symptoms and find inspiration in the words of nationally acclaimed speakers.
April 28, 2008
Her mission was simple – to raise awareness of ovarian cancer by educating women about the disease and support research to help fight the “silent killer.”
April 15, 2008
The Institute for Drug Development, a division of The Cancer Therapy & Research Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, announced the results of a new phase I clinical study on NPI-2358, a targeted anti-cancer agent designed to rapidly disrupt blood flow to the tumor mass, causing tumor death.
April 9, 2008
After a diagnosis of cancer, many patients and their families can think of little else but the word “cancer.”
March 25, 2008
Lobectomies are the “gold standard surgery” for early stage lung cancer, but a new, minimally invasive surgical procedure that entails no great trauma to the chest wall is helping patients recover more quickly and without as much pain as the traditional operation.
March 3, 2008
The Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio announced today that Francis J. Giles, MD, MB, FRCPI, FRCPath, has been honored as the recipient of the Medtronic Award at the National University of Ireland Galway Alumni Awards Gala.