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Linda Mota: Champion for Cancer Prevention and Research
On a late October night, Linda Mota woke with a start. While her mind should have been consumed with choosing a family Halloween costume, her thoughts were elsewhere.
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WATCH: Derek Rodriguez Turns Cancer Survivorship into a Career in Research
For Dr. Derek Rodriguez, helping survivors is more than part of the job. It’s a calling that began when he was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of childhood cancer, when he was 8 years old.
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Advancing awareness of lobular breast cancer
UT Health San Antonio’s Mays Cancer Center is hosting a Grand Rounds Oct. 15 — Global Lobular Breast Cancer Awareness Day — to spotlight new approaches to diagnosis and treatment of invasive lobular carcinoma, a common but often overlooked form of breast cancer.
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San Antonio researcher helps with first-of-its-kind Latino cancer survivorship study
For Derek Rodriguez, cancer research isn't just a career. It's personal. At 8 years old, Rodriguez was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of cancer that affects muscle tissue.
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Wasmuth named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Freeman Hrabowski Scholar
Elizabeth Wasmuth, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology of the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine and co-director of the cryo-EM facility at The University of Texas at San Antonio, has been selected by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) as a Freeman Hrabowski Scholar. The five-year […]
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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by Celebrating Your Cancer Survivorship Story
Hispanic Heritage Month is a month when we celebrate the milestones and achievements of Hispanic and Latinos.
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