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UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry promotes lifesaving with Oral Cancer Awareness Month
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Siblings in remission race to honor everyday cancer heroes – and each other
More than $80,000 was raised during this year's Give Cancer the Boot Survivorship 5K and 1-Mile Walk to support cancer patients and their families. For survivors, the race was about something more personal: celebrating life, one step at a time.
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UT Health San Antonio scientists pioneer drug-discovery breakthrough for large and polar drugs
Discovery of chemical endocytosis could redefine precision medicine A team of scientists, notably Zhengyu Wang, PhD, assistant professor in the department of pharmacology and the Barshop Institute, led by Hong-yu Li, PhD, professor of medicinal chemistry and chemical biology with the department of pharmacology and the Barshop Institute at The University of Texas Health Science […]
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Siblings in remission race to honor everyday cancer heroes — and each other
On April 5, more than a thousand participants gathered for the annual Give Cancer the Boot Survivorship 5K and 1-Mile Walk, dedicated to honoring survivors and supporting those still in treatment.
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Breast cancer research with global impact
BRCA1 and BRCA2 are genes that help protect the body by fixing damaged DNA and keeping cells healthy. When these genes have changes, or mutations, they don’t work the way they should. This can raise the risk of certain cancers, like breast, ovarian, prostate and pancreatic cancer. These inherited mutations affect about 1 in every 200 to 300 people — over a million in the U.S. alone.
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Texas Public Radio: The importance of getting screened for colon cancer
Alicia Logue, MD, associate professor, Department of Surgery, was interviewed for this episode of The Source. Listen Now
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