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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
Read morePromising cancer researcher, Falzone, receives UT System Rising STARs award
Maria E. Falzone, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), has received a $150,000 UT Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention (STARs) award from the […]
Read moreTargeted drug offers hope for safe, effective senolytic treatment for liver disease, cancer
San Antonio has one of the highest rates of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) in the United States, largely driven by high rates of obesity and diabetes in the region. This chronic liver condition can lead to serious health conditions including severe liver fibrosis or cirrhosis and liver cancer, posing a significant public health […]
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CPRIT awards UT Health San Antonio $3.2 million to accelerate cancer research, launch novel clinical trial
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) received more than $3.19 million in new academic research awards as part of the latest $68 million funding round announced on February 19 by the Cancer Research Prevention Institute of Texas (CPRIT). The state agency, which focuses on the fight […]
Read moreCracking cancer’s code: New research identifies novel drug target for acute myeloid leukemia treatment
Despite advances in cancer treatment in recent years, five-year survival rates for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) remain low at just 30% on average, according to the National Cancer Institute. Factors in the development of AML are diverse with many different drivers. A longtime goal for scientists in this field is finding a single drug that can treat all types of AML.
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Early-onset liver cancer in the Hispanic/Latino population: A growing concern
Early-onset liver cancer, particularly hepatocellular carcinoma, is becoming more common in the Hispanic/Latino population, especially among younger people. While liver cancer rates are decreasing or staying the same in other groups, they have been increasing in Hispanic/Latinos under the age of 50.
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New book provides big recommendations from the Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos Conference
Research findings, strategies target the leading cause of Latino death With cancer still rising in the U.S. Latino population, leaders at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) and national cancer experts have published an online book with innovative recommendations to reduce Latino cancer. The book, “Advancing the […]
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Renowned oncologist, Zheng, brings $500,000 UT System STARs award to UT Health San Antonio
Lei Zheng, MD, PhD, executive director of the Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), has been awarded a $500,000 Translational Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention (STARs) award from The University of Texas System to elevate his research into monitoring pancreatic tumor […]
Read moreWhere tomorrow’s breakthroughs begin: UT Health San Antonio’s first hospital opens, merging comprehensive care, innovation
This article is featured in the December 2024 issue of San Antonio Medicine Magazine. As the golden sun peeks over the Hill Country skyline, UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital begins to stir with the promise of a new day. A physician-scientist steps purposefully through the sleek glass entrance into an atrium bathed […]
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What lung cancer patients need to know about cardiothoracic surgery
Cardiothoracic surgery is considered the most effective treatment for early-stage lung cancer because it offers the greatest likelihood of a cure.
Read moreTwo UT Health San Antonio scientists awarded V Foundation grants to advance innovative cancer research
This year in the United States, it is projected that more than 2 million people will be diagnosed with cancer. Additionally, more than 600,000 people will die of the disease — an average of nearly 1,680 each day. The V Foundation for Cancer Research was founded in 1993 by ESPN and basketball coach Jim Valvano […]
Read moreLife, legacy of 2024 Basser Global Prize winner Patrick Sung
World-renowned biochemist and expert on the roles of BRCA1 and BRCA 2 in DNA repair, Patrick Sung, DPhil, director of the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute and associate dean for research at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) was recently recognized as the 2024 recipient of the […]
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