Cancer is one of the leading causes of death among firefighters and UT Health San Antonio launched a program to help understand and reduce cancer rates in the profession.

La exposición ocupacional de un bombero ha sido clasificada como cancerígena.

Did you know cancer is among the leading causes of death for Hispanics, along with heart disease and diabetes. […]

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 […]

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. 

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.

“Cancer ghosting” is a relatively new term that has gained popularity among people diagnosed with cancer. It refers to the all-too-common phenomenon of receiving a cancer diagnosis and then watching friends and family members “ghost,” or disappear from your life. 

Avanzando Caminos aims to understand the impact of various types of cancers on the Hispanic community. [...]

Nearly 70 percent of San Antonio’s population is Hispanic, said Amelie Ramirez, who holds a doctorate in public health and is chair of Population Health Sciences at UT Health San Antonio, and that population is being hit particularly hard by cancer. [...]