Palliative or Supportive Care: What's in a name?
As a hospice and palliative care specialist, I see the dedication of our dietitian as she arranges essential supplies and counsels our patients.
As a hospice and palliative care specialist, I see the dedication of our dietitian as she arranges essential supplies and counsels our patients.
It’s almost cliché. You hear, “You have cancer,” and you wonder if you’ve been given a death sentence.
“Pay attention to your body. Don’t put it off. Your body is your best friend, and it’s usually right.”
Each year, nearly 14 million people throughout the world learn they have cancer, and eight million die from the disease.
David Williams had endured the surgical removal of a brain tumor as well as six weeks of aggressive traditional radiation and chemotherapy treatments.
San Antonio natives Pat and Kelley Frost are loyal to and fond of their hometown and its citizens. That’s why they made a commitment in 1999 to help..
A research nurse might differ from others in her field, but Kayla still focuses on caring for her patients.
Glioblastoma-impacted mice lived longer when treated with combination of molecule drug and chemotherapy agent Glioblastoma (GBM), a highly devastating brain tumor, has long posed challenges as effective treatments have remained elusive. Despite responding initially to treatment, GBM patients often experience therapy resistance leading to low long-term survival rates, with only 7.2% of patients surviving beyond […]
While skin cancer can affect anyone, people with fair skin are twice as likely to develop skin cancer than those with darker skin complexions.
An improvement in 6-month progression-free survival warrants additional study in a larger trial, researchers said. The Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio recently conducted a clinical trial combining two drugs in patients with recurrent, high-grade glioblastoma (GBM). The Mays Cancer Center, one of the four National Cancer […]