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News-Medical.net: Newly identified protein markers could signal early development of metastatic lung cancer

The UT Health San Antonio Mays Cancer Center, along with Josephine Taverna, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of  Hematology and Oncology, and Tim Hui-Ming Huang, PhD, chair, Department of Molecular Medicine, were mentioned in this article.   Read More

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Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio identifies possible markers for early metastatic lung cancer

Researchers at Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas Health Science at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) have identified protein markers that could signal for early development of metastatic lung cancer, providing possibilities for new treatment. The findings already have led to a five-year, $1.6 million grant from the National Cancer Institute of […]

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UT Health San Antonio receives $500,000 Hyundai Hope on Wheels® grants to help fund fight against childhood cancer

Elizabeth Orcutt first learned about Li-Fraumeni syndrome — a hereditary cancer predisposition syndrome that increases the risk of certain types of cancers — in October of 2019 after her then 6-year-old daughter Lydia Orcutt woke up feeling unwell. “She was extra, extra cuddly and complained of a stomach ache,” Orcutt recalled. “Her symptoms rapidly escalated […]

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San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium registration open

Registration is open for the 46th annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Dec. 5–9, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Experts will lead symposium discussions on clinical, translational and basic research. Attendees will receive information on experimental biology, etiology, prevention, diagnosis and therapy of breast cancer and premalignant breast disease. Click here to register. 

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Repurposed drug brings new hope to treat breast cancer

Could a drug prescribed for transplant recipients also help some women beat breast cancer? Impressive new findings point to this possibility, according to research conducted at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio).

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Mays Cancer Center’s latest radiation therapy reduces treatment times, increases favorable outcomes for prostate cancer

Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, introduces the newest technology in treating prostate cancer. This innovative method is called stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), a minimally invasive therapy using high amounts of radiation with millimeter precision to destroy tumors in the prostate. Stereotactic body radiation therapy is a […]

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KSAT 12: KSAT Q&A — Know the warning signs of prostate cancer, when men should get screened

Christien Kluwe, MD, PhD, Radiation Oncology, UT Health San Antonio Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, was interviewed for this news segment.   Watch Now

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KENS 5 and MSN.com: Wear The Gown — Why men should get screened for prostate cancer early

Christien Kluwe, MD, PhD, Radiation Oncology, UT Health San Antonio Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, was interviewed for this news segment.   Watch Now  

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PhD candidate receives prestigious National Cancer Institute award

Behnam Ebrahimi, a PhD candidate in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, has recently received a highly esteemed fellowship award from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health.

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KENS 5: Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month | Great Day SA

Yasmin Lyons, DO, Gynecologic Oncology, UT Health San Antonio Mays Cancer Center, home to MD Anderson Cancer Center, was interviewed for this news segment.   Watch Now

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