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New research led by Mays Cancer Center reveals how mutations in BRCA1 affect cancer susceptibility in women

Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 6, 2023 – Three decades after discoveries linking mutations in the BRCA1 gene to breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility, research led by Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) has pinpointed the molecular mechanism by […]

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Mays Cancer Center: Targeting certain molecular interactions could yield new strategies for treating prostate cancer

Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 5, 2023 – Research led by Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) has discovered that altering certain molecular interactions could yield new strategies for treating prostate cancer and related diseases. The study focuses on […]

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Barshop Institute team discovers why liver disease is more severe in older people

Lower levels of a protective protein lead to liver inflammation, scarring Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 3, 2023) ­— Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio) have identified a molecular pathway that connects aging to end-stage liver disease. A set of […]

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

Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 4, 2023 – 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 […]

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San Antonio Oral Cancer Walk 2023 set for Oct. 14

Registration underway for 3K event at UT Health San Antonio Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 3, 2023 – The UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry once again is partnering with The Oral Cancer Foundation to host The San Antonio Oral Cancer Walk 2023 on Saturday, Oct. 14, celebrating oral cancer survivors […]

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UT Health San Antonio gears up to fight childhood cancer, thanks to Hyundai Hope on Wheels® grants

Contacts: Monica Taylor, 210-450-8970, taylorm1@uthscsa.edu, Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO – Children with cancer were joined by their families as they dipped their hands in finger paint and left their mark on a new Hyundai SUV at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio’s (UT Health San Antonio) Greehey Children’s Cancer Research […]

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

Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 22, 2023) – 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 […]

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UT Health San Antonio awarded five-year, $5 million federal grant to expand access to Long COVID care

Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 22, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, announced a five-year, $5 million grant to The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) to expand access to care for […]

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Gearing Up to Fight Against Childhood Cancer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2023    Contacts: Monica Taylor, 210-450-8970, taylorm1@uthscsa.edu, Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu UT Health San Antonio has half a million more reasons to continue its fight against the disease during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month  WHAT:           In the United States, 43 children are diagnosed with cancer every day. To help in the fight […]

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UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing maintains top 5% national ranking among undergraduate programs

Tied for No. 31 nationally, second in Texas, by U.S. News & World Report Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 19, 2023 – The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) maintained its ranking in the top 5% of undergraduate nursing programs nationally in U.S. News […]

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