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CPRIT awards UT Health San Antonio $3.4 million to increase HPV vaccination rates in Bexar County, develop transformative technologies targeting drug-resistant cancers

  The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) received $3,395,970 in new academic research and prevention awards as part of the latest $98 million funding round announced on May 21 by the Cancer Research Prevention Institute of Texas (CPRIT). The state agency, which focuses on funding evidence-based cancer […]

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KCWX 2: River City News: Doctor Reacts to Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis

Christien Kluwe, MD, PhD, Radiation Oncology, was interviewed for this news segment.   Watch Now

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KSAT 12: San Antonio prostate cancer patients speak up after former President Biden’s own diagnosis

Ahmed Mansour, MD, associate professor, Department of Urology, was interviewed for this news segment.   Watch Now

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KVDA-TV (Telemundo 60 San Antonio): Detectar la leucemia a tiempo puede salvar vidas

Gerardo Rosas, MD, assistant professor, Division of Hematology and Oncology, was interviewed for this news segment.   Watch Now

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UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry promotes lifesaving with Oral Cancer Awareness Month

Nina Murray admits she was “one of those people” who rarely went to the dentist. But going, when she did, might have saved her life. Last September, she detected what she first thought was an ulcer inside her right cheek, but it quickly turned into a hard lump and started hurting. “Something’s not right,” she […]

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UT Health San Antonio-led discovery means IV medication could be taken orally for range of cancer, Alzheimer’s treatments

Major breakthrough could redefine drug discovery, broaden options A research team led by scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) made a major breakthrough with the potential to turn IV drugs into oral treatments for diseases like brain cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. The discovery could reshape how medicines […]

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KSAT 12: Firefighter with cancer praises new research partnerships between SAFD and cancer centers

Amelie Ramirez, DrPH, MPH, associate director of community outreach and engagement at the Mays Cancer Center, home to the UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center; director of the Institute for Health Promotion Research; and chair of the Department of Population Health Sciences, was interviewed for this news segment.   Watch Now

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Texas Public Radio: New UT Health program aims to prevent cancer in San Antonio firefighters

Amelie Ramirez, DrPH, MPH, associate director of community outreach and engagement at the Mays Cancer Center, home to the UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center; director of the Institute for Health Promotion Research; and chair of the Department of Population Health Sciences, was quoted in this article.   Read More

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Spectrum News: San Antonio Firefighters Cancer Prevention Program launches at UT Health San Antonio

Amelie Ramirez, DrPH, MPH, associate director of community outreach and engagement at the Mays Cancer Center, home to the UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center; director of the Institute for Health Promotion Research; and chair of the Department of Population Health Sciences, was interviewed for this news segment.   Watch Now

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Bioengineer: UT Health San Antonio Breakthrough Paves Way for Oral Versions of IV Cancer and Alzheimer’s Drugs

Research by Hong-yu Li, PhD, professor, Department of Pharmacology and the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, and his colleagues, was featured in this article.   Read More

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