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Read the storyLife, legacy of 2024 Basser Global Prize winner Patrick Sung
World-renowned biochemist and expert on the roles of BRCA1 and BRCA 2 in DNA repair, Patrick Sung, DPhil, director of the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute and associate dean for research at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) was recently recognized as the 2024 recipient of the […]
Read moreCenter for Pain Therapeutics and Addiction Research earns first NIH grant
The School of Dentistry earned the first National Institutes of Health grant under its new Center for Pain Therapeutics and Addiction Research, addressing pain in patients with head and neck carcinoma.
Read moreUT Health San Antonio world-renowned expert in BRCA research to be honored for global contributions
Patrick Sung, DPhil, director of the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute and associate dean for research at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) is the latest recipient of the 2024 Basser Global Prize. A leading researcher in the field of DNA damage repair and cancer biology, Sung has been awarded the […]
Read moreMays Cancer Center radiation oncologist recognized as outstanding mentor to next generation leaders
David Gius, MD, PhD, professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology and assistant dean of research at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), was named this year’s recipient of the prestigious American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Career Recognition Mentorship Award. David Gius, MD, PhD Gius is associate cancer center director […]
Read moreGame-changing prostate cancer treatment available at UT Health San Antonio
One in eight men will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime. Of those, one in 44 men will die of the disease. Those statistics from the American Cancer Society are startling. But men facing an advanced prostate cancer diagnosis who are seeking additional treatment options now have one more arrow in their quiver to […]
Read moreOral health’s hidden role in cancer care
Dental care is crucial for cancer patients and survivors to help reduce complications, improve treatment tolerance and enhance overall quality of life, according to oral medicine specialist Tiffany Tavares, DDS, DMSc.
Read moreHenrich, new hospital supporters recognized at Luminary event
The stars aligned perfectly during a night of celebration at the second annual President’s Luminary Honors event at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. The annual event, which took place at the soon-to-open UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital, paid tribute to the legacy of William L. Henrich, […]
Read moreRenowned cancer researcher brings $500,000 UT System Faculty STARs award to UT Health San Antonio
Simon Gayther, PhD, professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine and founding director in the school’s Center for Inherited Oncogenesis at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), received a $500,000 UT System […]
Read moreGene-mutation pathway discovery paves way for targeted blood cancers therapies
Approximately 30% of individuals with myeloid malignancy diseases have a mutation in a certain gene called tet methylcytosine dioxygenase 2 (TET2). This gene is responsible for providing instructions on creating certain proteins and is known to have a tumor-suppressive function. A study published October 2 in Nature is the first to explain the pathway […]
Read moreUT Health San Antonio offers new fertility preservation technique for cancer patients
Female cancer patients at the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, have a new option to preserve their fertility before undergoing treatment. “It is extremely common that cancer patients will experience the loss of fertility and early menopause after gonadotoxic therapies required for many cancer patients,” said […]
Read moreUT Health San Antonio creates innovative organoid for advancing understanding of pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), a certain type of pancreatic cancer, is a ruthless killer with an average five-year survival rate of less than 10%. Most patients are diagnosed at a late stage when the cancer has already spread throughout their bodies. And the problem is only growing worse. By 2030, pancreatic cancer is expected […]
Read moreUT Health San Antonio awarded $12.6 million program grant for cancer research
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) was recently awarded a $12.6 million program project grant (P01) from the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute to expand collaborative efforts to explore the biological mechanisms of BRCA1, BRCA2 and related tumor suppressors and to shed light on potential […]
Read moreUT Health San Antonio appoints alumnus as new executive director of Mays Cancer Center
Lei Zheng, MD, PhD, alumnus of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), has been appointed executive director of Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio and vice president for oncology for the health science center, effective Sept. 1, 2024. Zheng will also be named the Mays Family Foundation Distinguished […]
Read more$2 million CPRIT award brings top cancer researcher to UT Health San Antonio
As part of the $52 million Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) grant funding round announced in May, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) received a $2 million CPRIT recruitment (CPRIT Scholar) funding award to bring top cancer researcher, Maria Falzone, PhD, to the […]
Read moreDrug shows promise for treating brain tumors resulting from breast cancer, UT Health San Antonio trial reports
A drug effective in treating breast cancer shows new promise in addressing breast cancer with brain metastases or recurrent glioblastoma, as reported by results of a prospective window-of-opportunity trial at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio). The window trial, in which patients agreed to receive a novel […]
Read moreMays Cancer Center receives life-saving gift from American Heart Association to support cancer patients
Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, has partnered with the American Heart Association to support patients with breast cancer undergoing treatment. The American Heart Association has contributed a $2,000 grant for hypertension and food insecurity clinical programs, 75 blood pressure monitors, and 100 $25 Healthy Rewards Coupons for boxes […]
Read moreNew breathing technique at Mays Cancer Center protects healthy tissue from radiation treatment
The simple act of holding a breath during a radiation cancer treatment called deep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) could mean the difference between irradiating healthy tissue and sparing it, according to Neil Newman, MD, a radiation oncologist for Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Read moreAmerican Cancer Society awards nearly $1 million to UT Health San Antonio cancer researcher
Zhijie “Jason” Liu, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Molecular Medicine in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) and CPRIT (Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas) Scholar in Cancer Research, received a grant from […]
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