By The Numbers
Texas Oncology is one of the leaders in the fight against cancer. To learn more, take a look at Texas Oncology’s numbers.
| 1986 |
Year Texas Oncology was founded |
| More than 345 |
Physicians practicing medicine at Texas Oncology |
| More than 135 |
Texas Oncology sites of service in Texas, and southeastern Oklahoma |
| More than 86,000 |
New patients who access care through Texas Oncology annually |
| More than 1,275 |
Patients who participated in clinical research trials through Texas Oncology and its affiliation with The US Oncology Network in 2010 |
46
|
Cancer-fighting drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that Texas Oncology, through its affiliation with The US Oncology Network, has played a role in developing
|
69
|
Texas Oncology physicians named “Texas Super Docs” by Texas Monthly magazine in 2010 |
Cancer affects thousands of Texans each year, and Texas Oncology is committed to providing Texans with leading edge treatment close to home.
| 1.5 million |
Estimated new cancer cases diagnosed in the United States in 2010* |
| 107,111 |
New cancer cases expected to be diagnosed in Texas in 2011 |
| 38,586 |
Texans expected to die of cancer in 2011 |
| 105 |
Texans expected to die each day from cancer in 2011 |
* Represents latest available data.
Sources:American Cancer Society and Texas Cancer Registry.