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 300 |
Physicians practicing medicine at Texas Oncology |
| 100 |
Texas Oncology sites of service in Texas and New Mexico |
| More than 68,000 |
New patients who access care through Texas Oncology annually |
| 1,500 |
Patients who participated in clinical research trials through Texas Oncology and its affiliation with US Oncology in 2009 |
39
|
Cancer-fighting drugs approved by the Food a Drug Administration(FDA) that Texas Oncology, through its affiliation with US Oncology, has played a role in developing.
|
73
|
Texas Oncology physicians named “Texas Super Docs” by Texas Monthly magazine in 2009 |
Cancer affects thousands of Texans each year, and Texas Oncology is committed to providing Texans with leading edge treatment close to home.
| 1.4 million |
Estimated new cancer cases diagnosed in the United States in 2009* |
| 104,141 |
New cancer cases expected to be diagnosed in Texas in 2010 |
| 37,984 |
Texans expected to die of cancer in 2010 |
| 104 |
Texans expected to die each day from cancer in 2010 |
* Represents latest available data.
Sources: American Cancer Society and Texas Cancer Registry.
Updated: 03/10/10