Austin Central In The News
Read the latest Austin Lakeway news and stories.
Publication: KTBC-TV (FOX, Austin)
3/23/2024 - Heather King, M.D., FACS, Texas Breast Specialists-Austin Lakeway and West 37th Street joined KTBC-TV’s (FOX, Austin) “HealthBeat” segment to discuss the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool, given Oliva Munn’s recent diagnosis. Dr. King shared with viewers the different statistical models to test for breast cancer risk, the gold standard of screening, how mammograms are the roadmap to the breast and explained what Luminal B cancer is.
Publication: Austin Medical Times, Houston Medical Times, Palestine Herald-Press
3/2/2023 - With colorectal cancer diagnoses on the rise, especially among younger people, it is critical – and even perhaps life-saving – for patients to have open and candid conversations with a trusted healthcare provider if they are experiencing new symptoms. For Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Diaa Osman, D.O., MPH, Texas Oncology–Austin Lakeway and South Austin, Theodoros Voloyiannis, M.D., FACS, FASCRS, Texas Colon & Rectal Specialists–Webster, and Shail Dalal, M.D., Texas Oncology–Palestine Cancer Center, explain how symptoms of hemorrhoids can be similar to those of colorectal cancer as well as the importance of regular screenings to help diagnose and treat the disease in its early stages.
8/29/2022 - Diaa Osman, D.O., MPH, describes the moments throughout his life that led him to specialize in cancer care and a few of his favorite travel destinations across the world.
Publication: Austin Medical Times, Fort Bend Herald, Houston Medical Times, Palestine Herald-Press
5/1/2022 - While excessive stress is detrimental to everyone, it presents additional challenges for those who are immunocompromised, such as cancer patients. Shail Dalal, M.D., Texas Oncology–Palestine Cancer Center, Jorge Darcourt, M.D., M.H.C.M., Texas Oncology–Houston Medical Center and Sugar Land, Kelsey Espinosa, LMSW, Texas Oncology–Austin Lakeway, Bastrop and South Austin share five tips on how patients can make themselves a top priority and reduce stress while battling cancer.
Publication: Austin Medical Times, Austin
1/1/2018 - Dr. Kampe discusses how marrow donors hold the key to life-saving donations and dispelled myths that deter people from donating blood or marrow that make transplants possible.
Publication: WISH-TV, Indianapolis, IN
8/6/2015 - Dr. Morris D. Groves, director of Texas Oncology–Austin Brain Tumor Center, discusses the benefits of wearing Optune, an electrode skullcap, to fight brain cancer.