Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center In The News
Read the latest Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center news and stories.
9/16/2019 - Texas Oncology patient Nick Heffelfinger shares how he lives well while managing chronic myeloid leukemia.
7/1/2019 - Researchers are unlocking the cellular secrets behind cancer to create promising discoveries in immunotherapy, including the latest innovation, CAR-T therapy.
6/24/2019 - Editor’s Note: Lymphoma survivor Brianna Bonnet shares her perspectives on remaining positive through multiple treatments, including CAR-T therapy.
Publication: D CEO Healthcare
6/9/2019 - Around a year ago, a partnership between Texas Oncology and Baylor University Medical Center brought groundbreaking CAR-T therapy to the Dallas community. Through CAR-T therapy, cells are modified and the patient’s immune system is used to fight cancer. Over the past year, the partnership between Texas Oncology and Baylor University Medical Center has treated 16 patients with commercially available CAR-T. Meanwhile, 30 more patients were enrolled in clinical trials for a number of different cancers. Dr. Houston Holmes, medical director and principal investigator for CAR-T clinical trials at Texas Oncology–Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center, says that the field is moving rapidly, with more than 100 different CAR-T trials right now.
5/2/2019 - We recently welcomed Dr. Winston Chan to the Texas Oncology Surgical Specialists team. We sat down with Dr. Chan to learn more about him, from past to present.
4/22/2019 - After performing more than 6,000 inpatient blood and marrow transplantation procedures, Baylor University Medical Center and Texas Oncology continue commitment to serving patients across the state after more than 35 years.
3/13/2019 - Dr. Roberto Rodriguez-Ruesga of Texas Oncology Surgical Specialists–Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center discusses the rise of colon cancer diagnoses in people under 50.
Publication: Air Line Pilots Association, International
3/1/2019 - Captain David Whitson was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and received treatment and a bone marrow transplant at the Texas Oncology–Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center. Whitson now encourages everyone to donate blood and urges those interested to join the national bone marrow registry.
Publication: American Journal of Managed Care
11/6/2018 - Dr. Scott Paulson, medical director for the Neuroendocrine Research and Treatment Center at Texas Oncology–Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center discusses how somatostatins have been the most game-changing drug in the treatment landscape of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.
Publication: D CEO Healthcare
10/30/2018 - Cancer has myriad forms and touches nearly everyone at some point in life, but handling its occurrence can be especially complicated in the workplace. Mike Marino, practice director at Texas Oncology–Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center; Jenn Paxton, social worker with Texas Oncology–Methodist Charlton Cancer Center; and cancer patient Kim Snipes discuss best practices for patients, co-workers, and employers to adjust for a cancer diagnosis in the workplace.