In The News
Read the latest Texas Oncology news and stories highlighting Fort Worth practices and patients.
Media Outlet: D CEO Healthcare
6/18/2018- Nearly three years after its first treatment, Texas Center for Proton Therapy has administered proton beam therapy to 1,000 people - a rate that’s kept the $105 million facility financially viable, even as it seeks to take on higher volumes moving forward. Dr. Andrew Lee, medical director for the center, discusses the benefit of having proton therapy available to patients in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Media Outlet: Cleburne Times-Review
6/5/2018- Being declared cancer-free is something to celebrate. But for many patients, that milestone comes with a mix of emotions – joy, anger, relief, sadness, confusion, and even guilt. Dr. Sandhya Bejjanki, medical oncologist with Texas Oncology–Cleburne, discusses advancements in medicine and technology that make it easier for patients to declare themselves cancer thrivers, not mere survivors.
Media Outlet: Texas Talk Live with Lezlee
5/8/2018- Dr. Noelle Cloven of Texas Oncology–Fort Worth Cancer Center discusses the prevalence, signs and symptoms, testing, and prevention of ovarian cancer for World Ovarian Cancer Day.
4/12/2018- Baylor University Medical Center and Texas Oncology announced they are now offering CAR-T therapy to treat diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. These providers are working together and are among the first in the nation to treat patients with the only CAR-T cell therapy approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat this form of cancer.
Media Outlet: D CEO Healthcare
4/12/2018- Baylor University Medical Center and Texas Oncology announced they are now offering CAR-T therapy to treat diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. These providers are working together and are among the first in the nation to treat patients with the only CAR-T cell therapy approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat this form of cancer.
Media Outlet: KXAS-TV (NBC, Dallas-Fort Worth)
3/28/2018- Dr. Noelle Cloven of Texas Oncology-Fort Worth discussed best practices for preventing cervical cancer.
Media Outlet: KXAS-TV (NBC, Dallas-Fort Worth)
3/28/2018- Dr. Debra Patt of Texas Oncology-Austin recently discussed a new government study that is reigniting the debate over whether cell phones could be linked to cancer. The multi-year, $25 million study focused on the effect of cell phone radiation on rats, finding a significant increase in a rare kind of heart tumor in male rats.
Media Outlet: KXAS-TV (NBC, Dallas-Fort Worth)
1/16/2018- A report found that 11 million men and 3.2 million women in the United States are infected with some type of oral HPV and oncologists say it's leading to more head and neck cancer in men.
Media Outlet: Healthy Magazine; Cleburne Times-Review
11/7/2017- The approach to cancer care is transforming so that what the patient “wants” is more likely to be what he or she gets. Cancer indeed changes many things in a patient’s life, but not the essence of who you are. Before, during, and after treatment, your personal values, perspectives, and cultural and religious beliefs are an important constant – the glue that holds you together during challenging times. Today, those values can also play a direct role in cancer care.
Media Outlet: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
10/29/2017- Damaged nerves behind her left eardrum, caused by head trauma, sent Ann to a specialist who prescribed a hearing aid. Ann considers what happened next providential. Leaving the office after her hearing aid appointment, Ann saw a sign reminding her to get her daily mammogram, so she went and immediately made an appointment that would prove to be the beginning of Ann's diagnosis.