6/10/2024- When Alice Rostkowski learned she had breast cancer during a routine mammogram in June 2021, her world shifted. However, she didn’t pause once to question the decision when offered the opportunity to participate in a clinical trial. Alice shares her journey and insight into being a participant and why she feels lucky to be part of such an innovative medical advancement right in her own community.
Media Outlet: Austin Medical Times, Houston Medical Times
6/2/2024- Prioritizing preventive care and making health-conscious choices are powerful actions to reduce a man’s risk of cancer. Amar S. Shah, M.D., MBA, FACS, Texas Colon & Rectal Specialists-Austin Central and Bastrop and Miguel Mercado, M.D., Texas Urology Specialistss-The Woodlands, share five strategies men can implement today to reduce their risk of cancer and promote overall wellness and well-being.
Media Outlet: Austin Medical Times, Houston Medical Times
5/1/2024- Cancer treatment usually brings to mind conventional treatment options such as chemotherapy or radiation, but today’s cancer treatment can include a holistic, mind-body approach, including meditation. Athira Unnikrishnan, M.D., Texas Oncology–Austin Midtown, and Pavel Levine, M.D., Ph.D., Texas Oncology–Houston Southeast and Pearland, explain the benefits of meditation for cancer patients and shares ways that patients can add mindfulness practices into their daily lives.
4/19/2024
Media Outlet: Austin Medical Times, Houston Medical Times
4/2/2024- While the prospect of cancer recurrence may evoke feelings of fear, anger, or uncertainty, it’s also good to remember that feelings of hope and resilience can coexist. Hope Engelbrecht, M.D., Texas Oncology–Cedar Park, Round Rock North and Abhilasha Patel, M.D., Texas Oncology–Houston Willowbrook Radiation Oncology, explain that understanding the nature of recurrence, addressing the emotional and practical concerns to cope with the diagnosis, and actively engaging in treatment decisions, one can navigate the journey of cancer recurrence with support, strength, and perseverance.
Media Outlet: Cancer Today
3/21/2024- The need for coordinated and collaborative efforts to provide care to cancer patients during and after an extreme weather event is imperative. Vivek Kavadi, radiation oncologist at Texas Oncology–Sugar Land expalains the importance of continued care during a climate event, “We’re in the cancer business. What we do is not optional.”
Media Outlet: Houston Chronicle
3/13/2024- Dr. Ted Voloyiannis, a Houston colon and rectal surgeon at Texas Oncology, participated in a surgical simulation on the International Space Station. “Nobody ever thought, me included, that one day I would be able to do remote surgery out of this world,” Dr. Voloyiannis said. “That tells you how our capabilities and technology modes have progressed in medicine and surgery.”
3/8/2024- Stephen Chiang, M.D., shares the most rewarding aspect of being a surgeon and the importance of patient education and empowerment.
Media Outlet: InnovationMap
3/4/2024- A small surgical robot at the International Space Station completed its first surgery demo in zero gravity last week, and one of the surgeons tasked with the remote robotic operations on simulated tissue was Houston-based Theodoros Voloyiannis, M.D., FACS, FASCRS, a colorectal surgeon at Texas Colon & Rectal Specialists.
Media Outlet: Austin Medical Times, Houston Medical Times
3/1/2024- Scans are an essential part of cancer treatment and survivorship care, so recognizing and managing scanxiety is essential to help patients get the care they need. Shaun P. McKenzie, M.D., FACS, Texas Oncology Surgical Specialists–Round Rock and South Austin and Antonio Nathan Villamor III, M.D., colorectal surgeon, Texas Colon & Rectal Specialists–Pasadena, explain that while colonoscopies often have a reputation for being stressful, painful, or embarrassing, this common procedure is usually quick and can be done under different types of anesthesia.