In The News
Read the latest Texas Oncology news and stories highlighting San Antonio practices and patients.
Media Outlet: Spectrum News San Antonio
10/30/2018- Patients and staff at Texas Oncology–San Antonio Northeast are getting in the Halloween spirit by painting pumpkins for the annual Scare Off Cancer event. Cancer patient Robert Arceo discusses how painting pumpkins makes the long cancer treatments go by quickly.
Media Outlet: HelloGiggles
10/3/2018- Dr. Sangeetha Kolluri, breast surgeon with Texas Breast Specialists–San Antonio Northeast, spoke to HelloGiggles about the importance of self-exams and outlined best practices for performing them.
Media Outlet: HelloGiggles
10/1/2018- For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, HelloGiggles asked seven experts to reveal common breast cancer myths that they wish patients would stop believing. Among those included were Dr. Sangeetha Kolluri, breast surgeon at Texas Breast Specialists–San Antonio Northeast, who discussed the disease’s biggest risk factors.
Media Outlet: KSAT-TV (ABC, San Antonio)
7/2/2018- Inspired by her own battle with cancer, Texas Oncology patient Stephanie Howard started a nonprofit organization, Triumphant Warrior, to provide fun socks to cancer patients undergoing treatment. Stephanie and Dr. Sangeetha Kolluri, a breast surgical oncologist at Texas Breast Specialists–San Antonio Northeast, explain how these socks bring warmth and smiles to cancer patients across the practice.
Media Outlet: OncLive
4/30/2018- At a time of rapid advancements in cancer biology and innovation, researchers are facing mounting challenges in finding enough patients to recruit for clinical trials. Although this has been difficult for many years, current trends in oncology drug development may be making the problem more acute.
Media Outlet: Targeted Oncology
1/18/2018- Dr. Anthony Tolcher, an internationally recognized cancer researcher has join Texas Oncology–San Antonio Medical Center. Dr. Tolcher is the co-founder of San Antonio-based South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics (START), a leader in Phase 1 medical oncology clinical trials, and will be bringing his expertise to Texas Oncology’s research and clinical trials program.
1/11/2018- Texas Oncology announced today that world renowned cancer researcher Anthony Tolcher, M.D. has joined Texas Oncology-San Antonio Medical Center.
Media Outlet: San Antonio Business Journal
1/11/2018- South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics — or START — is losing its co-founder. Dr. Anthony Tolcher, who helped put the San Antonio organization on the map and spread its cancer research activity to multiple sites across the world, is moving to Texas Oncology in its local campus.
Media Outlet: MDNews - San Antonio
10/1/2017- Cancer care close to home is now more advanced, available and comfortable with the opening of Texas Oncology–San Antonio’s new Comprehensive Care Center. The 40,000 square foot center is dedicated to giving cancer patients enhanced access to medical and surgical oncology services, leading-edge imaging and radiation treatment technology, and research and clinical trials. Designed to service more than 300 patients a day, it is the largest cancer care center in San Antonio.
Media Outlet: Specialty Pharmacy News
9/30/2017- A little more than 14 months after CMS launched its Oncology Care Model (OCM) with 17 health insurers and 196 physician group practices, the experience seems to be mostly a positive one for participants. Although there have been a few challenges since the program’s July 1, 2016, start, participants agree that the model promotes high-quality care.