In The News
Read the latest Texas Oncology news and stories highlighting south Texas practices and patients.
Media Outlet: Austin Medical Times, Healthy Magazine
8/1/2018- Texas Oncology oncologists discuss the diminishing role of chemotherapy in cancer treatment regimens. As more innovative targeted therapy, immunotherapy, and radiation enable doctors to attack specific cancer cells, cancer care teams are seeing better patient outcomes with fewer side effects.
Media Outlet: Healthy Magazine, Austin Medical Times
7/18/2018- Texas Oncology physicians pen a bylined article detailing CAR-T, a personalized therapy that involves engineering a patient’s own immune system’s blood cells – arming the cells – to attack cancer cells. Earlier this year, Texas Oncology–Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer became the second facility in the state to provide groundbreaking FDA-approved CAR-T therapy for DLBCL cancer.
Media Outlet: Healthy Magazine
6/12/2018- New breakthrough treatments are saving lives - while often improving quality of life - and these medical advances often follow clinical trials, which allow oncologists to discover better ways to treat, diagnose, and prevent cancer. Dr. Alvaro Restrepo, medical oncologist with Texas Oncology–McAllen, discusses seven reasons to consider participating in a clinical trial.
Media Outlet: Healthy Magazine
6/7/2018- Drs. Araneda and Sarhill, medical oncologists at Texas Oncology–Harlingen, discuss eight lifestyle choices that can play a key role in preventing or detecting cancer early, when it is most treatable.
Media Outlet: Healthy Magazine
5/31/2018- Dr. Nurul Wahid, medical oncologist at Texas Oncology–McAllen, shares tips for approaching conversations with your oncologist, including educating yourself, communicating early and often, and elaborating about your values and preferences.
Media Outlet: KRGV-TV (ABC, Rio Grande Valley)
5/16/2018- Dr. Balesh Sharma of Texas Oncology–Brownsville discusses the use of platelets in oncology, as well as the impact of platelet shortages during cancer treatment.
Media Outlet: Healthy Magazine
4/1/2018- Dr. Guillermo Lazo of Texas Oncology—McAllen recently discussed evidence-based cancer care options beyond drug therapies, as well as research developments that are improving patients' outcomes and quality of life.
Media Outlet: Healthy Magazine
4/1/2018- Dr. Marcelo Boek of Texas Oncology–Brownsville discussed how cancer-related statistics tell an important story about prevention, treatment options, and survivorship.
Media Outlet: Healthy Magazine
3/19/2018- Dr. Daniel Farray discusses the benefit of colonoscopies in improving colorectal cancer survival.
Media Outlet: Austin Medical Times, Healthy Magazine, Houston Medical Times
3/1/2018- Texas Oncology physicians discuss the top five cancer trends in 2018 that allow for more effective treatments that lead to better outcomes and quality of life for patients.