Read more about what’s happening at Texas Oncology and the newest advancements in cancer care. Here are the latest Texas Oncology news and stories highlighting local practices and patients. Select a search option below by cancer center, physician, media type and year and click the search button to find your results. Items in yellow are articles and items in blue are videos.
Syliva Jaramillo, M.D., Texas Oncology—Austin North, authored an article in Spanish about the signs, symptoms, and cancer risks associated with infection by the H. Pylori bacteria, as well as ways to treat the infection and reduce your cancer risk.
Determined to take quality cancer care international, Dr. Carolina Escobar of Texas Oncology set up a telemedicine platform to answer questions and educate doctors in Kurdistan about hematology. Since the introduction of the program in Kurdistan, she has expanded her telemedicine services to Texas, giving her the ability to help patients from all over the state.
After a general physical turned into a melanoma diagnosis, 85 year-old Texas Oncology patient Dennis Jeter rode his bike in defiance of cancer. Now in remission, Dennis credits the care he received from Dr. Charles Cowey and plans to ride his bike to the Atlantic Ocean.
Dr. Kent Ulrich of Texas Oncology–Wichita Falls discusses the toll smoking takes on the body as well as the potential health benefits of quitting. Dr. Ulrich also offers several helpful tips to help smokers quit the habit for good.
Following an abnormal mammogram, Granbury resident Karla Vaughan was diagnosed with stage 3A breast cancer. Eleven months later, Vaughn was cancer-free. She credits having a positive attitude and the local treatment from Dr. David D’Spain and team at Texas Oncology−Granbury with saving her life.
Tyisha Kemp, a 27-year-old Texas Oncology patient, was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer 22 weeks into her pregnancy. Dr. Ed Hesita of Texas Oncology–San Antonio Westover Hills is working to manage Tyisha's cancer without compromising the health of mother and baby.
A San Antonio mother is fighting each day for two lives. Women have a one in 13,000 chance of being diagnosed with colon cancer while pregnant. Tyisha Kemp, 27, has been dealt those odds and is determined to beat them.
In Fort Bend County, home to most Katy News readers, 217 residents will be diagnosed with lung and bronchus cancer this year, according to the Texas Cancer Registry. Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer in Texas.
Dr. Frankie Holmes, a breast medical oncologist at Texas Oncology−Houston Memorial City, discusses the evolution of neoadjuvant HER2-directed therapy. Dr. Holmes also stresses the need for treatments for HER2-positive patients who do not meet the present criteria for the regimen.
Texas Oncology patient Brooke White received her stage-four breast cancer diagnosis while six months pregnant with her first child. Dr. Debra Patt, of Texas Oncology—Austin Central immediately began a round of chemotherapy treatments to save both the mother and the baby’s life.