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.
Texas Oncology patient Becky Bevill shares her journey following her breast cancer diagnosis. Bevill credits hematology and oncology specialist Dr. Chi Pham of Texas Oncology−Fort Worth 12th Avenue with providing her a clear and thorough map of her treatment and care on the road to recovery.
After six rounds of chemotherapy and multiple surgeries, including a double mastectomy, a lengthy reconstructive surgery and a total hysterectomy, Texas Oncology patient Stacy Reed expected to be pronounced cancer-free. But just one month later, her doctors diagnosed her with stage III pancreatic cancer.
For most patients, a cancer diagnosis is an attack on the mind as well as the body. Effectively managing the progression of emotions triggered by cancer is important to the healing process.
Ovarian cancer is a disease that all women are at risk of developing. September is also Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, so it's important to learn the warning signs.
With patient Emily Herschler's stage II ovarian cancer diagnosis, Texas Oncology–Fort Worth 12th Avenue’s Dr. Noelle Cloven removed her football-sized tumor and recommended a clinical trial in order to eradicate any remaining microscopic cancer cells. Herschler says the trial gave her hope and the chance to help further ovarian cancer research. Texas Oncology's community-based care and robust clinical research program hopes to add more clinical trials in the future.
Dr. Carl Chakmakjian of Texas Oncology−Waco highlights the importance of prostate cancer screenings and discussing treatment options with your physician.
Dr. Andrew Lee, medical director of Texas Center for Proton Therapy, discusses prostate cancer screening and treatment options in light of a new study comparing outcomes in patients who chose treatment and those who opted for active monitoring of their cancer.
Texas Oncology and Methodist Healthcare are teaming up to raise cancer awareness. Roger Lyons, M.D. with Texas Oncology and cancer survivor Melody Krumdieck join Esteban to talk about the Band Against Cancer Concert Tour.
Dr. Alvaro Restrepo of Texas Oncology−McAllen highlights ways we can all make a difference when a loved one is diagnosed with breast cancer, including participating in the upcoming 9th Annual McAllen Breast Cancer Awareness Walk, Run, & Ride.