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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.

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Texas Center for Proton Therapy Treats First Patient With Pencil Beam and Cone Beam CT Combo

Publication: DOTmed, National
04/20/2016

The Texas Center for Proton Therapy has become the first facility in North America to combine advanced pencil beam proton therapy with iscocentric cone beam CT during treatment.

Eye on Health: Precision Medicine

Publication: KAUZ-TV (CBS), Wichita Falls
04/14/2016

“EYE ON HEALTH” s an on-going series with Texas Oncology dedicated to raising the awareness of different types of cancers, and what you can do to lower your risks. On this week, we speak to Dr. Kent Ulrich, Texas Oncology on the topic of precision medicine.

Child Making Sure Kids in Hospital Can Make the Best of Bad Situation

Publication: KEYE-TV (CBS), Austin
04/08/2016

Reed was born with no cartilage in his throat and was later diagnosed with cerebral palsy. All of that has meant a lot of time in the hospital. That's why he chose to fill up a bookshelf to help other kids going through the same thing at Texas Oncology in Austin.

Are You Too Young for Cancer?

Publication: Healthy Magazine, McAllen
04/06/2016

Dr. Alvaro Restrepo of Texas Oncology–McAllen discusses the likelihood of being diagnosed with cancer in young adults.

Robotic Surgery Could Help Pancreatic Cancer Patients

Publication: WFAA-TV (ABC), Dallas
04/05/2016

Generally caught late, doctors prefer starting pancreatic cancer treatment options right away. There is a surgery using a robot that could help some pancreatic cancer patients fighting time. We met Jim Johnston during his chemotherapy treatments at Texas Oncology in Dallas.

Texas Oncology Cancer Prevention Series: Treating Cancer with Transplants

Publication: IndoAmerican News, Houston
03/24/2016

Over the years, bone marrow transplants have become a popular treatment for leukemia. Dr. Sanjay Sethi, a Texas Oncology–Sugar Land physician, discusses transplants and the need for people to register with the national marrow database.

Study Could Provide Breast Cancer Breakthrough

Publication: KAUZ-TV (CBS), Wichita Falls
03/17/2016

A recent study funded by the Cancer Research UK looks like it may lead to fewer women with a certain type of breast cancer needing chemotherapy.

Cancer Patients Have a New Hope

Publication: KWKT-TV (FOX), Waco
03/14/2016

Cancer patients now have a new hope with targeted therapies, recently used in clinical trials. Researchers used a combination of a pill and an injectable to try to shrink the breast cancer tumors in women.

Targeting Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Publication: Cancer Network, National
03/14/2016

Dr. Joyce O’Shaughnessy from Texas Oncology–Baylor Charles A. Sammons discusses strategies for targeting drivers of triple-negative breast cancer.

Cancer Patient, Doctor Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro Together

Publication: WFAA-TV (ABC), Dallas
03/07/2016

Charles Wakefield was surprised when Dr. Brian Berryman, his Texas Oncology physician, asked him to climb Mount Kilimanjaro for the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, but was eager to participate after tackling his multiple myeloma diagnosis through chemotherapy and stem cell transplants.