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.
More than 15,000 Texas women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, including nearly 2,500 in Harris County. For some patients participation in a clinical trial is the best option – for their own treatment and the potential to develop effective treatments for other patients.
Cervical cancer deaths declined over several decades largely due to prevention and early detection through routine Pap tests. January’s National Cervical Health Awareness Month raises awareness of good cervical health and early detection.
Dr. Jeff Yorio of Texas Oncology-Austin discusses the many different ways Texas Oncology is treating cancer.
A new study suggests up to 90 percent of cancers are as a result of lifestyle, not genetics. Dr. Punit Chadha and Dr. Jeff Yorio of Texas Oncology-Austin say changing one's lifestyle and early screening are the best ways to prevent cancer.
Dr. Meeneghan of Texas Oncology–Bastrop and Texas Oncology–South Austin discusses healthy living tips, cancer prevention and screenings on the KULM-FM “Doctor’s Point of View” segment. The show closes with information on how to get in touch with Texas Oncology practices and physicians.
Texas Center for Proton Therapy will use VisionTree Optimal Care for its intake, follow-up, and longitudinal patient-centered outcomes data collection, reporting, and communications.
Texas Oncology-Houston Medical Center's Dr. Terri Pustilnik discusses the importance of clinical trials in new medical discoveries, and how Texas Oncology's community-based care model brings cancer treatment to patients where they are.
Texas Center for Proton Therapy treated its first patients in its facility, which opened three months ahead of schedule. It is the first proton therapy center in North Texas and the only center in the state that will offer the latest generation proton therapy technology, including image-guided pencil-beam scanning.
Texas Center for Proton Therapy, with the latest generation proton therapy technology and pencil-beam scanning, opens three months ahead of schedule.
The opening of Texas Center for Proton Therapy came early, and the center is now providing proton therapy to patients.