In The News

1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetimes. Dr. Tammy Roque of Texas Oncology discusses about clinical trials in Texoma.

According to local oncologist Dr. Leonardo Forero, the most common types of cancer in our area are breast, lung and colon cancer...as well as one other.

You may be carefully tracking the numbers associated with your 401K, but do you pay close attention to your cholesterol level, weight, or blood pressure?

A recent study from London found a correlation of hours of cycling each week to the incidence of prostate cancer in men over 50.

A cancer diagnosis is a very personal and life-changing experience. While no two patients are the same, all share the same goal—beating the disease.

Behind each breakthrough in cancer research is a lengthy process involving years of painstaking research. For every success, there are multiple setbacks.

Genetic testing can discern if there’s a genetic connection for certain cancers. But what happens after testing?

A 220-ton innovative cancer-fighting machine has finally made it to North Texas after its trip halfway across the globe. The technology took a month to arrive from Belgium and will mark a milestone in the construction of DFW’s first proton therapy center. When it opens in 2016, the Texas Center for Proton Therapy in Irving will be the only place in North Texas to offer proton therapy.  Until then, the closest place to receive proton therapy treatment is about 200 miles away in Oklahoma City.

A towering crane hoisted a 220-ton particle accelerator into the Texas Center for Proton Therapy, a milestone for the first center of its type in Texas.

Workers were busy Wednesday moving and installing a huge, high-tech piece of cancer fighting equipment at the new Center for Proton.