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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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Longview Woman Living Out the Mastectomy Story Told by Actress

Publication: Longview News-Journal, Longview
05/28/2013
About 60% of women who have inherited harmful mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 will develop breast cancer, as opposed to 12% of women in the general population.

Proton Therapy Center Breaks Ground

Publication: Irving Rambler
05/20/2013
Texas Oncology announced it would build a state-of-the-art Texas Center for Proton Therapy in Irving at Hwy 161 and Royal Lane. On May 15.

Hope for Cancer Patients: Proton Therapy Center Breaks Ground

Publication: Virtual Builder’s Exchange Network, Texas
05/17/2013

Cancer patients and survivors gathered with members of the healthcare community to kick off construction of the Texas Center for Proton Therapy.

Testing for the Breast Cancer Gene

Publication: KFDA-TV (CBS)
05/16/2013

Dr. Srini Reddy of Texas Oncology talks about two known genes that are well studied that have been associated with breast and ovarian cancer.

Testing for the Breast Cancer Gene

Publication: NewsChannel10.com (Website of KDFA-TV), Amarillo
05/16/2013
"There are two known genes that are well studied that have been associated with breast and ovarian cancer," says Dr. Srini Reddy of Texas Oncology.

Texas Center for Proton Therapy Brings Innovative Cancer Treatment to Dallas-Fort Worth

Publication: Culture Map, Dallas
05/15/2013
In the world of cancer treatment, innovation is always on the agenda. Irving is putting itself on the map for cancer treatment by opening the Texas Center for Proton Therapy.

Baylor Health, Texas Oncology Collaborate on North Texas's First Proton Radiation Therapy Center

Publication: Becker’s Hospital Review, National
05/15/2013
Dallas-based Baylor Health Care System and Texas Oncology will break ground today on north Texas's first facility offering proton radiation therapy, according to a Star-Telegram report.

Construction to Start on $105M Proton Therapy Center in Irving

Publication: Dallas Business Journal, Dallas
05/14/2013
Texas cancer cases continue to rise, yet the Dallas-Fort Worth area remains the largest metropolitan area in the country without a proton therapy treatment facility.

Proton Therapy Facility to Break Ground in Irving on Wednesday

Publication: Tarrant Business, Fort Worth
05/14/2013
North Texas' first facility offering proton radiation therapy, a $105 million project that will be located in Irving, will break ground Wednesday morning.

Oncologist Talks Endurance at Annual Breast Cancer Conference

Publication: Tyler Morning Telegraph, Tyler
04/24/2013
Dr. Svetislava Vukelja, an oncologist with Texas Oncology in Tyler, said she has learned a great deal from her breast cancer patients in 31 years.