In The News

Prioritizing preventive care and making health-conscious choices are powerful actions to reduce a man’s risk of cancer. Amar S. Shah, M.D., MBA, FACS, Texas Colon & Rectal Specialists-Austin Central and Bastrop and Miguel Mercado, M.D., Texas Urology Specialistss-The Woodlands, share five strategies men can implement today to reduce their risk of cancer and promote overall wellness and well-being.

James Wilder, M.D., of Texas Oncology–Palestine Cancer Center, Paris, and Pittsburg, emphasizes the importance of early detection through regular screenings and lifestyle changes, including a healthy diet, quitting smoking, limiting alcohol, and staying active, to significantly reduce the risk of cancer among men.

In light of new breast cancer screening guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force that recommend biannual screening starting at age 40, Julie M. Sprunt, M.D., FACS, of Texas Breast Specialists–Austin Midtown and Bastrop, shared the advantages and disadvantages of starting screening at 40, how often women should receive mammograms, and other ways for women to detect signs of breast cancer, such as self-checks. 

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Tanyel S. Williams, LMSW, ACSW, CHW, ACHP-SW, OSW-C, a social worker at Texas Oncology–Greenville Lou & Jack Finney Cancer Center, Longview Cancer Center, Palestine Cancer Center, Paris, and Pittsburg, shares the benefits of meditation and strategies to help patients incorporate mindful practices into their daily routines.

Dr. Anish Meerasahib with the American Cancer Society explains why women should begin get breast cancer screenings by 40.

Meditation is a common mind-body practice often used alongside conventional treatment to help manage cancer-related symptoms and deal with the feelings that accompany cancer diagnosis and treatment. Tanyel S. Williams, LMSW, ACSW, CHW, ACHP-SW, OSW-C, a social worker at Texas Oncology–Greenville Lou & Jack Finney Cancer Center, Longview Cancer Center, Palestine Cancer Center, Paris, and Pittsburg, shares the benefits of meditation, strategies to help patients incorporate mindful practices into their daily routines, and mindfulness resources created by Texas Oncology to help cancer patients at every stage of their journey.

Cancer treatment usually brings to mind conventional treatment options such as chemotherapy or radiation, but today’s cancer treatment can include a holistic, mind-body approach, including meditation. Athira Unnikrishnan, M.D., Texas Oncology–Austin Midtown, and Pavel Levine, M.D., Ph.D., Texas Oncology–Houston Southeast and Pearland, explain the benefits of meditation for cancer patients and shares ways that patients can add mindfulness practices into their daily lives. 

Dallas and Austin are part of a worldwide clinical trial underway to find a more effective treatment to lower the recurrence of melanoma or high-risk skin cancer. KERA’s Sam Baker talks with Charles Lance Cowey, M.D., medical oncologist at Texas Oncology–Baylor Sammons Cancer Center and an investigator on the studies for the melanoma vaccine.

Texas Oncology has been serving cancer patients in Paris for more than three decades, providing comprehensive care customized to each patient’s specific cancer type. In fact, as a result of the center’s ongoing commitment to comprehensive care, the Texas Oncology-Paris radiation oncology team recently earned accreditation through the Accreditation Program for Excellence (APEx®) by the American Society for Radiation Oncology.