In The News

For breast cancer patient Pat Garcia, the Hidden Scar procedure has reduced visible scars from her surgeries and has helped her get back to cycling. Dr. Bridget O’Brien, a surgical oncologist with Texas Breast Specialists-Georgetown, explains how the Hidden Scar procedure minimizes cosmetic changes that can result from breast cancer surgery, giving patients and survivors like Pat a less visible reminder of what they’ve been through.

Cancer treatment advancements and access to high quality care in local communities means that some patients can continue to work during treatment. Texas Oncology physicians discuss how to effectively support a co-worker with cancer.

Following news of U.S. Senator John McCain’s passing due to glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer, Dr. Andrew Brenner, neuro-oncologist at Texas Oncology’s Austin Brain Tumor Center, visited KTBC-TV’s “Good Day Austin” to discuss the implications of glioblastoma and the research being conducted to improve the survival and quality of life for brain cancer patients. 

The national story of U.S. Senator John McCain’s experience with glioblastoma has brought attention to brain cancer research being conducted to fight this aggressive form of brain cancer. Dr. Andrew Brenner, neuro-oncologist at Texas Oncology’s Austin Brain Tumor Center, was featured on KXAN discussing the brain cancer research taking place in Texas, including the clinical trials available for glioblastoma patients. 

Breast cancer patient Suzie Oden discusses the genetic testing that saved her life, thanks to Dr. Thomas Gregory, medical oncologist at Texas Oncology-Tyler. Despite having cleared a mammogram just two months earlier, genetic testing made it possible for Suzie and her team to discover not one, but two tumors.

Kartik Konduri, MD, recently spoke on the treatment considerations and decisions he makes when treating patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Konduri, medical oncologist with Texas Oncology–Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center, explained his treatment decisions based on two case scenarios during a Targeted Oncology live case-based peer perspectives presentation.

Dr. Vivian Cline, medical oncologist at Texas Oncology–Austin Midtown, discusses the findings of a research study linking habitual late-night eating to poor health outcomes, including an increased risk for breast and prostate cancer. 

Dr. Vivian Cline, medical oncologist with Texas Oncology–Austin Midtown, discusses a new study that found people who don't eat within two hours of going to bed have a 20 percent decreased risk for prostate cancer and breast cancer.

Dr. Suresh Ratnam, medical oncologist with Texas Oncology–McAllen, explores the relationship between diabetes and cancer, and discusses healthy behaviors to help residents of the Rio Grande Valley reduce risk, prolong life, and enhance quality of life.

Doctors have made progress treating colon cancer recurrence, and the outlook for patients has improved over the past several decades. Dr. Muffaddal Morkas, medical oncologist with Texas Oncology–Houston Memorial City, discusses how cancer stage at diagnosis can effect chances of recurrence.