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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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Beyond Drugs: The Other Breakthroughs in Cancer Research

Publication: Healthy Magazine
04/01/2018

Dr. Guillermo Lazo of Texas Oncology—McAllen recently discussed evidence-based cancer care options beyond drug therapies, as well as research developments that are improving patients' outcomes and quality of life.

Cancer: Prevention, Early Detection, & Personalized Care

Publication: Healthy Magazine
04/01/2018

Dr. Marcelo Boek of Texas Oncology–Brownsville discussed how cancer-related statistics tell an important story about prevention, treatment options, and survivorship.

Doctors Weigh In On Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines

Publication: KXAS-TV (NBC, Dallas-Fort Worth)
03/28/2018

Dr. Noelle Cloven of Texas Oncology-Fort Worth discussed best practices for preventing cervical cancer. 

17-year-old fights Stage 4 breast cancer with infectious laughter

Publication: WFAA-TV (ABC, Dallas)
03/28/2018

Ashton Flasco is battling stage four metastatic breast cancer with the help of Dr. Lea Krekow and her cancer care team at Texas Oncology-Bedford.

New Study Links Cancer to Cell Phone Use

Publication: KXAS-TV (NBC, Dallas-Fort Worth)
03/28/2018

Dr. Debra Patt of Texas Oncology-Austin recently discussed a new government study that is reigniting the debate over whether cell phones could be linked to cancer. The multi-year, $25 million study focused on the effect of cell phone radiation on rats, finding a significant increase in a rare kind of heart tumor in male rats.

Top Five Cancer Care Trends in 2018

Publication: Cleburne Times-Review
03/27/2018

Dr. Sandhya Bejjanki outlines the top five cancer care trends of 2018 in a bylined article in the Cleburne Times-Review.

Cancer Fighters

Publication: The North Texan
03/26/2018

UNT alumna Dana Rosencranz discusses her role as chief medical physicist at Texas Oncology-Paris, Mount Pleasant, and Greenville, in an article about alumni battling cancer.

Working to Battle Breast Cancer

Publication: The North Texan 
03/25/2018
Dr. Katrina Emmett of Texas Breast Specialists shares her journey to becoming a surgeon specializing in the treatment of breast, skin, and other malignancies.

Head for the Cure Central Texas 5K Benefitting Austin Brain Tumor Center

Publication: KTBC-TV (FOX, Austin)
03/23/2018

Christina Boman, RN, at the Austin Brain Tumor Center joins Sarah Shrader from Head for the Cure to discuss the 2018 Head for the Cure Central Texas 5K Run/Walk and its impact on local innovative brain cancer research. As a local beneficiary of the annual event, the Austin Brain Tumor Center will receive a portion of the proceeds to fund breakthrough clinical trials that benefit local patients. 

Colonoscopy: Is It Worth It?

Publication: Healthy Magazine
03/19/2018

Dr. Daniel Farray discusses the benefit of colonoscopies in improving colorectal cancer survival.