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.
Dr. Tobenna Nwizu, medical oncologist at Texas Oncology–Rowlett, shares his inspiration for joining the oncology field in a Q&A with the Rowlett Lakeshore Times.
Dr. Debra Patt, a vice president and oncologist at Texas Oncology–Austin Central, shared her thoughts on the need for reform and improvement of the 340B Drug Pricing Program to help ensure that federal funds are used as intended – to provide care for underserved populations.
Dr. Anthony Tolcher, an internationally recognized cancer researcher has join Texas Oncology–San Antonio Medical Center. Dr. Tolcher is the co-founder of San Antonio-based South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics (START), a leader in Phase 1 medical oncology clinical trials, and will be bringing his expertise to Texas Oncology’s research and clinical trials program.
A report found that 11 million men and 3.2 million women in the United States are infected with some type of oral HPV and oncologists say it's leading to more head and neck cancer in men.
Dr. Debra Patt, a vice president and oncologist at Texas Oncology–Austin Central, accompanied patient and breast cancer survivor Val Jones to New York in search of the perfect dress to celebrate her life and love in an Alaskan glacier wedding. Their experience and Val’s inspirational story was featured in an episode of TLC’s “Say Yes to the Dress,” heightening awareness of early detection and survivorship.
South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics — or START — is losing its co-founder. Dr. Anthony Tolcher, who helped put the San Antonio organization on the map and spread its cancer research activity to multiple sites across the world, is moving to Texas Oncology in its local campus.
Dr. Jeff Yorio, a medical oncologist at Texas Oncology-Austin Central who oversees melanoma research in Central Texas, explains the differences between melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers and offers viewers tips for detection year-round.
After a Texas law went into effect requiring health insurance companies to cover 3-D mammograms for women during cancer screenings, Texas Oncology–Austin Central’s breast specialist Dr. Debra Patt spoke to KXAN about how more detailed imaging can lead to increased early detections and therefore higher survival rates.
Gayle Patel, director of Texas Oncology’s Genetic Risk Evaluation and Testing (GREAT) Program and a certified genetic counselor at the Austin Central location, discusses the relationship between genetic disorders - such as the BRCA gene mutation - and specific ethnicities.