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There’s no going it alone when it comes to cancer. Getting treatment means you’re going to meet lots of new people. It’s an aspect of cancer care that many patients find surprising, and for some, perhaps even overwhelming.

Dr. Kampe discusses how marrow donors hold the key to life-saving donations and dispelled myths that deter people from donating blood or marrow that make transplants possible. 

While some cancer patients wear wigs, hats and bandanas, Stephanie Howard chose to proudly wear bright, happy socks as her armor in a battle against lymphoma. Now in remission, she brings joy to Texas Oncology infusion rooms with the simple act of gifting socks to patients through her new non-profit organization, Triumphant Warrior.

In a bylined article, Texas Oncology–Marble Falls Hematologist and Medical Oncologist Dr. Andrew Shaw puts cancer statistics into perspective, helping readers take the necessary steps to manage their health.

Dr. Julie Sprunt, a breast surgeon with Texas Breast Specialists-Austin and Bastrop, discusses how invaluable it is for organizations to visit and support patients undergoing rigorous cancer treatments as part of Kendra Scott's annual gifting events during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Dr. Krishna Patel, a hematologist and medical oncologist at Texas Oncology–Round Rock Seton Williamson, puts cancer-related statistics in perspective to tell an important story about prevention and researching disease trends that help develop cures.

Kat Conner, a patient of gynecologic oncologist Dr. Lynne Knowles at Texas Oncology-South Austin and the Texas State University women’s soccer coach, presented a check to benefit a Texas Oncology Foundation scholarship for women battling ovarian cancer in Central Texas. Ms. Conner, an ovarian cancer survivor herself, founded Goals2Cure to focus her soccer team and raise money for ovarian cancer prevention, detection and treatment.

In an interview on KTBC’s Good Day Austin program, Dr. Debra Patt, medical oncologist at Texas Oncology-Austin Central, discusses the implications of a new major study regarding breast cancer risks linked to use of hormonal contraceptives. The research, announced in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that newer contraceptives were not safer. Dr. Patt urges patients to discuss cancer risk factors with their primary care and/or ob-gyn physicians.

For many patients, finding out that you have cancer can feel like your world has been turned upside down. With the swirl of changing emotions, daily routines, family relationships, medical tests, treatment, and side effects, you might find yourself asking: What about what I want?

Dr. Debra Patt, medical oncologist, breast specialist and vice president at Texas Oncology-Austin Central, offers insight and advice on a new major study regarding breast cancer risks linked to use of hormonal contraceptives. The research, announced in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that newer contraceptives were not safer. Dr. Patt urges patients with family history of cancer to consult with their physicians about their risk factors.