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Banner Calling All Men: Your Health Is Your Wealth

Calling All Men: Your Health Is Your Wealth

One in two men will develop some form of cancer in his lifetime. However, men can change behaviors that put them at a greater cancer risk. June is National Men’s Health Month, which highlights health and wellness challenges for men that should be enacted year-round. This is a great time to make health a priority and get back on track.
Article • June 01, 2023
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Why Community-Based Care Is Vital to Cancer Research

This Cancer Research Month, Debra Patt, M.D., Ph.D., MBA, executive vice president, public policy, payer relations, and strategic initiatives at Texas Oncology, discusses why community-based care is vital to cancer research and what trends medical professionals can expect to hear about this year at ASCO.
Q&A • May 17, 2023
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Sharon Beck: A Lesson in Determination and Positivity

Eighty-eight-year-old Sharon Beck, retired teacher and metastatic breast cancer patient, participated in a clinical trial for an investigational oral selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD) and found success. Clinical trials provide access to leading-edge treatments, but older patients rarely choose to participate due to various factors. However, Sharon was willing to participate in a clinical trial. Her doctor, Dhatri Kodali, was amazed at her willingness to participate in the clinical trial and her incredible support system in her family. Sharon emphasizes the importance of research in cancer and clinical trials and would do it again if the opportunity presented itself.
Article • May 16, 2023

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Spending Time in the Great Outdoors When You Have Cancer

A compromised immune system often requires cancer patients to spend their time indoors, which can lead to feelings of isolation and depression. However, studies have shown being outside can benefit patients’ well-being, reducing stress and improving mental health. Learn how just few minutes outside each day can improve one’s mood and what activities are suitable while going through treatment.
Article • May 04, 2023
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Texas Oncology’s Colon and Rectal Specialty Division Welcomes New Physicians From Central Texas Colon and Rectal Surgeons

On May 1, the physicians of Central Texas Colon and Rectal Surgeons join Texas Colon & Rectal Specialists, the colon and rectal specialty division within Texas Oncology. The addition of these physicians will provide patients with access to innovative, high-quality colon and rectal care as well as more opportunities to participate in groundbreaking clinical trials.
Article • May 01, 2023
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Biomarker Testing and the Future of Oncology

Testing for biomarkers helps oncologists connect patients to innovations in cancer treatment such as precision medicine and targeted therapies.
Q&A • April 13, 2023
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More Than Pen to Paper: The Value of Journaling for Cancer Patients

The word cancer can elicit a host of emotions. Patients often struggle on when and how to process the emotional stress of their disease. That’s where journaling can help.
Article • April 04, 2023
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Breaking Barriers for National Social Work Month

For patients and their families, coping with the many impacts of cancer is a major challenge. Texas Oncology’s social work team focuses on providing mental health support and practical assistance through counseling, support groups, and resource connection.
Article • March 29, 2023
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The Importance of Community Based Cancer Care for Hispanic Patients in Texas

Socioeconomic barriers or preconceived notions of lack of care are important concerns when it comes to cancer care.
March 21, 2023
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Trouble Sleeping? Tips for a Restful Sleep When Going Through Cancer Treatment

Sleep is an important part of staying healthy. A lack of sleep can raise the risk of health problems and cause other issues such as depression and the inability to participate in daily activities.
Q&A • March 16, 2023
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Let’s Talk About It: Is It Hemorrhoids or Something More?

Who wants to discuss the topic of hemorrhoids? Almost no one. But with colon cancer rates on the rise, especially among younger people, it is critical – perhaps even life-saving – that we talk about “taboo,” awkward, bathroom behavior-related topics and symptoms.
Article • March 02, 2023
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The 5 Love Languages™ Principles Can Increase Relationship Satisfaction Between Cancer Patients and Their Partners

Results of a joint study between Texas Oncology social workers and The University of Texas researchers demonstrate that partners who communicate using the principles of The 5 Love Languages™ led to decreased feelings of depression and anxiety, and increased patient perceptions of their own relationship. Stephanie Broussard, LCSW-S, APHSW-C, director of palliative care and social work at Texas Oncology, shares more about how using their partner’s love language helped cancer patients feel higher relationship satisfaction.
Article • February 24, 2023
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How To Maintain Intimacy While Fighting Cancer

A cancer diagnosis can affect many aspects of a patient’s life, including their intimate relationship with a spouse or partner. Intimacy is not only about a patient's sexual activity, but their self-acceptance and other thoughts, feelings, and emotions while fighting cancer. Learn more about ways to strengthen your relationship and still feel intimately loved, understood, and comforted.
Article • February 02, 2023
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