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UT Health San Antonio doctors provide new hope for pancreatic cancer patients
Less-invasive RFA method seen as a complementary treatment UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital became the first in South Texas to use an emerging and less-invasive treatment called radiofrequency ablation on a comorbid patient with a pancreatic cancer tumor that couldn’t be removed by surgery. The method, RFA for short, delivers controlled heat in […]
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UT Health San Antonio awarded $3 million CPRIT grant to bolster cancer research and prevention efforts in South Texas
UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio), received nearly $3 million in new academic and prevention awards as part of the latest, almost $154 million funding round announced on November 19 by the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). This brings CPRIT’s […]
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UT San Antonio advances detection, prevention of hidden stomach infections linked to cancer
Research scientists and clinicians at UT Health San Antonio are working to halt one of the most persistent bacterial infections that silently affects millions of people worldwide. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a spiral-shaped bacterium capable of burrowing into the stomach lining and is the only bacterium known to directly cause cancer. Through leading […]
Read moreGastrointestinal cancer rising sharply in younger adults
UT Health San Antonio’s advanced endoscopy team leads efforts in early detection and prevention Gastrointestinal cancers were previously believed to primarily affect older adults, but over the past two decades, rates of these cancers have increased dramatically in people under age 50. A new report from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute reveals that colorectal, pancreatic, esophageal […]
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You are the essential piece: Building the future of health through clinical trials
The process is often imagined as a single, sudden 'aha!' moment. It’s much more like building a massive, intricate structure—a colossal puzzle that represents all medical knowledge. Every time a treatment is approved, a new piece of the puzzle clicks into place.
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Innovative endoscopic procedure offers new option for colorectal patients
UT Health San Antonio’s Advanced Interventional Gastroenterology Program is now offering an advanced, minimally invasive procedure that allows physicians to remove large, early-stage colorectal lesions without the need for traditional surgery.
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