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Coordinated care supports mother through cancer and pregnancy
When pregnancy complicated Deziree Ibarra’s treatment for stage 4 lung cancer, specialists across UT Health San Antonio worked together to balance cancer treatment with the safe development and delivery of her baby.
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Children’s stories bring purpose to Hyundai’s Hope on Wheels investment in pediatric cancer research
Two young cancer survivors shared their stories as Hyundai Hope on Wheels awarded $500,000 to support pediatric cancer treatment and survivorship research at UT Health San Antonio.
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KENS 5: Liver cancer symposium to take place in San Antonio
KENS 5: Liver cancer symposium to take place in San Antonio
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Pediatric bone cancer research offers new therapeutic opportunities for osteosarcoma
By Panneerdoss Subbarayalu, PhD This article was first published in the September 2026 issue of the Bexar County Medical Society’s San Antonio Medicine magazine. Osteosarcoma is an aggressive cancer that grows quickly, spreads early to the lungs, and has a remarkable ability to resist treatment. It is the most common primary bone cancer in children […]
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UT Health San Antonio names NIH expert inaugural director of stem cell transplant and cellular therapy program
UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center and health system of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio), has named nationally recognized blood cancer and cellular therapy expert Georg Aue, MD, PhD, MBA, the director of the Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program at the Mays Cancer Center, the only National […]
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Clearing the air on the lung cancer risks we often ignore
One of the biggest misconceptions about lung cancer is that it only affects people who smoke.
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