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September 23rd, 2014 at 5:16 AM

National Cancer Institute Names UTHSCSA Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist to Council of Research Advocates

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) recently nominated a new member to its NCI Council of Research Advocates, Greg Aune, a pediatric hematologist-oncologist from The University of Texas Health...

September 10th, 2014 at 5:52 AM

Hyundai Gives $250,000 to Cardiac Disease Study in Childhood Cancer Survivors

This year alone, the American Cancer Society estimates roughly 10,450 patients younger than 15 years old will be diagnosed with cancer. Thanks to recent advancements in pediatric oncology, over 80%...

July 21st, 2014 at 10:51 AM

UTHSC Researchers Study Pediatric Cancer Treatment Consequences in Adult Survivors

Pediatric cancer researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC) in San Antonio are developing a project to study heart problems in adults who survived childhood cancers, as...

June 19th, 2014 at 5:42 AM

CPRIT Inaugural Pediatric Cancer Research Award Application Deadline is June 26th

Leaders of the Carson Leslie Foundation are reminding the Texas cancer research community that the closing application date for the Individual Investigator Research Awards for Cancer in Children...

March 18th, 2014 at 11:50 AM

Trend for More Health Problems in Pediatric Cancer Survivors than Siblings Worsens with Age

A study from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, coauthored by Marilyn Stovall from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, reinforces the need for lifelong surveillance of...

April 15th, 2013 at 3:51 PM

BCM becomes a major player in new pediatric cancer Dream Team

While cancer research over the last two decades have made enormous strides forward, there is one area that has been falling behind: Children's cancer treatment. To combat the dearth of new...