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Helping different patients make difficult cancer genetic decisions | Cancer | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/difficult-decisions/
Recently, Angelina Jolie informed the world through two New York Times opinion articles that she had her breasts and ovaries removed after learning she had a BRCA1 mutation.
Amniocentesis and CVS: FAQs about the prenatal diagnostic duo | Your Pregnancy Matters | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/cvs-amniocentesis-faqs/
Chorionic villus sampling and amniocentesis provide definitive answers about a baby’s genetics before birth. Learn about these safe, quick procedures.
Urgent Care Clinic offers cancer patients an ER alternative | Cancer | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/cancer-urgent-care/
The Cancer Urgent Care Clinic is designed to offer patients an option other than the emergency room when cancer or treatment-related side effects surface.
How theranostics seeks, finds, and destroys metastatic cancer | Cancer | Discovery | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/theranostics-cancer-radiology/
Theranostics, an advanced combination of diagnostic and targeted therapy technology, uses radiopharmaceuticals to seek, find, and eliminate metastatic cancer cells while sparing healthy tissue. It is now available at UT Southwestern for pancreatic, thyroid, and several other cancers.
Caring for a community | Cancer | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/caring-for-community/
As the only National Cancer Institute–designated cancer center in the North Texas region, UT Southwestern’s Simmons Cancer Center is committed to sharing its expertise and improving the quality of lung cancer care for this area of the country.
Outsmarting breast cancer with novel pre-operative therapy and personalized radiation | Cancer | Discovery | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/breast-cancer-radiation-new-treatment/
A novel treatment may reverse resistance to both endocrine therapy and radiation therapy in breast cancer patients. Learn more from UT Southwestern radiation oncologists.
Director's Message | Cancer | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/directors-message/
For cancer care in North Texas, 2005-2015 has been a defining decade. Ten years ago, Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center set the loftiest of goals
How to treat ‘Ozempic face’ and other effects of significant weight loss | Plastic Surgery | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/ozempic-face-plastic-surgery/
Discover expert treatments to combat “Ozempic face” and manage other effects of significant weight loss with precision plastic surgery at UT Southwestern.
Wilderness medicine: How to survive and thrive in the great outdoors | Prevention | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/hiking-camping-fishing-first-aid/
As the popularity of outdoor adventuring keeps growing, the number of injuries increases. UT Southwestern discusses the risks of common activities and how to prepare for a safer experience.
Finding a new ‘normal’ | Cancer | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/finding-a-new-normal/
Breast cancer survivor Brianna Hinojosa-Flores reflects on life after treatment and being “part of a club we did not ask to join." UT Southwestern explains why where you first seek cancer care is important. Add your voice –#CallOutCancer today.