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Endometrial cancer rates are higher in a swath of South Texas than anywhere else in the state, especially among young Hispanic women. A UT Health San Antonio gynecologic oncologist who helped lead the study explains what may raise the risk and how it can be caught early.

Kirsten Eom studies everything that goes into getting a cancer survivor from their front door to a doctor's office: insurance, transportation, follow-up care, and more. The UT Health San Antonio researcher has found that a surprising number of survivors stop seeing doctors once initial treatment ends. Now she's working to build a statewide registry to track the barriers keeping them away.

Liver cancer is a serious health problem in San Antonio and South Texas, particularly among Hispanic residents. UT Health San Antonio researchers have reported that South Texas Latinos have exceptionally high rates of the disease.

A five-year appendix cancer survivor is turning her experience into an effort to raise awareness, support patients and encourage others to advocate for their health.

Kirsten Eom studies everything that goes into getting a cancer survivor from their front door to a doctor's office: insurance, transportation, follow-up care, and more. The UT Health San Antonio researcher has found that a surprising number of survivors stop seeing doctors once initial treatment ends. Now she's working to build a statewide registry to track the barriers keeping them away.

Sonya Sotinsky recorded herself talking and reading books to preserve a critical element of her personality: her voice. After surgery for oral cancer, AI used those recordings to re-create her voice.

People who get cancer say their friends often disappear when they hear the bad news. Don't be that person! Here's advice for what to do and say — and what not to say — when a loved one faces cancer.

Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the U.S., and often treatable. One urologist says Biden has good options ahead — largely thanks to recent advances in research.

Soaps, lotions and shampoos were found to have formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing preservatives.

Researchers said firefighters are at a 9% higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer and 14% higher risk of dying from cancer.