Posted on · Turner, 68, revealed earlier this month that he underwent treatment for bone cancer in June. He is “cancer-free” as of last week, the mayor told The Texas Tribune during his first interview about his health.
Posted on · The Houston mayor told the audience at the annual State of the City address he had six weeks of radiation treatment from August to September.
Posted on · On Friday's show: A new partnership between the MD Anderson Cancer Center and The World Health Organization will target cancer in women. And we discuss The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week.
Posted on · Two Houston doctors described Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia as curable in most cases, with treatment that will last just a few months.
Posted on · Today, medical experts join us to help send the message that life after cancer is something worth celebrating, and a better quality of life for cancer survivors is worth fighting for.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Understanding a power grid winterization loophole for natural gas companies, dealing with the problem of abandoned oil and gas wells, and financial help for artists of color.
Posted on · Doctors are seeing swollen lymph nodes appear on mammogram images, confusing a COVID-19 side effect for cancer.
Posted on · Some Houston-area clinics report experiencing as much as a 45% decline in mammograms, compared to pre-pandemic times.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Back-to-school plans at Spring Branch ISD, thoughts from the president of the Texas PTA, how the atomic bomb inspired the work of a local doctor, and a PBS series highlights Zydeco music in Houston.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: A report finds greater-than-expected numbers of Houston adults developed certain types of cancer in the north Houston neighborhoods of Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens. We learn more.
Posted on · For every lip balm sold, 14-year-old Julia Sora donates one to kids with cancer.
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: A new treatment for prostate cancer, previewing the upcoming season in Houston's Theater District, a documentary about the power of water, and photographer Fred Baldwin.
Posted on · From early detection to treatment, oncologist Dr. Eric Bernicker of Houston Methodist outlines the latest advances in the field.
Posted on · In his new memoir, the former Canadian astronaut discusses his career in space, in medicine, and in underwater exploration.
Posted on · The FDA recently approved a consumer test for a certain kind of colorectal cancer.