Greehey Children's Cancer Research Institute
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July 31, 2015
“In this video, Dr. Aune discusses issues of long-term (childhood cancer) survivorship care and care planning as part of the NCCS Cancer Policy Matters “20 Years Later” special blog series marking the 20th anniversary of the “Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care.” Read More
July 2, 2015
At age 16, Greg Aune was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and was successfully cured of his disease after undergoing one year of chemotherapy and radiation treatments. His cancer experience led Dr. Aune down a path to becoming a pediatric oncologist and physician-scientist. In this video, Dr. Aune discusses issues of long-term survivorship care and care […]
March 27, 2015
“William Rice, Chair of the CPRIT Oversight Committee, moderates a discussion about cancer, with Dr. Greg Aune, Dr. Emil Freireich, Dr. Margaret Kripke, and Dr. Debra Patt, following a screening of Ken Burns’s “Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies.” Aune Lab CPRIT – Childhood Cancer
February 15, 2015
President Obama announced in his State of the Union Address and followed up with details in late January, a $215 million plan to better design drugs and therapies to work on individual patients rather than average ones. Precision medicine isn’t new, it has been used on cancer patients and other ailments already.
February 9, 2015
S.A. scientist also a cancer survivor As a childhood cancer survivor, San Antonio pediatric oncologist Greg Aune understood the excitement felt by cancer patients and their families when President Barack Obama announced his “precision medicine” initiative nearly two weeks ago. The groundbreaking initiative — for which Obama has requested an initial $215 million in his […]
January 15, 2015
Greehey CCRI Principal Investigator discusses the story that inspired him to pursue a career in childhood cancer research and treatment. Aune Lab
October 1, 2014
Welcome to Dr. Greg Aune and Mr. Clint Janson, ACCO’s Newest Board Members! The ACCO is pleased to introduce Dr. Greg Aune and Mr. Clint Janson as the newest members of our Board of Directors, our volunteer leadership group dedicated to guiding and promoting the ACCO’s role as a grassroots leader in the childhood cancer community. Both Dr. […]
September 26, 2014
A cancer diagnosis is difficult news for anyone, and it can be particularly frightening and heart-wrenching for a family with a cancer-stricken child living in a lower-income area without access to adequate health care. The National Cancer Institute has awarded a $3.7 million grant to the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute at the UT Health Science Center to address […]
September 24, 2014
Children’s cancer research in San Antonio is getting a boost from the National Cancer Institute. A new infusion of $3.7 million is dedicated to helping an underserved population in South Texas. South Central Texas is designated is one of 12 sites in the United States with the largest populations of underserved minority children.
September 22, 2014
The National Cancer Institute has appointed a University of Texas Health Science Center pediatric hematologist-oncologist to its NCI Council of Research Advocates. On Friday, the White House held a closed briefing on pediatric cancer for childhood cancer advocates. During the keynote address, NCI Director Dr. Harold Varmus outlined the NCI commitment to pediatric cancer and […]