People in South Texas experience many challenges with prostate cancer. To address these challenges and help the community, join a new virtual presentation, “Prostate Cancer Awareness,” at 11 a.m. Central on Sept. 17, 2026. The event will feature Dr. Patricia Chalela, a cancer researcher at UT Health San Antonio, and Sandra Sivak, a community cancer research coordinator at UT Health San Antonio. Both are part of the community outreach and engagement team at the Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio. The virtual presentation is part of the “Every Cancer, Every Story: A Series of Conversations” webinar series, a collaboration of the Mid Rio Grande Border Area Health Education Center (AHEC) and Mays Cancer Center Office of Community Outreach and Engagement (COE) at UT ...
As summer come to an end, children and families are gearing up for another school year. Between the school supplies, new clothes, and getting back into the routine of things, it’s important to ensure students and families are healthy and safe! With this in mind, let’s look at helpful reminders for back to school.
1. Keep a Sleep Schedule
Having a consistent sleep schedule can impact one’s health and wellbeing. For example, studies show an association between insufficient sleep and obesity. “Poor sleep is also linked with the likelihood of developing diabetes and, over a longer term, with heart problems,” according to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Consistent sleep schedules also support emotional regulation and mood stability, cognitive ability, immune ...
The Rural Health Information Hub (RHI Hub) and the NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis have created the Rural Mobile Healthcare Toolkit to help organizations start mobile healthcare programs in rural areas. The toolkit highlights model programs and contains resources for program development, implementation, evaluation, and more. Let’s take a closer look at the toolkit and why support for rural healthcare is important. Get the toolkit!
RHI Hub’s Rural Mobile Healthcare Toolkit
The Rural Mobile Healthcare Toolkit includes considerations and challenges that organizations may face when developing, implementing, evaluating, and sustaining mobile healthcare programs in rural communities. Additionally, the toolkit shares benefits and barriers of mobile healthcare, ...
August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month, a time that highlights the importance of protecting children’s vision. With this in mind, Salud America! has put together a list of helpful tools and resources for parents and families to learn more about children’s eye health and vision.
1. Prevent Blindness
Through Prevent Blindness, the National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health is a place where parents and caregivers can find a multitude of support. Health education resources, including vision and eye health presentations and webinars and children’s vision fact sheets, posters, reports, and publications. There are also plenty of resources for parents and caregivers with children who have vision problems or impairment. In collaboration with the National ...
This content is from UT Health San Antonio’s book, “Advancing Cancer Research for Latinos and All Populations: 2026 Conference Proceedings,” which highlights results of the same-named conference in February 2026. Dr. Robert A. Winn, MD, is the former Director and Lipman Chair in Oncology at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Science for a purpose Dr. Winn began by praising recent scientific and medical advances, but also by emphasizing that those advances need to make a difference for everyday people in everyday communities. About 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women are diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Much of the information about risk, and information about advances in medicine, have failed to reach more rural populations, and even some of their primary care ...
This content is from UT Health San Antonio’s book, “Advancing Cancer Research for Latinos and All Populations: 2026 Conference Proceedings,” which highlights results of the same-named conference in February 2026.
Variability of cancer outcomes based on population
Cancer rates and outcomes vary widely based on race/ethnicity, gender, country of origin, location, heritage, language spoken, socioeconomic status, age, family history, and more. For example, although Latino individuals have lower overall rates of cancer nationwide, rates of stomach and liver cancer are twice as high as non-Hispanic White individuals, and the rate of cervical cancer is 36% higher. [Winn] Because of this variability, intentional steps must be taken to ensure cancer research and initiatives target all ...
This content is from UT Health San Antonio’s book, “Advancing Cancer Research for Latinos and All Populations: 2026 Conference Proceedings,” which highlights results of the same-named conference in February 2026.
The Hidden Costs of Care: Tackling Financial Toxicity in Oncology
Dr. Jean Edward is Associate Professor and PhD Program Director for the College of Nursing at the Markey Cancer Center and the University of Kentucky. Financial toxicity and Hispanic cancer survivors Dr. Edward began by defining financial toxicity as the financial burden and distress associated with the high costs of cancer care. Approximately 30% of cancer survivors experience financial toxicity. Overall, cancer survivors spend about 20% of their income on out-of-pocket expenses, and are 2.65 ...
This content is from UT Health San Antonio’s book, “Advancing Cancer Research for Latinos and All Populations: 2026 Conference Proceedings,” which highlights results of the same-named conference in February 2026.
Genetic Variation and Population Differences in the Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Dr. Adam de Smith is a genetic epidemiologist and Associate Professor at City of Hope. The epidemiology of ALL Dr. de Smith began by discussing the epidemiology of ALL, which has an increased risk among individuals of Latino ethnicity. ALL is the most common cancer in children, comprising approximately 30% of childhood cancer with over 3000 new cases each year. ALL is a cancer of white blood cells, affecting B-cells in about 80% of cases and T-cells in about ...
This content is from UT Health San Antonio’s book, “Advancing Cancer Research for Latinos and All Populations: 2026 Conference Proceedings,” which highlights results of the same-named conference in February 2026.
Breast Cancer in the Young
Dr. Marcela Mazo Canola is Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology at the Mays Cancer Center at University of Texas (UT) Health San Antonio. Epidemiology of young onset breast cancer Dr. Mazo Canola began by discussing the multiple spheres of decision making that young breast cancer patients must face: chemotherapy, endocrine therapy, local therapy, genomics, psychosocial functioning, sexual health and body image, role functioning, and fertility and premature menopause. These represent a ...
