San Antonio: Learn How to Navigate the Intricacies of Cancer Treatment (En Español)!

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Blood Cancer United, formerly known as the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), is hosting a free Spanish-language event in San Antonio to educate and empower those in the community to learn about cancer types that affect Latinos.  

The event, “Aprendiendo Sobre Los Cánceres Que Afectan a Los Latinos y Cómo Enfrentarlos,” is set for 5-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, at Paesanos Lincoln Heights, located at 555 E. Basse Road, San Antonio, TX 78209. 

Dinner is free! Registration is required. 

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About the Event on Latino Cancer 

Latinos are a dynamic, rising population.  

But cancer threatens the future health of Latinos and the entire U.S. population. 

The Spanish-language cancer event in San Antonio will cover topics about: 

• Managing depression and anxiety after a cancer diagnosis 

• The benefit of receiving psychological support 

• Practical ways to adhere to medical treatment 

This will be done by presenters sharing strategies for managing treatment side effects, advice for improving medication adherence, and helping attendees learn how to effectively communicate with healthcare teams. 

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Latino Cancer Expert for the Event 

The Spanish-language LLS Latino cancer event features a professor from the Mays Cancer Center, a representative of Texas Oncology, and a member of the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at UT Health San Antonio faculty:  

Dr. Patricia Chalela is an associate professor at the IHPR.  

At the IHPR, Dr. Chalela is part of a team, including Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez at UT Health San Antonio. Together, they are working to conduct research to reduce health differences for Latinos and all people. 

Dr. Chalela helps reduce lung cancer with Quitxt. This bilingual text-message service helps young adults in South Texas quit smoking, funded by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas 

Dr. Chalela also helps enable Latinos to volunteer for cancer and Alzheimer’s clinical trials. She also helps oversees the South Texas site of the Avanzando Caminos study on Latino cancer survivorship. She also helped develop a mobile app to help breast cancer patients stick with endocrine hormonal therapy. 

In addition, Dr. Chalela is the associate director for community education and training at the Mays Cancer Center. She leads a team the works to provide education to the Latino community on topics such as cancer, screening, and prevention. 

Learn more about Dr. Chalela.  

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