Press Releases
CPRIT ANNOUNCES NEW TOBACCO-FREE POLICY FOR GRANTEES
In anticipation of World Cancer Day on February 4, when we pay tribute to the 13 million people worldwide who are affected by this tragic disease and the 8 million who lose their battle with cancer each year, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) proudly announces a new tobacco-free policy for all current and future CPRIT grantees.
State Cancer Institute Combats Rising Economic and Human Impact of Cancer
Texas residents unable to afford cancer prevention services will have increased access to critical breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening as a result of grants awarded by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). Counseling for tobacco cessation services as well as a survivorship program were also funded by the Institute at their quarterly board meeting held today in Austin, TX.
Long-time San Antonio Businessman and Rancher Mark E. Watson, Jr. Appointed CPRIT Governing Board
Texas House of Representatives’ Speaker Joe Straus recently announced the appointment of Mark E. Watson, Jr. to the Oversight Committee of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). Mr. Watson, one of three appointees selected by the Speaker of the House to serve on the CPRIT Board, will fill a term that expires January 31, 2017. Members of the Oversight Committee guide the work of the Institute, which awards grants to expedite innovation in cancer research, help bring lifesaving cancer products to Texans and expand evidence-based cancer prevention capabilities across the state.
CPRIT AWARD RECIPIENT RECEIVES FDA APPROVAL
AUSTIN, TEXAS - The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) congratulates Apollo Endosurgery, one of the Institute’s first company investment grant recipients, for receiving approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to begin marketing its SuMO endoscopic tissue access and resection system. The SuMO system is designed to allow the scarless surgical removal of certain precancerous gastrointestinal lesions during endoscopy procedures that include treatment for colorectal cancer.
Visiting World-Renowned Cancer Researchers and Prevention Experts Help Keep Austin Weird while Battl
What could be more fitting for the final day of a national cancer conference than some of the world’s leading cancer experts taking a short time out to mark today’s Great American Smokeout by signing pledges to redouble their efforts in the fight against cancer on Austin’s uniquely weird Ashtrayler.
Texas Cancer Conference Connects Leading-Edge Research to Everyday Screening and Prevention
As hundreds of the nation’s top cancer researchers and prevention experts converged on the Austin Convention Center this week for the Innovations in Cancer Prevention and Research Conference hosted by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), organizers literally extended the conference out well beyond the facility’s walls to touch thousands of Texans in need of support in their own personal battles with the deadly disease that claims thousands of lives every year.
Statewide Clinical Trials Network Offers Relief to Cancer Patients in Remote Corners of Texas
It’s no secret that Texas is a big state, but it can become an issue for cancer patients in places such as Amarillo or El Paso who aren’t able to make the long drive to Houston or Dallas to participate in clinical trials.Through the Statewide Clinical Trials Network of Texas (CTNeT), more and more Texans battling cancer will be able to access the latest treatments while staying close to their personal comfort and support systems at home.
Governor Rick Perry Appoints Meade and Moody to CPRIT Oversight Committee
Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Alex Meade III of Mission and Walker Moody of Houston to the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Oversight Committee. The committee guides the work of the institute, which will award grants over the next 10 years to expedite innovation in cancer research, and attract and expand cancer prevention and treatment research capabilities.
INSTITUTE AWARDS MORE THAN $100 MILLION TO FUND TEXAS CANCER RESEARCH, ATTRACT TOP CANCER SCIENTISTS
A state-of-the-art facility for testing new cancer drugs, a project examining ways to more precisely treat lung cancer with radiation, and testing undertaken by a biopharmaceutical company on a promising new drug that targets Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma are among the projects awarded funding today (Nov. 2) by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT).
STATE, LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS EMPHASIZE IMPORTANCE OF BREAST CANCER SCREENINGS
An estimated 15,562 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed this year in Texas women, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. More than 2,800 men and women are expected to lose their battle with breast cancer in 2011.
