Texas Oncology is one of the leaders in the fight against cancer. To learn more, take a look at Texas Oncology’s numbers.
| 1986 |
Year Texas Oncology was founded |
| More than 270 |
Physicians practicing medicine at Texas Oncology |
| 98 |
Texas Oncology locations in Texas and New Mexico |
| More than 50,000 |
New patients access care through Texas Oncology annually |
| 1,000 |
Patients participated in clinical research trials through Texas Oncology and its affiliation with US Oncology in 2007. |
| 24 |
Of the 30 latest new cancer therapies, Texas Oncology has played an integral role in gaining Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for 24 of them through its affiliation with US Oncology |
| 55 |
Texas Oncology physicians named “Texas Super Docs” by Texas Monthly magazine in 2007 |
Cancer affects thousands of Texans each year, and Texas Oncology is committed to providing Texans with leading edge treatment close to home.
| 1.4 million |
New cases of cancer diagnosed in the United States in 2007 |
| 95,000 |
New cases of cancer diagnosed in Texas in 2007 |
| 37,000 |
Texans who died of cancer in 2007 |
| 100 |
Texans who die each day from cancer |
Sources: American Cancer Society, Texas Cancer Council, National Cancer Institute, Journal of Clinical Oncology, and Texas Cancer Registry.