On Thursday, people in Fifth Ward signed up for a landmark study that could determine who is at risk of cancer, but there is ...

On Thursday, people in Fifth Ward signed up for a landmark study that could determine who is at risk of cancer, but there is still some skepticism.

Wednesday night, a screening of the documentary “Fifth WArd Exposed: Community, Contamination, Cancer” was hosted at the ...

Wednesday night, a screening of the documentary "Fifth WArd Exposed: Community, Contamination, Cancer" was hosted at the ...

The cancer screening initiative comes weeks after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its first round of soil ...

A new early cancer detection program, the Cancer Stage Shifting Initiative (C-SSI), has been launched in Houston's Fifth Ward to combat rising cancer rates in historically underserved communities.

Council Member Letitia Plummer is taking a big step in the fight against cancer in Fifth Ward. On Wednesday, March 12, 2025, she will be the first patient to enroll in the Cancer ...

Cancer clusters haunt a creosote-contaminated rail yard in Houston's Fifth Ward. But if there's no ongoing harm, will the ...

HOUSTON — A Houston City Council member is partnering with other organizations to launch an effort to better study a ...

In a partnership with Councilmember Plummer’s office, a nonprofit organization has launched efforts to catch cancer early in ...

The Houston Texans improved their secondary by acquiring Philadelphia Eagles defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson and a 2026 sixth-round pick in exchange for former first-round pick Kenyon Green and a ...

It's an inaugural cancer screening blood analysis study that will serve as a blueprint for similar models in other cancer hot spots including Cancer Alley, Louisiana and Flint, Michigan.