The Texas Cancer Center

Our History

The Texas Cancer Center was founded in 1998 by Dr. Richard A. Evans. Since the 1970's Dr. Evans has been an advocate of lumpectomy in the treatment of breast cancer. By the late 1980's this treatment was proven to be successful in many scientific studies. By the 1990's Dr. Evans recognized that breast cancer had become the most thoroughly studied of all malignancies and that the lessons learned from breast cancer applied to most, if not all, other cancers. His book, Making the Right Choice: Treatment Options in Cancer Surgery presents the evidence that limited surgery is safe and effective treatment for most patients with early cancer. Unfortunately, many cancer surgeons continue to perform radical surgery. Surprisingly, many surgeons are unaware of the great advances that have made in our understanding of cancer. One example is this has been called: "The Cancer Breakthrough You Never Heard of."

Doctors at the Texas Cancer Center explain the world's leading medical research in terms you can understand. Our recommendations are based completely on recent scientific studies. We show you those studies at the National Library of Medicine. For example, this is the famous NSABP lumpectomy study that changed breast cancer treatment in the U.S.

The Texas Cancer Center is 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization. We are funded by private donations and foundations. We have received support from the M.D. Anderson Foundation in Houston (unrelated to the hospital) and the Houston Educational Resource Network. We accept no banner advertising revenue.