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$1.031 million contribution supports advanced treatment technology at the Fox Cancer Center - As two towering yellow cranes at the university worked to raise the Fox Cancer Center from the desert floor, U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar presented Texas Tech Health El Paso with a symbolic $1.031 million federal check on Tuesday...

Cancer survivor Che Juarez stands beside his mother Dolores as she battles the disease For Dolores Juarez and her son, Che, cancer is not just a diagnosis. It’s a shared experience that has further strengthened their lifelong bond. “She’s the rock,” Che said. “It’s her example that taught me strength.” In 2012, years before his mother’s diagnosis.....

Sixty uninsured and underinsured adults age 60 and older received free dental screenings and cleanings at the Texas Tech Dental Oral Health Clinic during the annual WellMed Screen & Clean event, provided by dental students under the supervision of licensed dentists. The event in March connected older adults from across the Paso del Norte region with preventive dental care, imaging and faculty-reviewed treatment plans. It also gave students hands-on clinical experience in a co

On Friday morning, 107 Texas Tech Health El Paso medical students held sealed envelopes that revealed where they will spend the next several years training as physicians.

Dental Trade Alliance Foundation Launches Workshops at Texas Tech Health El Paso. People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in our Borderplex often face financial challenges and limited access to providers when trying to get the dental care they deserve.

Starla Warren’s cancer journey started in 2015, when an unexpected injury during a martial arts sparring match revealed a lump in her breast. After her diagnosis, her doctors feared that she only had six months to live.

First Responder’s Story Highlights Importance of Early Detection...When Nicole Walls, a Las Cruces firefighter and first responder, was 30, she began to experience...

Texas Tech Health El Paso’s third annual Lighting Campus for Hope, presented by Hunt Companies, illuminated the campus with holiday magic on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. Families, friends and cancer warriors from across our Borderplex, with an estimated 1,000 in attendance, celebrated hope and unity in the fight against cancer.

World-class cancer care is coming to El Paso, thanks in part to a friendship forged between two auto dealership leaders united in a mission to bring world-class cancer treatment closer to our Borderplex region.

Cancer warriors have gained another ally in the fight. Texas Tech Health El Paso and GECU today revealed the name of the GECU Women’s Health Wing in the new Fox Cancer Center. The event celebrated the strength and resilience of cancer patients across our Borderplex, honoring their stories while building hope for the future.

Texas Tech Health El Paso clinics deliver free breast cancer screenings to underserved community where 972 women received potentially life-saving early detection — and hope....When Cecilia stepped into her Zumba class three years ago during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, she discovered no-cost mammograms were offered at the same community center, home to the Texas Tech Health El Paso Medical Student Run Clinic (MSRC).