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Radiation Therapy FAQs
At Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, leading radiation oncologists provide expert care and support. Our team members make themselves available to address your concerns and ease your cancer treatment. Read below for helpful answers to common questions people ask about radiation therapy.
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At Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, you can receive expert surgical care close to your support network. Our team includes surgeons who are skilled in advanced techniques, removing complex tumors in sophisticated ways. The team’s expertise helps us treat many types of cancer with less impact on your daily life.
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Shedding light on the link between skin tone and skin cancer risk
While skin cancer can affect anyone, people with fair skin are twice as likely to develop skin cancer than those with darker skin complexions.
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Cancer and sun safety: protecting your skin during summer months
Using sun protection every day is essential to keep your skin happy and healthy, but it becomes increasingly necessary during the summertime. Check out these tips to keep your skin safe this season.
A Randomized Phase II Study of Partial Breast Irradiation and Sequential vs. Concurrent Chemotherapy in Women with Early Stage Breast Cancer (PBI 3.0)A Randomized Phase II Study of Partial Breast Irradiation and Sequential vs. Concurrent Chemotherapy in Women with Early Stage Breast Cancer (PBI 3.0)In a small study at Johns Hopkins, women were treated with partial breast irradiation and chemotherapy given at the same time. We are now testing in a bigger study whether giving partial breast irradiation and chemotherapy at the same time (our new method) has the same side effects and outcomes as giving partial breast irradiation and chemotherapy at different times(older method). In this study women who had their breast cancer removed but need radiation to the breast will be randomized to partial breast irradiation at the same time as chemotherapy or partial breast radiation at a different time than chemotherapy. Randomization is like flipping a coin but in this study about 2 of every 3 women will get the new method.NCT01928589
Demonstration of a Novel Approach Using Surface-Image Guidance to Improve Delivery of Breast Radiotherapy
Demonstration of a Novel Approach Using Surface-Image Guidance to Improve Delivery of Breast Radiotherapy
The first goal of this project is to validate the superiority of semi-permanent marks used in conjunction with specialized light-based surface imaging (SIGRT) in an effort to phase out the use of permanent tattoos for the investigator's patients. The secondary goal of this project is to validate the superiority of specialized light-based surface imaging for daily radiation set-up compared to standard-of-care imaging methods using ionizing radiation, such as weekly port films or cone-beam CT (CBCT) scans during a radiation therapy course for breast cancer.NCT03799523Eva Galvan MD
Demonstration of a Novel Approach Using Surface-Image Guidance to Improve Delivery of Breast Radiotherapy
The first goal of this project is to validate the superiority of semi-permanent marks used in conjunction with specialized light-based surface imaging (SIGRT) in an effort to phase out the use of permanent tattoos for the investigator's patients. The secondary goal of this project is to validate the superiority of specialized light-based surface imaging for daily radiation set-up compared to standard-of-care imaging methods using ionizing radiation, such as weekly port films or cone-beam CT (CBCT) scans during a radiation therapy course for breast cancer.NCT03799523Eva Galvan MD
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Cancer patients are getting younger. Mays Cancer Center experts explain the modern factors at play
The risk of aging-related diseases, including cancer, doesn't sharply increase until the age of 50. Why then are so many younger people getting cancer right now?