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Mays Cancer Center awarded American Cancer Society grant to boost individualized, timely, equitable care
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‘We have an obligation to help others’
For teenager Arhan Rao, repurposing an antidepressant drug to treat cancer is the opening act in a career of serving patients by finding new ways to stop tumors. Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 28, 2022) — As Arhan Rao, 17, watched his grandfather sicken with cancer and die three years ago, a goal […]
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Experts support continued colonoscopy use to prevent and detect colorectal cancer
A recently published European study that minimizes the benefits of colonoscopy to prevent colorectal cancer diagnoses and deaths has several limitations and must not deter anyone 45 and older from being screened, experts from the Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio said.
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Experts support continued colonoscopy use to prevent and detect colorectal cancer
Mays Cancer Center/UT Health San Antonio panel responds to recent study Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 27, 2022) — A recently published European study that minimizes the benefits of colonoscopy to prevent colorectal cancer diagnoses and deaths has several limitations and must not deter anyone 45 and older from being screened, experts […]
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Consensus Statement from the Mays Cancer Center/UT Health San Antonio Joint Cancer Prevention and Screening Committee
The Mays Cancer Center/UT Health San Antonio Joint Cancer Prevention and Screening Committee includes clinicians and scientists from across UT Health.
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How genetic testing could determine your risk of getting breast cancer
Natalie Poullard, MA, MS, CGC, a certified genetic counselor at Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, provides a brief understanding of genetic testing benefits, the types of tests available and what you can expect during an appointment. Watch here
Read moreUnderstanding breast cancer signs, symptoms, and risks
Marcela Mazo Canola, MD, breast medical oncologist at Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses how breast cancer has impacted the Hispanic/Latino population and the importance of breast cancer screenings. She also shares the signs of symptoms, along with the risk factors and what women can do to […]
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