Physical therapy is a common treatment after surgery and for pain or other physical symptoms. Physical therapists assess your balance, movement and strength, then help you with special exercises to treat problems you have. You learn self-care strategies to help you enjoy a better quality of life.
Experts at Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, are helping more people regain their confidence with breast reconstruction after breast cancer surgery.
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.
The South Texas community experiences unusually high rates of kidney cancer. At Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, you can access national kidney cancer expertise, close to home. Our surgeons are experts at performing highly technical procedures to treat early and late-stage kidney cancers precisely. A team of skilled specialists (led by a urologic cancer surgeon, vascular surgeon and cardiac surgeon) consults on tumor thrombus surgery to treat cancer that has spread to the major veins.
When cancer spreads to the liver, you still have options. Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, is the only center in South Texas offering HAI therapy. HAI delivers chemotherapy directly to the liver.
Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is a minimally invasive treatment used for liver cancer. It is an alternative to surgery that directs a high dose of chemotherapy straight to the tumor.
Thermal ablation is a minimally invasive treatment used for many health conditions, including cancers of the bone, kidney, liver and lung. It can benefit people with early stage, small tumors or those awaiting liver transplant. Thermal ablation uses extreme heat or cold to destroy cancer cells.
Transarterial radioembolization (TARE) is a minimally invasive radiation treatment for liver cancer and other cancers that have spread (metastasized) to the liver. It is also called Y-90, which is short for yttrium-90, a radioactive substance.
UT Health San Antonio offers a revolutionary therapy for prostate cancer called Pluvicto®. We are one of the only centers in South Texas to offer this innovative treatment, providing new hope for advanced prostate cancer patients.
Radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy is a treatment for thyroid conditions such as Graves’ disease and some types of thyroid cancer. It treats cancerous or other unhealthy cells that remain in the body after surgery.
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