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Cancer Treatment
Breast Cancer Reconstruction

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.

Cancer Treatment
Regional Chemotherapy

Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, is one of a small number of programs nationwide offering regional cancer therapy. Our team’s experience means you receive exceptional care here in South Texas.

Cancer Treatment
Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)

Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, provides targeted treatment for metastatic cancers of the abdomen. This level of precision saves the surrounding tissue, decreasing side effects.

Cancer Treatment
Speech and Swallow Therapy During Cancer Treatment

Head and neck cancer treatment can affect your ability to speak or swallow. Experts at Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, help you move forward with specialized therapies. Whether you experience speech or swallowing changes during treatment or years later, we are here for you.

Cancer Treatment
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.

Cancer Treatment
Robotic Surgery

At Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, our surgical experts have extensive experience with advanced robotic techniques. Robotic surgery helps us safely remove complex cancers while protecting nearby healthy tissues. It provides a high level of precision for delicate regions such as the prostate, genitourinary tract, and head and neck. With robotic techniques, many people experience a faster recovery.

Cancer Treatment
Thyroid Hormone Therapy

Thyroid hormone therapy restores levels of important hormones that the body cannot produce after thyroid cancer surgery. Experts at Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, deliver personalized care. Our expertise helps more patients maintain appropriate levels of thyroid hormone and lowers the risk of complications. We build a lasting relationship with you, enabling us to tailor therapies to your changing needs.

Clinical Trial

Improving Adherence to Endocrine Hormonal Therapy among Breast Cancer Patients

Adjuvant endocrine hormonal therapy (EHT) is highly effective and appropriate for nearly all breast cancer patients with hormone receptor-positive tumors, which represent 75% of all breast cancer diagnoses. Long-term use of EHT reduces cancer recurrence rates and cuts the risk of death nearly in half during the second decade after diagnosis, research shows. Despite the proven benefits, about 33% of women who are prescribed EHT do not take their medication as prescribed (less than 80% take their daily dosage) and are thus at higher risk of recurrence and death. This educational randomized controlled study will develop and pilot-test a bilingual, culturally tailored, personalized, interactive mobile application (app) in combination with patient navigation to promote and improve adherence to endocrine hormonal therapy (EHT) among breast cancer patients.

Clinical Trial

Improving Informed Decision Making for Cancer Clinical Trial Participation

The goal of this study is to develop and pilot test a multi-communication approach to improve informed decision-making about cancer Clinical Trials (CTs) participation by increasing awareness of CTs and Mays Cancer Center (MCC) services (treatment care capacities, reputation and resources), positive attitudes towards CTs, self-efficacy and intentions to consider CTs as an appropriate treatment option for cancer (intention to participate) among patients attending the MCC (clinic-based setting) and the general public in selected Bexar County areas (community-based settings).