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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.

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Brian Fricke, MD, shares 6 Steps to Starting Exercise After Cancer Treatment

In honor of cancer survivor’s month, I thought I would share some tips about getting back to exercise after cancer treatment. I also would encourage anyone battling cancer to read these tips, as early research suggests that physical activity during cancer treatment may improve symptoms related to cancer and its treatment. It may also enhance recovery […]

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Mays Cancer Center radiation oncologist recognized as outstanding mentor to next generation leaders

  David Gius, MD, PhD, professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology and assistant dean of research at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), was named this year’s recipient of the prestigious American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Career Recognition Mentorship Award. David Gius, MD, PhD Gius is associate cancer center director […]

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Game-changing prostate cancer treatment available at UT Health San Antonio

  One in eight men will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime. Of those, one in 44 men will die of the disease. Those statistics from the American Cancer Society are startling. But men facing an advanced prostate cancer diagnosis who are seeking additional treatment options now have one more arrow in their quiver to […]

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Max and Millie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund grants UT Health San Antonio $1.25 million to support research from early career investigators

  The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) has been awarded $1.25 million by the Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund to support research projects being conducted by the institution’s early career investigators. Voelcker Fund Young Investigator Awards The Voelcker Fund Young Investigator Award will fund each recipient’s […]

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Owens Medical Research Foundation awards UT Health San Antonio investigators $1.5 million to advance Alzheimer’s and cancer research

  The William and Ella Owens Medical Research Foundation recently awarded $1.5 million to The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) for research projects that address pancreatic cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and childhood cancers. This year, the foundation will fund $250,000 each to six research projects from UT Health […]