Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio melanoma expert Monte Shaheen, MD, was part of a team of investigators that conducted a phase II clinical trial to determine the efficacy and safety of administering the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab before and after surgery in high-risk melanoma patients.

Dietitians are nutrition experts who help patients manage the side effects of cancer treatment, slow or stop unintended weight loss and feel stronger.

Colorectal cancer begins in the colon or rectum and typically develops slowly over several years, starting as small, noncancerous growths called

The UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital is expected to open in 2024. When complete, the hospital will be eight stories tall; will house 12 operating rooms, 144 beds and state-of-the-art technology; and have a sky bridge connecting it to the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson. The […]

According to the American Institute for Cancer Research, eating a primarily plant-based diet is linked to a reduction in the risk of several types of cancers.

  The second Gear Up Against Kids Cancer bike race will take place this Saturday, April 1, in Wilson County. Proceeds from the event will fund laboratory science at the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, which is part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. “The event motto is ‘When Fighting […]

Coping with the physical side effects of cancer treatment can be challenging, but the emotional side effects can be just as difficult to manage. 

Ovarian cancer is responsible for more deaths than any other cancers of the female reproductive system and is the fifth leading cause of cancer death.

The nurses at Mays Cancer Center are second to none. This week we are highlighting a few of our wonderful nurses for National Nurses Week.