Senior Registered Nurse at Mays Cancer Center, Debra Hedgepeth, has devoted her life to help patients fight cancer one by one.

The Mays Cancer Center is testing new treatments to enhance and extend the life of patients with cancer and translating leading-edge research into new drugs and technology-assisted procedures that are improving patient health and recovery.

The Mays Cancer Center is exploring holistic therapies and approaches in comprehensive evidence-based prevention, treatment and patient recovery, and expanding services and programs to address the specific needs of patients and family members at each stage of cancer care.

The Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio and local partner Evestra Inc. have been awarded a five-year, $3.3 million Academic Industry Partnership grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It is the first grant of this kind awarded to UT Health San Antonio.

Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 13, 2022) — On Jan. 30, 2018, a notable blow was struck against cancer when William L. Henrich, MD, MACP, president of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, announced that the Mays Family Foundation was increasing its legacy gift supporting the UT Health […]

Lowry Mays, who died Monday (Sept. 12, 2022), and his late wife, Peggy, were longtime supporters of the Mays Cancer Center, which is San Antonio’s only National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Center and one of four in Texas.

Brittany Altermatt, ANP Gastrointestinal Oncology and Neuro-oncology   Brittany Altermatt, ANP, joined our medical oncology team as an adult nurse practitioner and will work with our gastrointestinal oncology and neuro-oncology clinics. She brings vast knowledge to the Mays Cancer Center, having had clinical experiences in inpatient and outpatient care, as well as managing multidisciplinary clinical trial […]