Pluvicto
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.
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Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE)
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
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.
Radioactive Iodine (RAI) Therapy
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.
Theranostics
Nuclear radiologists at UT Health San Antonio have been at the forefront of clinical breakthroughs in theranostic imaging and therapy for years.
Transarterial radioembolization
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.
Alexander Papanastassiou, MD Neurosurgery
New book provides big recommendations from the Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos Conference
Research findings, strategies target the leading cause of Latino death With cancer still rising in the U.S. Latino population, leaders at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) and national cancer experts have published an online book with innovative recommendations to reduce Latino cancer. The book, “Advancing the […]