Michael Liss, MD, PhD, MAS, FACS Urology Oncology, Prostate Cancer
Kidney Cancer Surgery
The South Texas community experiences unusually high rates of kidney cancer. At Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, you can access national kidney cancer expertise, close to home. Our surgeons are experts at performing highly technical procedures to treat early and late-stage kidney cancers precisely. A team of skilled specialists (led by a urologic cancer surgeon, vascular surgeon and cardiac surgeon) consults on tumor thrombus surgery to treat cancer that has spread to the major veins.
"Immune-Cell Pawns" Plot Promotion and Corner Kidney Cancer: CheckMate 214
Christien Kluwe, MD, PhD Radiation Oncology, Prostate Cancer
The Latinx Disparity in Surgery for Kidney Cancer: Data from The South Texas Region
AREN03B2: Renal Tumors Classification, Biology and Banking Study
This research trial studies kidney tumors in younger patients. Collecting and storing samples of tumor tissue, blood, and urine from patients with cancer to study in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and identify biomarkers related to cancer.