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At Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, you can receive expert surgical care close to your support network. Our team includes surgeons who are skilled in advanced techniques, removing complex tumors in sophisticated ways. The team’s expertise helps us treat many types of cancer with less impact on your daily life.

Clinical Trial

Improving Adherence to Endocrine Hormonal Therapy among Breast Cancer Patients

Adjuvant endocrine hormonal therapy (EHT) is highly effective and appropriate for nearly all breast cancer patients with hormone receptor-positive tumors, which represent 75% of all breast cancer diagnoses. Long-term use of EHT reduces cancer recurrence rates and cuts the risk of death nearly in half during the second decade after diagnosis, research shows. Despite the proven benefits, about 33% of women who are prescribed EHT do not take their medication as prescribed (less than 80% take their daily dosage) and are thus at higher risk of recurrence and death. This educational randomized controlled study will develop and pilot-test a bilingual, culturally tailored, personalized, interactive mobile application (app) in combination with patient navigation to promote and improve adherence to endocrine hormonal therapy (EHT) among breast cancer patients.

Story

Understanding breast cancer signs, symptoms, and risks

Marcela Mazo Canola, MD, breast medical oncologist at Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses how breast cancer has impacted the Hispanic/Latino population and the importance of breast cancer screenings. She also shares the signs of symptoms, along with the risk factors and what women can do to […]