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Cancer Treatment
At Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, you have access to highly skilled surgeons with exceptional expertise. Mohs surgery is a skin cancer treatment known for its high degree of effectiveness and minimal scarring. Our team’s fellowship-trained Mohs surgeon has a deep understanding of how different skin cancer cells look and act, which helps us provide exceptional care with extreme precision.
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David Williams had endured the surgical removal of a brain tumor as well as six weeks of aggressive traditional radiation and chemotherapy treatments.
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Jane Mattei, MD, joined Mays Cancer Center as a medical oncologist specializing in melanoma and other skin cancers and Gary Lewis, MD, has started as a radiation oncologist specializing in gynecologic brachytherapy and head and neck cancers.
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Using sun protection every day is essential to keep your skin happy and healthy, but it becomes increasingly necessary during the summertime. Check out these tips to keep your skin safe this season.
Cancer Treatment
Advanced imaging technology and computer mapping systems help make radiation therapy safer and more effective than in the past. You can count on the cancer doctors at Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, for precise care tailored to your needs.
Our experts use image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) to focus radiation beams where they are needed. Increased precision enables us to treat cancer while protecting healthy tissues. As a result, IGRT minimizes side effects and safeguards long-term health.
Cancer Treatment
At Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, our team pioneered the use of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) decades ago.
Today, our experts use IMRT to treat certain cancers, such as prostate and lung cancers, with incredible precision. IMRT’s increased effectiveness — with fewer side effects — offers new possibilities for what you can do during and after cancer treatment.