Texas Public Radio: Breast cancer still one of the most common types of cancer in women
November 2, 2022
Deborah Mueller, MD, Surgery, and Minnie Chen Morales, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, School of Nursing alumna, are featured in this segment. Read More
Mays Cancer Center Partners with Nation’s Top Cancer Organizations to Endorse Initiative to Increase Lung Cancer Screening in the United States
November 1, 2022
Joint call to action urges individuals, providers and insurers to increase access to and utilization of low-dose CT screening for those at high risk for lung cancer Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Nov. 1, 2022) – Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, accounting for almost 25% of […]
News 4: Knowing your family history helps fight breast cancer
October 31, 2022
Lauren Mills, CGC, Mays Cancer Center, was featured in this live interview segment. Watch Interview
‘We have an obligation to help others’
October 28, 2022
For teenager Arhan Rao, repurposing an antidepressant drug to treat cancer is the opening act in a career of serving patients by finding new ways to stop tumors. Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 28, 2022) — As Arhan Rao, 17, watched his grandfather sicken with cancer and die three years ago, a goal […]
Experts support continued colonoscopy use to prevent and detect colorectal cancer
October 27, 2022
Mays Cancer Center/UT Health San Antonio panel responds to recent study Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 27, 2022) — A recently published European study that minimizes the benefits of colonoscopy to prevent colorectal cancer diagnoses and deaths has several limitations and must not deter anyone 45 and older from being screened, experts […]
How genetic testing could determine your risk of getting breast cancer
October 24, 2022
Natalie Poullard, MA, MS, CGC, a certified genetic counselor at Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, provides a brief understanding of genetic testing benefits, the types of tests available and what you can expect during an appointment. Watch here