KSAT 12: Lymphedema Treatment Act will cover what health insurance doesn’t
February 2, 2023
Anton Fries, MD, PhD, chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
Mays Cancer Center led studies of innovative breast cancer drug that recently gained FDA approval
February 1, 2023
The Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, was the lead site for a study evaluating Phase I and Phase III clinical trials for elacestrant, a treatment for postmenopausal women and adult men with ER+/HER2- advanced or metastatic breast cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Jan. 27 announced it approved the […]
MDedge: Breast cancer diagnoses worse among Hispanics during COVID-19 pandemic
December 20, 2022
Marcela Mazo Canola, MD, Breast and Hematology Oncology, Mays Cancer Center, was quoted in this article. Read More
New hope for treating the toughest cancers
December 20, 2022
The Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio — South Texas’ only National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Center — is putting a decades-old antidepressant drug to new use treating breast cancers that don’t respond to existing therapies. Research in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio provided […]
Salud America: Oprah Chooses Dr. Amelie Ramirez as a ‘Cycle Breaker’ for Latino Health
December 14, 2022
Oprah has chosen Amelie Ramirez, DrPh, MPH, as a “cycle breaker” for her work as director of Salud America through UT Health San Antonio. “Cycle Breakers” is a video series from the Smithsonian Channel that spotlights leaders who are solving health disparities in marginalized communities. Watch the program here.
