Mays Cancer Center receives life-saving gift from American Heart Association to support cancer patients

July 8, 2024

  Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, has partnered with the American Heart Association to support patients with breast cancer undergoing treatment. The American Heart Association has contributed a $2,000 grant for hypertension and food insecurity clinical programs, 75 blood pressure monitors, and 100 $25 Healthy Rewards Coupons for boxes […]



Mays Cancer Center 2023 Annual Report shares the power of hope and innovation

July 5, 2024

The 2023 annual report of the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, highlights the accomplishments of the only National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center serving the South Texas region. Among the stories shared: The work of researchers collaborating across disciplines to battle brain cancer, breast cancer and every kind […]

New hospital will feature museum-quality artwork by local, regional artists

June 26, 2024

  Spending time in and out of hospitals as a child with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, Kate Sheerin is well acquainted with the lack of good art on hospital walls. “I remember one room I spent a lot of time in looking at Raggedy Ann and Andy over and over. It’s almost the only thing I […]



American Cancer Society awards nearly $1 million to UT Health San Antonio cancer researcher

May 31, 2024

Zhijie “Jason” Liu, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Molecular Medicine in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) and CPRIT (Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas) Scholar in Cancer Research, received a grant from […]