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May 18, 2020
Cancer biologists at the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, have identified important drivers that enable tumors to change their behavior and evade anticancer therapies. By studying tumors in cell lines, mice and human samples, the team documented genetic signals that promote the conversion of cancer cells from one stage […]
May 15, 2020
Ruben Mesa, M.D., FACP, was the featured speaker during a webinar for patients sponsored by the Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation. Dr. Mesa discusses the overlap between MDS (myelodysplastic sydromes) and MPNs (myeloproliferative neoplasms), including diagnosis and treatment options and the latest in clinical trials. He also provides an update on the impact of […]
May 7, 2020
Ruben Mesa, M.D., director of the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, asks that the public keep their cancer screenings, tests and treatments during this time.
May 5, 2020
Dr. Ruben Mesa, director of the Mays Cancer Center, and Dr. Ramon Cancino, Family and Community Medicine at UT Health San Antonio, emphasized that it is safe for patients to receive cancer screenings and elective surgeries. Read the full story.
April 29, 2020
Dr. Ruben Mesa, director of the Mays Cancer Center, comments on a new study released that shows how COVID-19 impacts cancer patients. Read and watch the full story.
April 24, 2020
Ruben A. Mesa, M.D., FACP, director of the Mays Cancer Center, discusses social distancing and the gradual reopening efforts in San Antonio during the COVID-19 pandemic.