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March 3, 2025
San Antonio has one of the highest rates of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) in the United States, largely driven by high rates of obesity and diabetes in the region. This chronic liver condition can lead to serious health conditions including severe liver fibrosis or cirrhosis and liver cancer, posing a significant public health […]
February 27, 2025
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) received more than $3.19 million in new academic research awards as part of the latest $68 million funding round announced on February 19 by the Cancer Research Prevention Institute of Texas (CPRIT). The state agency, which focuses on the fight […]
February 26, 2025
Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) is proud to announce it has earned its inaugural Radiation Oncology Practice Accreditation from the American College of Radiology (ACR). This distinction is recognized as the gold standard in radiation oncology, reflecting the cancer center’s commitment to providing excellence in patient care, […]
February 24, 2025
Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio is proud to announce the American Cancer Society’s continued support for its lung cancer screening program. The gift is a $30,000 contribution to UT Health San Antonio’s Primary Care Center locations to appoint a lung cancer screening navigator and to help raise awareness about the program throughout San Antonio and South Texas.
February 21, 2025
Despite advances in cancer treatment in recent years, five-year survival rates for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) remain low at just 30% on average, according to the National Cancer Institute. Factors in the development of AML are diverse with many different drivers. A longtime goal for scientists in this field is finding a single drug that can treat all types of AML.
February 11, 2025
Cynthia Cantu, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now