Study: Bladder cancer is more advanced in South Texas

February 25, 2021

Bladder cancer is more aggressive and more advanced in South Texas residents ­than in many parts of the country, a study by the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, indicates. The disease is also deadlier in Latinos and women, regardless of where they live nationwide, according to the research. The […]




KENS 5 Medical Minute: NCI Designated Cancer Center: What that means for you

February 24, 2021

Ruben Mesa, MD, FACP, executive director of the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, explains why an NCI designation makes it possible to receive leading-edge care close to home in this week’s KENS 5 Medical Minute. Medical Minute is a collaboration between UT Health San Antonio and KENS 5. Watch […]



San Antonio Business Journal: SA lands half of CPRIT’s latest state cancer funding

February 18, 2021

This San Antonio Business Journal article is about how UT Health San Antonio and its Mays Cancer Center has received a $6 million award from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to recruit Alexander Mazin, PhD, a senior, highly accomplished biochemist and cancer biologist currently at Drexel University College of Medicine. Read the […]


May Cancer Center urges emphasis on cancer patients, survivors for COVID-19 vaccination

February 17, 2021

The Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, is one of 130 groups that co-signed a letter urging the Biden administration and state health departments to prioritize cancer patients and survivors in COVID-19 vaccination plans. The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) sent President Biden the letter today and posted it online. […]




$6 million CPRIT award to bring veteran cancer researcher Mazin from Drexel

February 17, 2021

UT Health San Antonio and its Mays Cancer Center will receive a $6 million award from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to recruit Alexander Mazin, PhD, a senior, highly accomplished biochemist and cancer biologist currently at Drexel University College of Medicine. CPRIT announced the grant Feb. 17. It is the third […]

Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson