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UT San Antonio study finds endometrial cancer rates highest in San Antonio region
While several types of cancer are declining across the United States, endometrial cancer is on the rise, especially in South Texas. Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic cancer in the United States. This type of cancer is often diagnosed early and is highly survivable, but both endometrial cancer incidence and mortality rates have […]
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Meet Mays Cancer Center's newest providers
Mays Cancer Center continues to expand specialized cancer care with new providers bringing expertise in complex cancer surgery and reconstruction, gastrointestinal surgical oncology, lung and gastrointestinal cancers, lymphoma and other blood disorders and oncology nutrition. These additions strengthen the range of specialized services available to patients across South Texas.
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Coordinated care supports mother through cancer and pregnancy
When pregnancy complicated Deziree Ibarra’s treatment for stage 4 lung cancer, specialists across UT Health San Antonio worked together to balance cancer treatment with the safe development and delivery of her baby.
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Children’s stories bring purpose to Hyundai’s Hope on Wheels investment in pediatric cancer research
Two young cancer survivors shared their stories as Hyundai Hope on Wheels awarded $500,000 to support pediatric cancer treatment and survivorship research at UT Health San Antonio.
Read moreKENS 5: Liver cancer symposium to take place in San Antonio
KENS 5: Liver cancer symposium to take place in San Antonio
Read morePediatric bone cancer research offers new therapeutic opportunities for osteosarcoma
By Panneerdoss Subbarayalu, PhD This article was first published in the September 2026 issue of the Bexar County Medical Society’s San Antonio Medicine magazine. Osteosarcoma is an aggressive cancer that grows quickly, spreads early to the lungs, and has a remarkable ability to resist treatment. It is the most common primary bone cancer in children […]
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