Mays Cancer Center
Brain Tumor Center at Mays Cancer Center
7979 Wurzbach Road, San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
Additional Information:
Data for this institution collected in 2021.
Affiliated with UT Health and MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Accreditations:
- National Cancer Institute Designation: Yes
- Nurse Magnet Status: No
- Academic Affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center
Number of Full-Time Physicians:
Number of full-time physicians in this treatment program who dedicate at least 40% of their clinical practice to the treatment of adult patients diagnosed with brain and/or spine tumors:- [no data] Neuro-oncologists or Medical Oncologists specializing in brain/spine tumors
- [no data] Brain Neurosurgeons
- [no data] Spine Neurosurgeons
- [no data] Radiation Oncologists
- [no data] Neuropathologists
Number of Adult Patients Treated for Brain and/or Spine Tumors Annually:
- 200 Primary tumor patients
- 400 Metastatic (Secondary) tumor patients
Number of Adult Patients Treated with Surgery Annually:
- [no data] Primary brain tumor patients
- [no data] Metastatic (Secondary) brain tumor patients
- [no data] Primary spine tumor patients
- [no data] Metastatic (Secondary) spine tumor patients
- [no data] Skull base tumor patients
Specialized Treatments and Technologies Available:
Identifies whether the following treatment options are offered either at this institution or at an affiliated center.Available:
Drug:
Imaging Treatments and Technologies:
- MRI Spectroscopy
- MRI Tractography
- Perfusion MRI
Other:
Radiation Treatments and Technologies:
- 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy (3D-CRT)
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Surgical Treatments and Technologies:
- Awake Craniotomy
- Brain Mapping
- Endoscopic Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
Clinical Trials:
Investigational treatments (or other interventions) available for the categories below:Support Services Available:
Identifies whether the following clinical and non-clinical support services are offered either at this institution or at an affiliated center.Available:
- Brain tumor board
- Brain tumor support group
- Caregiver support services
- Inpatient/Outpatient rehabilitation
- Molecular testing
- Neurological Intensive Care Unit (Neuro ICU)
- Palliative care
- Survivorship services
Last updated February 25, 2022