Mays Cancer Center

Brain Tumor Center at Mays Cancer Center

7979 Wurzbach Road, San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States

Phone number:

210-450-1000

Street address:

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Website:

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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:

Metastatic Brain Tumors
Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma
Other Malignant Glioma
Recurrent Glioblastoma

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)
Oncology social worker
Palliative care
Survivorship services

Last updated February 25, 2022

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