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{{Short description|Medical research institute in the United States}}
[[Image:Cancer Therapy & Research Center, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (02 04 2007).jpg|right|350px|thumb|The CTRC is a major component of the [[UTHSCSA|University of Texas Health Science Center]].]]

'''UT Health San Antonio Cancer Center''', founded in 1974, is an [[NCI-designated Cancer Center]] in [[San Antonio, Texas]].<ref name="uthscsa.edu">{{cite web|url=http://www.uthscsa.edu/hscnews/singleformat.asp?newID=3167 |title=News &#124; UT Health Science Center San Antonio - UT Health Science Center News |website=Uthscsa.edu |access-date=2016-06-16}}</ref> It is a component of the [[University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio|University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio]] which is located adjacently.

The center serves more than 4.4 million people in the high-growth corridor of Central and [[South Texas]] including [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], [[San Antonio]], [[Laredo, Texas|Laredo]] and the [[Rio Grande Valley (Texas)|Rio Grande Valley]], and handles more than 120,000 patient visits each year, and has a faculty staff of 140.<ref name="uthscsa.edu"/>