Van Morris, M.D., is driven to offer more to patients.
“I am reminded every day about the opportunities for improving treatments for our patients with cancers in the GI tract,” says Morris, a gastrointestinal medical oncologist and clinician scientist. “This fuels my passion to use research to do more to help our patients and their families, and to help patients everywhere live longer.”
Throughout his career, Morris has...
It can be scary to see blood in your urine. While there is cause for concern, you shouldn’t panic. There can be many reasons for blood in...
Inside your mouth, there is a lot more than what meets the eye. This world is called the oral microbiome, and it's made up of a community...
In 2014, Amanda Boswell was a young mother to her six-month-old son, Court. One day when she was breastfeeding, she noticed an unusual lump in her breast. She told her local doctor in Denver, Colorado, who recommended further testing. After an ultrasound and biopsy, she was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer.
After her diagnosis, Amanda was encouraged to seek a second opinion on her treatment options from Jennifer Litton...
The first time I was diagnosed with a granulosa cell tumor in early 2005, I didn’t realize that my doctors here in Mississippi may have never...
Starting at age 40, women at average risk for breast cancer should get yearly mammograms to screen for breast cancer.
2D digital mammography...
Breast cancer develops from cells in the breast tissue. It is often thought of as a woman's disease. But men can get breast cancer, too.
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Radiation therapy is often thought of as a treatment for localized cancer that hasn’t spread. But when paired with other therapies, it can...
MD Anderson has a clear mission: to end cancer. However, our efforts go far beyond our campuses in the Greater Houston area. To make the biggest...