When I was diagnosed with stage III triple-negative breast cancer in May 2023, I was pretty scared. I had just turned 32, and I didn’t know yet that there were different kinds of breast cancer and many different treatment options available. I felt so blindsided by my diagnosis that it took me a few weeks to grasp it fully.

Once I did, though, I knew I wanted to go to MD Anderson. It’s been ranked the No. 1 cancer hospital in the...