I’ve never been happier to live in Houston than I was during the spring of 2018. That’s when a routine mammogram revealed I had ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) — or stage 0 breast cancer.

I knew exactly where I’d be going for treatment: MD Anderson. Because I was born and raised in Sunnyside, which is only about eight minutes away from its Texas Medical Center Campus. And I’ve heard all my life about how it’s the best place in...