Depression during cancer treatment: When it’s more than the blues
We all experience sadness, stress and anxiety sometimes. A cancer diagnosis can amplify these feelings, with the stress and anxiety it...
How we protect breast cancer patients’ hearts during...
Many breast cancer patients undergo radiation therapy as part of their treatment. While radiation therapy often comes with side...
Radiation therapy side effects: 5 tips to cope
Like many types of cancer treatment, radiation therapy can cause side effects and have a profound impact on patients. Many of my...
How radiation therapy may affect your daily routine
Cancer treatment often requires patients to make changes to their daily routines or lifestyle habits. But just how much do you need to...
Radiation therapy: 11 questions my patients ask
As a radiation oncologist at MD Anderson in The Woodlands, I get a lot of questions from my patients about how radiation therapy will...
8 tips for coping with cancer-related lymphedema
Thanks to recent developments in the medical field, more and more people are surviving and thriving after cancer treatment. However,...