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 adds to your daily life and relationships. But in some cases, prolonged feelings of sadness, stress and anxiety might be more than the blues. They may be signs of clinical depression.
With one in three people experiencing a major depressive episode in their lifetime, clinical depression is...
How we protect breast cancer patients’ hearts during radiation therapy
Many breast cancer patients undergo radiation therapy as part of their treatment. While radiation therapy often comes with side effects, such...
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 patients...
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 change?
Below are my answers to some questions my patients ask about how radiation therapy will impact their lives during treatment.
Can I work during treatment?
Many patients are able to work during their radiation treatment. Sometimes patients work during the first few weeks of treatment...
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 affect...
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, patients...