Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (ATRT): Diagnosis, treatment and...
Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (ATRT) is a fast-growing cancerous tumor that develops in the central nervous system, located in the...
How to help your autistic child navigate cancer treatment
Autistic children with cancer often face unique challenges during treatment. Because autism spectrum disorder affects how a child...
Helping my daughter overcome childhood soft tissue sarcoma
When my 11-year-old daughter, Averi, fell at school, we didn’t think anything of it. But when the bruise didn’t go away after several...
MD Anderson hangouts for adolescent and young adult cancer patients
Thousands of patients ages 15 to 39 receive cancer treatment at MD Anderson each year, but a cancer diagnosis can feel especially...
Childhood melanoma patient returns to the rodeo after...
Rebekah Thibodeaux didn’t expect to see her daughter 13-year-old daughter, Lane, back in the saddle so soon. When Lane was diagnosed...
Donors bring fun and comfort to childhood cancer patients
MD Anderson donors can make a big impact for programs that ultimately support some of our youngest cancer patients like 5-year-old...
Robotic surgery gets teen adrenal tumor patient back to...
Mazen Nadim wasn’t interested in robotic surgery to remove his adrenal tumor at first. No scar, no deal, the 15-year-old insisted....
Adenoid cystic carcinoma caregiver: Finding the right...
When my daughter, Preslie, was eight years old, I noticed that her left eyelid seemed to be a little droopy. But I never expected it...
Leukemia survivor still grateful for childhood cancer...
In some ways, 2005 was a challenging year for Carrington Marzett. The 15-year-old sophomore was still settling in after a recent move...
Childhood cancer programs help young Wilms’ tumor survivor...
Kinsley Curley was only 3 years old when she was diagnosed with a stage IV Wilms’ tumor, one of the most common types of kidney cancer...