Prostate cancer survivor thankful for second opinion at MD Anderson
Bill Kish’s prostate cancer diagnosis came after his doctor felt something unusual during his annual physical. Blood work showed his...
Multiple myeloma and spine cancer survivor: ‘Always think...
In 2022, Emily Shults, then 47, had recently moved to Magnolia, Texas, from California, to be closer to family. During the move, she...
Breast cancer survivor: ‘MD Anderson gave me my life back’
When Lucinda Rudolph was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in April 2020 after an annual breast cancer screening, she wasn’t...
Breast cancer survivor: second opinion led to correct diagnosis...
Cancer is no stranger to Robyn Heid’s family. Robyn, the youngest of 10 children, lost a brother in 1992 to lymphoma and her father to...
CAR T cell therapy put me into complete remission after a...
I’m a nurse, so when I started experiencing pain and swelling in my lower abdomen, I suspected inflammatory bowel disease, or even...
For lung cancer survivor, third time’s the charm
When Fran Sargent’s doctor in Michigan said he’d need to remove her entire left lung to confirm she had cancer, her response was swift.
Getting answers for patients with a suspicion of cancer
Like clockwork, Katherine Moreno gets a cold every year. It always leads to bronchitis, then asthma.
“I don’t go anywhere without a...
Breast cancer pathologist: Getting the right diagnosis is...
When I first went to medical school, I thought I’d be a cardiologist. My dad was very sick with heart disease while I was growing up,...
Immunotherapy clinical trial and surgery get kidney cancer...
Last year, Primus Moore was among seven referees selected to officiate Oklahoma’s all-state high school football games.
“It’s...
How I’ve stayed positive despite a triple-negative breast...
Before I enrolled in one of MD Anderson’s triple-negative breast cancer clinical trial in November 2016, I was in a dark place. I’d...