Tori McClosky’s senior year of high school turned upside down when a tumor was found on her brain. The cause was neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a genetic condition that causes tumors to grow on nerves in the brain and throughout the body.

“I went from planning prom and playing soccer to shaving my hair off and preparing for brain surgery,” she recalls. “It was shocking. I was living my life, and everything was great until I got...

Meghan Williams can now dispel many of the myths and misconceptions she once believed about oncology nursing.

Before joining MD Anderson in December 2020 as a night-shift hematology nurse, Williams admits she was intimidated to learn about all the new cancer therapies. She also had concerns that caring for cancer patients would be depressing. But after nearly a year on the job, she can confidently say that’s not the case.