12 things to know about tonsil cancer
Most people will experience swollen tonsils at some point in their lives. But how do you know if yours are due to a common cold, strep throat or tonsil cancer? And, can you still get tonsil cancer even if you’ve had your tonsils removed?
Here are answers to these and 10 other questions I hear as director of MD Anderson’s Oral Cancer Prevention Clinic.
What are tonsils?Tonsils are a collection...
Identifying the silent killer: Inflammatory breast cancer
If ever there was a breast cancer in need of increased awareness, it's inflammatory breast cancer. IBC, also known as the silent killer, is...
Q&A: Gamma Knife® Radiosurgery for Brain Tumors
Gamma Knife® is a major advance in the field of stereotactic radiosurgery for certain brain cancer patients. It offers a non-invasive procedure...
Is there really a breast cancer without a lump?
Until a few years ago, only a handful of physicians and nurses -- and an even smaller number of women in the community at large -- had ever heard of a rare but fast-growing type of breast cancer, inflammatory breast cancer (IBC).
The birth of the Internet provided a vehicle for mass communication unparalleled in our history. Perhaps, like me, you were the recipient of the first e-mail alert with a subject line of "the breast...
When Problems Can't Wait: the Emergency Room and Cancer
By Bayan Raji, Staff Writer
Complications of cancer and cancer treatment don't always have regard for doctor's office hours. Problems...
Q&A: Non-skin melanomas
While most melanomas occur on the skin, a small percentage of these dangerous cancers are found in other parts of the body. These non-skin...
New MD Anderson Banner Cancer Center in Arizona
This morning, Banner Health and M D Anderson Cancer Center announced the creation of the MD Anderson Banner Cancer Center. The initiative...