My stage IV colon cancer odyssey
In hindsight, my colon cancer diagnosis seems so obvious. My gastroenterologist asked me to repeat a routine blood test in December...

Synovial sarcoma prepared me for my next big adventure
In December 2015, I walked across the stage of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s commencement ceremony with a Bachelor of Science...
Q&A: Understanding acoustic neuroma
Acoustic neuroma is a benign tumor, which means it isn’t cancerous. It begins in the Schwann cells of the vestibular nerve, which is...
Thriving after my bone marrow transplant
I am a thriver, a bone marrow transplant survivor. I can say this because of the support of my family, friends, doctors at MD Anderson...

Surviving stage IV colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer doesn’t run in my family, so I never thought that it would be a battle I had to face at age 27. That changed when I...
AML survivor: Where to relax at MD Anderson
During my acute myeloid leukemia (AML) treatment, I sometimes had to wait for an appointment when I came to MD Anderson. Most of the...
From Ewing's sarcoma patient to nurse
When Erica Nowell tells her patients that she knows what they’re going through, she means it. Nowell first walked MD Anderson’s halls...
Two-time lymphoma survivor: 'I'm alive to try'
When cancer returns for a second time, things get a lot more serious. Especially when the recurrence appears in your spine. I know...
Pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma patient spreads hope
It all started with just a tiny lump on his wrist.
In the summer of 2014, Kobee Cohen, then 8 years old, noticed a tiny growth on...
Nurse: 'Having thyroid cancer made me a better caregiver'
As an MD Anderson research nurse whose mother and sister have both received cancer treatment, I understand what my patients – and...
How a nurse practitioner made me feel like family
A few weeks shy of my 29th birthday, I discovered a pea-sized lump in my armpit. After an abnormal ultrasound and mammogram, I...
Life lessons from breast cancer
I sat at work lacking any form of concentration, and the minutes felt like hours. Deep down I knew something was wrong, but I didn't...
Where MD Anderson patients made important connections
Cancer can feel very isolating. But it can help to connect with others who’ve been there.
We recently asked several patients and...
Angiosarcoma survivor: 3 ways to support a friend with...
As a cancer survivor, I hear this often: “My friend was just diagnosed with cancer. How can I show my support? I’m so afraid I’ll say...
My chondrosarcoma journey: It takes a team
Around April 2015, I started to experience mild headaches. They weren’t unmanageable, but they kept lingering. At the time, I didn’t...
Squamous cell carcinoma caregiver gives back
Ten months ago, doctors told my brother, Eric, that he had squamous cell carcinoma in his nasal cavity. My family and I were...
Genetics expertise helps make precision medicine a reality
Ben Gilmer chokes up when talking about walking his daughter down the aisle last May. He wasn’t sure he’d be alive to make that stroll...