Clinical trial gives uterine cancer survivor hope
Cancer was a part of Maria Lozano’s life long before she became a patient and joined a clinical trial at MD Anderson.
Her mother died of breast cancer at age 34, when Maria was just 10. Haunted by the experience, Maria did her best to take good care of herself. She didn’t smoke or drink alcohol, and always tried to eat right. She also had regular medical checkups, including annual mammograms and Pap tests.
“I’m the eldest...
Hodgkin’s lymphoma survivor helps create history
As a two-time survivor of Hodgkin’s lymphoma, David Olazaba has already beaten the odds in some ways. Now, the teen is making history through...
Pediatric cancer patients’ dreams take flight
Jacob Ballard always knew he wanted to be an engineer. Now, the 17-year-old Ewing’s sarcoma survivor has his sights set on NASA as a future...
Caregiver prepares for daughter to leave the nest after cancer
When Victoria Collins’ 14-year-old daughter Michelle was diagnosed with cancer in 2014, the world stood still for a minute.
“I couldn’t believe what I’d heard,” Victoria says. “The pediatrician said her blood counts were low and sent us to MD Anderson to find out why. We just thought Michelle was having a side effect from some of the medicine she was taking.”
But their daughter was admitted to the hospital with a fever,...
