Metastatic melanoma survivor finds hope in clinical trials
Joey Nelson has always loved the sun. “I sailed growing up,” he says. “Every Saturday we’d go and I’d get sunburned like crazy, not even thinking about putting on sunscreen.”
With fair skin, red hair and moles, Joey was already at increased risk for skin cancer, so he wasn’t exactly surprised by his melanoma diagnosis. The skin cancer first showed up on his leg in 1986.
After having the melanoma removed with a skin graft...
Pregnant brain tumor patient finds answers, comfort at MD Anderson
Kylie Temple knew from a young age that she loved kids. As a NICU nurse in Mississippi, Kylie spends her days around infants, and in 2015,...
Astrocytoma survivor: I feel lucky
How often does a brain tumor save your life? In Kellilyn Monar’s case, it may have done just that. She’d planned to be at the Route 91 Music...
Can immunotherapy treat glioblastoma? Understanding the latest study
A new study has revived hope for the role of immunotherapy in treating glioblastoma, the most aggressive and deadly form of brain cancer in adults. The study used a type of immunotherapy known as checkpoint inhibitors, which train the immune system’s T cells to fight cancer. Although checkpoint inhibitors have greatly increased overall survival for some types of cancer, such as melanoma, early clinical trials failed – until now – to show...
How a childhood brain tumor ignited a passion for nursing and breast cancer patient education
Abbey Kaler’s earliest memories of MD Anderson aren’t exactly fond ones. It’s the place she returned to dozens of times for follow-up care...