Sentinel lymph node biopsy: What cancer patients should know
We often hear about lymph nodes when we talk about how cancer spreads. That’s because when cancer starts to spread, it often goes to...
Stage III triple-negative breast cancer survivor encourages...
I never expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer at age 24. So, when I found a mass in my left breast in the summer of 2017, I...
Breast cancer pathologist: Getting the right diagnosis is...
When I first went to medical school, I thought I’d be a cardiologist. My dad was very sick with heart disease while I was growing up,...
What I wish I’d done differently during my non-Hodgkin lymphoma...
When I learned that I had non-Hodgkin lymphoma in June 2011, an acquaintance said that he knew people who’d received treatment for...
Thyroid cancer survivor: MD Anderson took me from hospice...
In January 2017, I was diagnosed with anaplastic thyroid cancer. The disease was so advanced that I was given only a few weeks to...
How a childhood brain tumor ignited a passion for nursing...
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...
The importance of observing milestones
One year, cancer-free. It was hard to believe it, even as I typed those words on Dec. 13, 2018. I never knew I could feel so overjoyed...
7 glioblastoma myths
Last updated Sept. 11, 2023
Glioblastoma is the most common and aggressive primary brain tumor in adults. Although it’s considered...
Stage IV salivary gland cancer survivor: How proton therapy...
It’s difficult to say that someone is “the best” at something, especially when it comes to sports. How do you determine the No. 1...
How unexpected results can lead cancer research and...
Our Pedro Ramirez, M.D., caused a stir at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology’s annual meeting in March when he reported unexpected...
Many specialists, one goal: How we train whole teams to...
Interdisciplinary care is a hallmark of cancer care at MD Anderson. Teams of specialists care for patients from cancer diagnosis to...
How we’re helping radiation-therapy researchers around the...
It’s a good bet that somewhere out there, perhaps on the other side of the globe, a package from MD Anderson will be delivered to a...