9 things to know about breast biopsies
Getting a breast biopsy? You might be wondering what it is and how it works.
A breast biopsy is a diagnostic procedure in which a...
12 chemotherapy tips from cancer patients who’ve been there
If you're about to have chemotherapy for the first time, you might be wondering what to expect from this type of cancer treatment.
Personalized breast cancer treatment kept me in the race
Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer, but when I was diagnosed with it in November 2016, it didn’t feel that way. I...
Advanced practice providers play key role in cancer care
Brandon Sterling’s first week as an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) was a crash course in collaboration.
As a newly...
Retired physician: I wish I’d gotten a colonoscopy sooner
I was hired as an infectious disease specialist by MD Anderson in 1983. And until I retired in January 2019, I routinely helped...
Acinic cell carcinoma survivor grateful for clinical trial
Keith Taggart noticed a lump the size of a pea in his left cheek in October 2014. He was also experiencing fatigue, weight loss,...
Helping my husband through brain tumor surgery
My husband, Richard, likes to say, “If it’s not broke, don’t fix it!” That’s what he said to me when I first noticed the small bump on...
Stage IV melanoma survivor: Immunotherapy clinical trial...
I was diagnosed with stage IV melanoma in December 2014, a year after I had a cancerous mole removed from my left calf. I thought I...
5 things I didn’t expect from life after cancer
Cancer survivorship is not exactly what I thought it would be. It has brought both unexpected hardship and indescribable joy to my...
Neurofibromatosis survivor: Snapshots from an MD Anderson...
I first became an MD Anderson patient more than 28 years ago, at age 4. But, I’ve never had cancer.
I was born with a genetic...
Should you use dietary supplements during cancer treatment?
From vitamin A to calcium to folate to zinc, there are dozens of types of supplements. And if you’re undergoing cancer treatment, you...
New blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN)...
Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) is a rare type of acute leukemia that impacts about 500-1,000 people in the U.S....