Cancer treatment side effect: Dehydration
Do you feel thirstier than usual? Are you experiencing dry lips or skin? These may be signs of dehydration.
Dehydration is a common...
4 common cancer pain management myths
Nearly half of cancer patients experience pain caused by the cancer itself, cancer treatment or factors that aren’t related to cancer....
Gynecologic oncologist: Why cancer patients should come to...
I didn’t always want to be a doctor. When I first started college, I was a double major in literature and biology. I thought I’d be a...
MD Anderson saved my life — and my adolescent daughter’s
Cancer doesn’t run in my family or my husband’s. Only one of my ancestors had it: my paternal grandmother died of lung cancer when I...
What is lymphedema? Understanding this common cancer...
Lymphedema is a common cancer treatment side effect that can cause swelling in a patient’s arm or leg. It may lead to discomfort, pain...
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...
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivor: MD Anderson saved my life...
Statistically speaking, I shouldn’t be alive today. Since being diagnosed with stage IV non-Hodgkin lymphoma at age 27, I’ve suffered...
Skull base tumor surgeon: Why you should come to MD...
As a surgeon, I am motivated by the challenge skull base tumors represent — both their complexity and the impact that they have on our...
Liver cancer: What you should know
The liver is your body’s largest organ. It’s responsible for digestion, blood clotting and helping get rid of toxins. But unlike other...
Writing letters to strangers helped me manage my fears...
It was December 2018 when my family knew something was seriously wrong with my dad. An otherwise healthy 54-year-old man and avid...
3 nutrients cancer survivors should know
Overcoming cancer can bring a new perspective on life – and health. Your body needs nutrients to stay healthy and to limit the...
Vaginal cancer survivor grateful for MD Anderson
Mary Taylor thought she was experiencing pelvic pain due to endometriosis in early 2015. She never suspected it was a symptom of...
Pencil beam proton therapy: What to know
Pencil beam scanning, also called scanning beam, is the most advanced type of proton therapy. Only a few millimeters wide (the width...
Dysphagia in cancer patients: What to know
The ability to swallow — or to eat and drink what you enjoy most without choking or coughing — is something that many of us take for...
Sarcoma and breast cancer survivor gives hope to other...
Kay Atten’s dreams revolved around her four children. In 2005, her two sons and two daughters were on the edge of adulthood, and she...