7 pain management options for cancer patients you might not know...
When it comes to treating cancer pain, there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach. Patient preference, allergies and potential drug...
Throat cancer survivor: Caring made the difference at MD...
When I was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the vocal cords — a type of throat cancer — in the summer of 2016, there was no...
Employee, ovarian cancer survivor: Why I chose MD Anderson
MD Anderson isn’t consistently ranked the top cancer hospital in the country because of luck. It’s because it has the best physicians,...
Uterine cancer caregiver: ‘We should’ve come to MD Anderson first’
I am a very skeptical person, so when I hear things described as “the best,” I don’t really believe it. But MD Anderson has been...
CAR T cell therapy side effects in lymphoma patients
When chemotherapy and radiation fail, some adult patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma or children with acute lymphoblastic...
3 ways MD Anderson nurses make our patients feel safe and...
I knew that I wanted to be a nurse pretty early on. My grandmother was diagnosed with colorectal cancer when I was in the eighth...
5 things women should know about cancer screening
When it comes to cancer screenings, some women might think, “Well, I don’t have any symptoms, so I don’t need them.” But that’s...
Daughter of metastatic breast cancer patient: Why I...
From the outside, most people can’t tell that my mom has cancer. She looks great in short hair, stays really active and gets lots of...
Young acute lymphoblastic leukemia survivor benefits from...
When Elijah “Eli” Delgado first started experiencing stomach pain, doctors told his mom, Leanne, it was most likely a gastrointestinal...
CBD oil and cancer: 9 things to know
CBD oil (cannabidiol) is everywhere these days. Once available only at novelty or vitamin shops, it’s now also at your local grocery...
Skull base tumor survivor: MD Anderson’s expertise saved my...
As a homicide detective, I deal with people in bad situations all the time. But to be on the other side of that equation is very scary...
Myelodysplastic syndrome survivor: A stem cell transplant...
A routine physical exam in October 2015 changed my life.
Doctors were alarmed by my low white blood cell count and wanted to...