Inflammatory breast cancer: 14 things to know
Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a rare subtype of breast cancer whose symptoms typically first appear as breast skin changes. It accounts for only about 2% to 4% of new breast cancer diagnoses annually. But because it’s so aggressive, IBC makes up a disproportionate number of breast cancer-related deaths each year.
Still, there is much cause for hope. We continue to make inroads in the diagnosis and treatment of this...
5 tips for thriving after an unexpected medical retirement
Some people work all of their adult lives anticipating the joys of retirement. Planned retirement can be very exciting.
But unplanned...
Medulloblastoma survivor: Why I continue to share my brain cancer story
I’m only 22, but I’ve already lived in so many places. Originally, I’m from El Paso, but I go to school now in College Station, which is about...
Ringing the bell marks a milestone in cancer treatment
For Bridget Reeves, ringing the bell after completing six months of chemotherapy for breast cancer was “a big deal.”
Soldiering through nausea, exhaustion and nerve damage, she’d juggled chemo and her job as an MD Anderson clinical studies coordinator for 13 weeks before finally taking leave when she could no longer feel her foot on the brake pedal driving home.
Even through the worst of it, the sound of other patients ringing...
Coping with cancer: Where spirituality comes in
Spirituality can mean different things to different people. Prayer to a higher power, connecting with nature or creating a work of art can...
Getting to know chief operating officer Rosanna Morris
This past April, Rosanna Morris joined MD Anderson as chief operating officer (COO). In this role, she oversees our inpatient and outpatient...
What does a patient escort do?
Navigating one of the largest cancer centers in the world can be daunting, especially if you’ve just had a medical procedure or treatment....
Stage IV nasopharyngeal cancer survivor: I’m almost completely back to normal
Looking at me now, people would never suspect I’d ever had anything serious wrong with me. I walk five miles every day and take the stairs...
Ovarian cancer survivor: 4 lessons I learned from treatment
One of the best pieces of advice I got before starting chemotherapy to treat stage III ovarian cancer was from my oncologist, Dr. Aaron Shafer...
Conjunctival melanoma survivor: MD Anderson saved my eye and my life
I’ve always been a bit of an extremist. So, when I learned that skin cancer runs in my mom’s family, I started seeing a dermatologist immediately...
7 things to know about menopause and breast cancer
Most women naturally go into menopause when they’re in their 40s or 50s. That’s because as a woman ages, she has fewer reproductive eggs and...
Young adult thyroid cancer patient grateful for personalized care
After I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis at age 15, I began having my thyroid monitored regularly. In 2012, during a checkup in...
Osteosarcoma survivor: Life after cancer can be amazing
Although it's been 18 years, I still clearly remember how scared my family was when I was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in my right femur...
Why I’ve devoted my career to cancer prevention
If you had told me years ago that one day all I’d be doing was preventive medicine — and it would all be related to cancer — I’d have said...