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...
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...
Medulloblastoma survivor: Why I continue to share my brain...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Stage IV nasopharyngeal cancer survivor: I’m almost...
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...
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....
Conjunctival melanoma survivor: MD Anderson saved my eye...
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...
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...
Young adult thyroid cancer patient grateful for...
After I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis at age 15, I began having my thyroid monitored regularly. In 2012, during a checkup...
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...
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...