How volunteers brighten Christmas Day for our hospitalized patients
Fran Epstein arrives before sunrise to organize gifts and review the inpatient hospital floors to visit. Soon after, others join her to prepare for the day. Wearing festive hats, this brigade of committed volunteers visits each floor, pushing carts loaded with teddy bears and blankets.
One group, divided into teams of three or four, goes door to door to each patient room, while the other volunteers serve a special free catered...
Best of MD Anderson 2019: Words of wisdom from our cancer survivors
Cancer patients find hope in different ways. Some do it by reminding themselves that nothing lasts forever, and that this, too, shall pass...
Best of MD Anderson 2019: What drives our doctors and researchers
Ever wonder what drives our doctors and researchers to end cancer? What compels them to work in medicine or even get out of bed in the morning...
Best of MD Anderson 2019: Cancer survivors’ and caregivers’ stories of hope
During the past year, dozens of our patients and caregivers have shared their stories with us. Some dealt with proving a terminal diagnosis wrong. Others involved struggles with a challenging treatment, or making the best of life after cancer. The one thing they all have in common is hope.
Here are some of our patients’ most inspiring tales from 2019. Our wish is that they will bring you hope, too.
Tongue cancer survivor...
Best of MD Anderson 2019: Top cancer insights from our experts
Whether you’re facing a cancer diagnosis, want to better understand your risk or celebrating life after cancer, you likely have questions...
Best of MD Anderson 2019: Why patients came here for treatment
Cancer patients come to MD Anderson for many reasons. Some want the expertise of the nation’s top hospital for cancer care for cancer care...
Melanoma survivor: An immunotherapy clinical trial was my best option
I was diagnosed with stage IV acral lentiginous melanoma in August 2014. The year before, I had bumped my thumb against the side of a pool...
DCIS breast cancer survivor sees hope all around her
Before starting breast cancer treatment near her home in Dallas, Brenda Scherer decided to get a second opinion at MD Anderson.
Looking...
10 things to know about chemotherapy
Starting chemotherapy for the first time? If you are new to this common cancer treatment, you're probably wondering how chemotherapy works...
6 advances in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment
Breast cancer remains one of the two most-common types of cancer in the world, according to the World Health Organization. It’s the fifth-leading...
Uveal melanoma survivor: Specialized treatment saved both my eyesight and my life
When my prescription reading glasses snapped in two without warning in November 2016, I had no idea how much my life was about to change.<...
How I’ve lived with uterine cancer for seven years
I've always had to fight for my health. I had my left leg amputated at age 1 due to a birth defect, and I was born with the sickle...