Three-time cancer survivor: Why I keep returning to MD Anderson
Over the past 10 years, I’ve been diagnosed with prostate cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma and colorectal cancer. I was treated at MD...
How to cope with COVID-19 quarantine fatigue
If you’ve been feeling even more stressed than usual lately, you’re not alone. Many of us are struggling with so-called quarantine...
Now is not the time to let our guard down against COVID-19
Since Memorial Day weekend, our nation has seen a sharp increase in the number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. Here in the...
Bride-to-be faces medulloblastoma treatment
Cindy Stueber was supposed to be helping her daughter, Shelby, look at wedding dresses and elegant up-dos. Instead, she was making...
After overcoming multiple myeloma, patient care technician...
Patient Care Technician Raymond Alex Jr., is known in MD Anderson’s Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) and around the hospital for...
Why I sought treatment for a rare neuroendocrine tumor at...
I worked at MD Anderson for 16 years as a program manager in Employee Health & Wellbeing before retiring in 2015. So, I knew that it...
MD Anderson has given my husband and me hope for a future...
In January 2019, my husband, Santiago, began experiencing mild stomach problems. He described it as a pulling sensation in his...
How to get the most out of virtual cancer support groups
Many cancer patients and their families rely on support groups to help navigate cancer and manage their mental and emotional health....
Myelodysplastic syndrome survivor: Why I’ve been giving my...
Without their Native American guide, Sacagawea, to lead them, early American explorers Lewis and Clark might never have survived their...
Proton therapy helped me overcome squamous cell carcinoma...
I discovered I had cancer in July 2018, after going to my doctor about a bump on my neck. I had no cold-like symptoms, so my doctor...
Virtual art lessons help our pediatric cancer patients
Kasey Marsh has always been a creative person. She ran her own professional photography business for over a decade, and has drawn and...
Siblings help each other through sarcoma treatment during...
When Ewing’s sarcoma survivor Erica Nowell learned that her older brother, Chris Plummer, had cancer earlier this year, she was...
How can cancer patients and their families safely enjoy...
After almost three months of social distancing to help prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), you might be itching to get out...
Why I chose MD Anderson for my breast cancer treatment
When I was 10, one of my relatives came all the way from another state to get treated for breast cancer at MD Anderson. Another one...
Donating blood for MD Anderson cancer patients: 13 things...
Last updated Feb. 23, 2024
Our cancer patients need approximately 200 units of red blood cells and 600 units of platelets each...
Pediatric stem cell transplants: What to know
When chemotherapy alone isn’t successful in treating blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma in pediatric patients, a stem cell...
How is MD Anderson protecting cancer patients from COVID-19?
Last updated March 23, 2023
Cancer patients are uniquely vulnerable to the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, because their immune systems...
Neuroendocrine tumor survivor: Compassionate care led me to...
I never had any neuroendocrine tumor symptoms before my diagnosis. In fact, I went in for surgery for something else altogether.
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Kids and masks during the COVID-19 pandemic: 7 questions,...
Wearing a mask when out in public is one of the easiest ways to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, especially by...