14 common anal cancer questions
Anal cancer can be hard to talk about. And, even when it is talked about, anal cancer is often mistaken for — or lumped together...

Radiation therapy: What to expect
Many cancer patients will need radiation therapy as part of their treatment. Radiation can be used alone or as part of a treatment...
Renal cell carcinoma treatment: What’s new and what's next
Renal cell carcinoma is the most common type of kidney cancer. Most treatments are focused on clear cell carcinoma, which is the most...
Facing five cancer diagnoses in four years
Five-time cancer survivor Robert Clark has been through a lot in the past few years. But he believes firmly in two things: maintaining...

10 tricks to manage your Halloween candy consumption
For some people, especially parents, the scariest thing about Halloween is the enormous piles of candy that start popping up...
Oncology hospitalist: Listening is my favorite part of the...
I used to think I was going to be a lawyer like my father. But in Ghana, the West African country where I grew up, education is...
What is adjuvant therapy for breast cancer?
Many patients who are diagnosed with breast cancer will hear their doctors use the word “adjuvant” to describe certain treatment...
A ‘game-changer’ for von Hippel-Lindau disease treatment
People with a rare, inherited disorder called von Hippel-Lindau disease develop cancerous and noncancerous tumors in up to 10...
Adenoid cystic carcinoma caregiver: Finding the right...
When my daughter, Preslie, was eight years old, I noticed that her left eyelid seemed to be a little droopy. But I never expected it...
Nurse finds fulfillment in transition to oncology nursing
Meghan Williams can now dispel many of the myths and misconceptions she once believed about oncology nursing.
Before joining MD...
Dual bladder cancer survivor finds hope and an accurate...
Until January 2020, I had always felt like I had an unspoken agreement with cancer: I’d make good lifestyle choices — protecting my...
Swollen lymph nodes and other symptoms of lymphoma
Almost everyone will experience a swollen lymph node at some point. That’s because these structures are designed to filter germs and...
Breast cancer survivor: How a corrected diagnosis gave me...
I had just finished breastfeeding my one-year-old in October 2017, when I felt a lump in my left breast during a shower. I knew there...
What’s new with CAR T cell therapy?
Last updated July 1, 2022.
For patients with lymphoma, multiple myeloma and leukemia, CAR T cell therapy offers an effective...
Chemotherapy at home: 9 things to know
Many patients will be prescribed chemotherapy as a part of their cancer treatment plan. That could involve taking pills at home or...
7 reasons you might skip your mammogram, but shouldn’t
Mammograms are one of the most effective ways to detect breast cancer early, when it’s most treatable. MD Anderson recommends that...
Facing esophageal cancer at age 26
Throughout his esophageal cancer treatment, Ross Bernkrant never once looked up the survival rates.
“I knew it wasn’t good,” he says...
Caring for your mental health after a new cancer diagnosis
A new cancer diagnosis can change your priorities and day-to-day routines. Many patients and their caregivers feel a range of...
Nurse makes each day count as cancer affects her family
Ashley Martinez will never forget the day her in-laws celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Not only was it a major milestone for...
Join a bone marrow registry and save a life — like my son’s
The hardest part of my son Desmond’s aplastic anemia diagnosis was knowing that my child was seriously ill and there was nothing I...
Husband and wife face dual breast cancer diagnoses
Teresa and Billy Mayo have shared almost everything during their 46-year marriage. But the couple recently shared something they never...