From eating and drinking to talking and breathing, you use your mouth constantly. With all that movement, you probably notice when something doesn’t feel right on your tongue, lips, gums or cheeks.
But what does mouth cancer look like? And when is a growth in your mouth something to worry about?
“Anything out of the ordinary should be shared with your doctor,” says head and neck cancer specialist Neal Akhave, M.D.&...
When cancer is found in both breasts or there’s a high risk of developing breast cancer, a double mastectomy may be an option to treat or...
Taking care of a loved one with cancer can be hard, no matter your relationship. For adult children of cancer patients, the changing role...
Throughout cancer treatment, patients may go through many blood draws, infusions and injections. All these needle sticks can be uncomfortable, and over time, can even cause damage to veins.
Luckily, a small, implanted device called a port can be used to help patients avoid unnecessary pokes with a needle.
Ervin Brown, M.D., has placed more than 15,000 ports in his 17 years at MD Anderson. He shares...
Lung cancer can form in any part of the lungs. When lung tumors grow in the upper portion of the lung, above the first rib, they’re called...
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and swelling in the joints. It’s caused when the immune system mistakenly...
The pancreas is part of the digestive system which helps your body regulate blood sugar and digest food. Sometimes cysts can develop inside...
Updated Oct. 31, 2022
As part of a complete breast cancer diagnosis, patients will learn their HER2 status. The human growth receptor...
As an associate professor in Genomic Medicine, Linghua Wang, M.D., Ph.D., studies how normal cells become cancerous and how cancer cells develop...
The human epidermal growth factor 2 – also known as HER2 – is a protein that tells human cells when to grow and when not to grow. Sometimes...
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is caused by abnormal white blood cells. While there are several types, non-Hodgkin lymphoma can be divided into slow-growing...
Developed in the 1900s, photodynamic therapy uses light to kill cancer cells and spare healthy tissue. It can be used in a variety of cancer...
Whether you have a tattoo from radiation therapy or have a meaningful design you’ve worn for years, there are a few things you should know...
As we spend more time outside this summer, you may be wondering how best to protect yourself from the sun’s damaging UV rays and reduce your...
Breasts come in all shapes and sizes, but did you know they can also vary in density? Breasts are composed of fat and glandular breast tissue...
In the 1950s, German biochemist Johanna Budwig developed a diet that she believed kept unhealthy cells from growing. Known as the Budwig diet...
One of the earliest and most common side effects of pancreatic cancer is pain. The pancreas sits below your sternum in your mid-abdomen and...
When you hear the word “polyp,” you may think of the colon. But that’s not the only place in your body where they can develop. In fact, you...
Sometimes, routine health exams like blood tests can uncover health issues you didn’t even know you had. That’s often the case with a rare...
Daniel Frigo, Ph.D., developed a passion for science at a young age, inspired by his mechanical engineer dad and physician mom.
“I...
Last updated Sept. 21, 2022
A cancer diagnosis brings many challenges. But from physical and emotional changes, to scheduling ...
If you or a loved one have recently been diagnosed with cancer, you may be hearing a lot of terms like stage, grade, prognosis or minimal...