Exercise during cancer treatment: 4 things to know
For years, doctors have recommended exercise to reduce patients’ risk of developing cancer, and to help cancer survivors thrive after...
How Gardner syndrome leads to colon cancer, skin bumps,...
Gardner syndrome is a rare, inherited condition where people develop hundreds and sometimes thousands of abnormal growths in their...
Diagnosed with breast cancer after menopause? Aromatase...
The female hormone estrogen is “fuel” for about 80% of breast cancers in women who’ve gone through menopause.
“Menopause itself...
How does hormone therapy for breast cancer work?
Hormones control nearly all of our bodily functions, from growth and development to emotions, sexual function and even sleep. But...
Ampullary cancer: 9 insights on this rare digestive system...
Ampullary cancer is a rare type of gastrointestinal cancer with symptoms so similar to pancreatic cancer that it is sometimes...
COVID-19’s BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants: 12 questions,...
The Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 are behind an increase in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations. We spoke with MD Anderson’s...
In sickness and in health: Husband and wife face...
Carolyn Drone thought her days of coping with cancer were over. She’d finished leukemia treatment two years earlier and showed no...
Autologous stem cell transplants: What to expect
Since they were first introduced more than 60 years ago, stem cell transplants have cured or extended the lives of millions diagnosed...
Lung cancer staging: Why it is important and how it works
When you’re diagnosed with lung cancer, one of the most important things you’ll learn is your cancer’s stage. Staging is a way of...
High-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma survivor defies the odds
Last updated Feb. 14, 2023
Curtis Crump is serious about staying in shape. With his job, he has to be.
“I’m an airplane and...
Heart-healthy diet: What is it, what can you eat and what...
If you’re newly diagnosed with cancer and preparing to start treatment, heart health might be the last thing on your mind. But it...
After rectal cancer diagnosis, horse trainer is back in the...
As a horse trainer, Trey Bullinger spends hours in the saddle every day. That’s why he blamed hemorrhoids when he noticed blood in...
Head and neck cancer survivor sings the praises of music...
Arik Mayer had just graduated from high school and was eagerly anticipating his new life as a college student. But during his first...
Acute myeloid leukemia survivor shows no signs of cancer...
Connor Johnson was eager to return to his job as a licensed electrician after recovering from COVID-19 last spring. But his enthusiasm...
How to find trustworthy cancer information online
If you’re reading this blog post, you’re among the three-quarters of all Americans who search for health information online.
The...
A stroke of good luck: How an accidental liver cancer...
Jerry Achan describes the day he collapsed from a stroke as “the luckiest day of my life.”
Without that stroke, doctors would never...