Mineral or chemical sunscreen: Which should you choose?
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...
Mpox (monkeypox) 101: Insights for cancer patients and...
Last updated Dec. 1, 2022.
If you’ve seen the headlines about mpox (formerly called monkeypox) and are wondering if you need to be...
7 self-soothing techniques to build emotional resilience
Has claustrophobia ever kept you from getting an MRI? Or a fear of needles made routine bloodwork or IV chemotherapy difficult? If so,...
Breast cancer survivor: Treatment at MD Anderson is helping me get...
In September 2021, I was in the process of moving to San Antonio and finishing up some coursework for a teaching certification. Then,...
Hair loss after chemotherapy: 10 things to know
If you need chemotherapy as a part of your cancer treatment, you might have some concerns about losing your hair. But does every...
Childhood melanoma patient returns to the rodeo after...
Rebekah Thibodeaux didn’t expect to see her daughter 13-year-old daughter, Lane, back in the saddle so soon. When Lane was diagnosed...
Surgical lymphedema treatment: 8 things to know
Lymphedema is a side effect of cancer treatment that can cause swelling in the arms and legs. It happens when lymphatic fluid doesn’t...
33-year leukemia survivor: Why I’ll keep going to MD...
When I was first diagnosed with Philadelphia-positive chronic myeloid leukemia in 1989, there weren’t that many treatment options...
Why my wife had an awake craniotomy to treat glioblastoma
By the time my wife, Priscilla, was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor called glioblastoma, her condition was so serious that...
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...
Throat cancer survivor: Why I’m an HPV vaccine advocate and...
By the time I was diagnosed with HPV-related throat cancer in the summer of 2014, I’d been working as a senior systems analyst at MD...
What happens to your lungs from smoking? 3 things to know
Roughly 85% of all lung cancer diagnoses are caused by smoking. But what does smoking actually do to your lungs?
Does the lung...
Could gold nanoparticles help treat cancer?
Gold nanoparticles are minuscule particles made of gold. From drug and gene delivery to photothermal and photodynamic therapies to...
Colorectal cancer symptoms in women: 5 things to know
What are the symptoms of colorectal cancer in women? Are they any different from the symptoms that men normally experience? And is it...
9 cancer treatment tips from survivors
When you want to know what to expect from cancer treatment, it can help to talk to someone who has gone through it. Each patient’s...
Tonsil cancer survivor travels from New York to Houston for...
My personal goal has always been to run the New York City Marathon. As New York residents, my family and I have volunteered at the...
Biliary tract cancer survivor: Come to MD Anderson first
John Davis is one of the many regular gym-goers who was forced to reimagine his workout routine at the start of the COVID-19...
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...
Bispecifics antibodies: The next big thing in lymphoma...
CD20-targeting monoclonal antibodies and immune checkpoint inhibitors started a revolution in cancer treatment by using immune cells...