Six years ago, Suzanne Singletary traveled to central Florida to spend Christmas with her family.
She had a small cough, so she stopped at a local pharmacy to get some medication.
“When I pulled into the parking lot, I coughed up a thin piece of blood the size of a strand of hair,” says Suzanne, 70, of Shell Point Beach, Florida. “It shook me up, though I didn’t tell my family. I didn’t want to spoil their Christmas...
Twenty-three years ago, Brenda Petru made a promise to her best friend, Sue, that she would continue fundraising for cancer research — no...
Choosing skin care products can be overwhelming. There are so many ingredients and so many claims of benefits.
But there is one ingredient...
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and swelling in the joints. It’s caused when the immune system mistakenly attacks the joints which are the parts of the body that connect two or more bones. If left untreated, it can cause stiff, swollen, painful joints and lead to difficulty moving.
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis may focus on controlling symptoms, but patients who also have...
I’m a nurse, so when I started experiencing pain and swelling in my lower abdomen, I suspected inflammatory bowel disease, or even worse,...
In March 2015, I was diagnosed with cancer of the unknown primary (CUP). That means the original cancer site could not be identified....
Last updated on Oct. 13, 2022
You’ve been vaccinated for COVID-19, but is it time for your next booster? Which type of booster should...
Before I went to MD Anderson, I didn’t even know I had pancreatic cancer. All I knew was that I had a huge pancreatic cyst. And I only found...
Most melanomas tend to appear as irregular black or dark brown splotches on the skin. But amelanotic melanoma is an outlier: it doesn’t share...
There are over 6 billion letters, or nucleotides, of DNA in the genome. These contain all the information needed to create an individual organism...
Many women will experience a breast cyst at some point in their lives. Though they tend to be more common among women between the ages of...
Over the last few years, I’ve learned a lot about what makes MD Anderson No. 1 in the nation for cancer care. As a quality and compliance...
The start of a new flu season often brings questions, such as: “When should I get my shot?” And, “Is it OK to get my flu shot and another...
Many skin cancers — including cutaneous melanoma — are associated with UV exposure. Yet acral lentiginous melanoma develops only on areas...
Most people experience a canker sore at some point in their lives. These small, often painful lesions can appear on any moist, fleshy surface...
Christine Routledge was three months pregnant with her second child when routine bloodwork revealed something in her blood levels was off....
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...
Gardner syndrome is a rare, inherited condition where people develop hundreds and sometimes thousands of abnormal growths in their large and...
When cancer cells enter the leptomeninges, which are part of the membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord, it can turn into a type of...
Kombucha is a fermented drink made from tea, yeast, bacteria and sugar. It has grown in popularity, and some believe it has many health benefits...
Last updated on Oct. 13, 2022
You may have heard that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization...
As an associate professor in Genomic Medicine, Linghua Wang, M.D., Ph.D., studies how normal cells become cancerous and how cancer cells develop...