Triple-negative breast cancer survivor: ‘MD Anderson was the right place for me’
By late 2021, Jennifer Connaly and her husband, Trey, completed five rounds of IVF in the hopes of becoming pregnant with a second child. The process had been unsuccessful, but when she felt a lump in her left breast, she thought it could be a side effect of the medication she had been taking. At an exam with her gynecologist, she asked for a mammogram just to be sure. Jennifer was only 36 years old at the time.
When the mammogram...
Breast cancer survivor: ‘I put my full trust in MD Anderson’
Michelle Bordovsky had been diligent about scheduling her annual mammograms for over a decade. So, when the 52-year-old noticed a bump on...
Immunotherapy clinical trial puts stage IV kidney cancer into remission
From 2013 to 2015, Mike Headley and his wife, Betty, kicked off their retirement by traveling to 30 states in their RV. When the couple returned...
Pregnancy-related skin changes or skin cancer? How to tell the difference
Body changes are a normal, expected part of pregnancy for most women. In addition to a growing belly, you can also experience changes to your hair and skin due to hormone shifts during those nine months.
These skin changes can involve hyperpigmentation, dryness or rashes, skin darkening and mole changes. But how can you tell the difference between pregnancy changes and skin cancer? We spoke with dermatologist Anisha Patel...
