The new year is a wonderful time to reflect on the past and imagine the future, but it can also come with a lot of pressure to make changes for the better.
If you do choose to set a goal or resolution, it doesn’t have to be huge or overwhelming. Small, simple changes can add up to significant progress – and you can try them out any time.
We asked MD Anderson experts to share the small changes they’ve made in their own...
Cancer affects every community, so MD Anderson teams get creative to share prevention information with as many people as possible.
It is that time of year. There are get-togethers to attend, presents to wrap and matching pajamas to wrangle family into.
With so much...
The holidays can bring contrasting emotions. You might feel joyful and stressed, happy and sad, or even grateful and annoyed.
Having cancer, or a loved one with cancer, can make these emotions even more poignant.
Lilian Rodriguez, a social work counselor who leads MD Anderson’s Spanish-speaking General Cancer Patient Support Group, says these mixed feelings are normal.
“You can enjoy a holiday and be in a difficult...
While you can’t wrap health up in a box to give to your friends and loved ones, there are plenty of gifts you can give to help them feel and...
It can be challenging to find the best ways to support a friend or family member with terminal cancer — that is, cancer that can’t be cured...
Greens powders are having a moment in the spotlight.
Maybe you’ve come across them on the wellness aisle, heard them promoted on a...
There is no shortage of delicious foods during the holidays – and so many opportunities to indulge! Even someone with the best of intentions...
‘Added sugar’ is used to describe any sugar in food beyond what its whole food ingredients naturally contain. It includes both chemically...
A quick online search of ‘dairy and cancer’ shows a mix of results saying that dairy may cause cancer and that dairy may prevent cancer.
Learning about cancer risk factors can be scary, especially when these risk factors can be something as common as food.
This knowledge...
It is intriguing to imagine that the solution for countless health concerns can be purchased at the grocery store or pharmacy.
Castor...
It is well known that a healthy diet includes fiber, but what exactly is fiber and why is it important?
“Fiber is an undigestible carbohydrate...
Many of us grew up being told to eat our vegetables. However, as adults, it can be easy to skimp on vegetables, especially when no one is...
When you hear the term ‘processed food,’ what examples come to mind? Perhaps colored ketchup, artificially flavored soda and potato chips...
‘Hygiene’ typically draws to mind examples such as hand washing, showering or brushing teeth. But did you know there is also sleep hygiene...
Amidst the excitement of heading back to school, football season and pumpkin spice-flavored everything, it is easy to forget that fall is...
The idea of saying a permanent goodbye to an unwanted tattoo might sound almost too good to be true.
But how does laser tattoo removal...