Sneakers and college basketball: How my son’s adrenal cancer...
My son, Dan Hund, was everything a parent could ever want: a good student, a state high school football champion, a college graduate...
Olfactory neuroblastoma survivor champions self-advocacy...
When Regina Gibbs began having nasal congestion and a sore throat in late 2020, she assumed she’d caught COVID-19. The symptoms were...
How is ovarian cancer diagnosed?
Cervical cancer can be detected with a Pap test. Breast cancer can be detected with mammograms and clinical breast exams. But ovarian...
Is colon cancer curable?
It’s normal to feel a bit nervous after a colon cancer diagnosis. Questions about treatment options, lifestyle changes and life...
Two-time cancer survivor grateful for a second opinion and...
In the fall of 2020, Bill Middelthon felt something like a canker sore in his mouth. Normally, canker sores heal on their own in about...
Physician-scientist focused on improving brain metastases...
Looking at his career, it might seem like Hussein Tawbi, M.D., Ph.D., was destined to become one of the founding leaders of MD...
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS): 7 things to know
If you’ve been diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS, you might have questions. For instance, is DCIS the same thing as...
Food allergies and cancer: How to nourish yourself well...
Navigating life with a food allergy is often a challenge on its own. Throw in a cancer diagnosis on top of it, and nourishing yourself...
Two-time cancer survivor: ‘Without MD Anderson, I wouldn’t...
In November 2020, I returned to work after spending years at home with my then 6-year-old daughter. I started noticing irregular...
What to expect after an oophorectomy: 9 questions, answered
If you need an oophorectomy as a part of your ovarian cancer treatment, you probably have some questions.
How much of your internal...
Former highway patrolman encourages others to give blood
Nolan Maxie, 84, has been motivating those around him to donate blood for nearly six decades. His dedication to helping others through...
Physician-scientist: I found my sense of belonging at MD...
Being part of a community doesn’t have to mean conforming to others. I’ve found my community at MD Anderson. We celebrate our...
Neutropenic precautions: 5 dos and don’ts for this cancer...
You may already know that it’s important to wash your hands, wear a face mask and avoid sick people while neutropenic.
But is there...
Cancer of the hard palate: 8 things to know
The palate — or roof of the mouth — consists of two sections. The soft area toward the back of the mouth is considered a part of the...
CT scan vs. MRI: What’s the difference?
You may already know that MRIs and CT scans are two of the imaging methods doctors use to diagnose and stage cancer.
But do you...
Pregnancy-related skin changes or skin cancer? How to tell...
Body changes are a normal, expected part of pregnancy for most women. In addition to a growing belly, you can also experience changes...
Topical magnesium patches and sprays for cancer patients:...
If you shop online or use social media at all, you’ve probably seen at least one advertisement recently for topical magnesium sprays...
Leukemia caregiver: Why I personally support MD Anderson’s...
By the autumn of 2017, I’d been working as a grant program manager in the Department of Translational Molecular Pathology on the...