Multiple myeloma and spine cancer survivor: ‘Always think about a second opinion’
In 2022, Emily Shults, then 47, had recently moved to Magnolia, Texas, from California, to be closer to family. During the move, she remembers dealing with bad back pain. Emily wasn’t too concerned. “I thought I’d tweaked something in the move,” she says.
But she went to a local doctor north of Houston to get checked out.
Back pain leads to cancer diagnosisBlood work showed she was borderline anemic. She was referred to...
Metastatic breast and spine cancer survivor: ‘I’m living into the cure’
“I have an illness, not a terminal diagnosis,” says Lisa Ordmandy. Despite her metastatic breast cancer diagnosis, Lisa remains optimistic...
Young adult astrocytoma survivor grateful for MD Anderson's expertise
“Other doctors felt they could not operate,” says Sean O’Brien, an astrocytoma survivor. But MD Anderson neurosurgeon Frederick Lang, M.D....
What is astrocytoma, and how is it different from glioblastoma?
Astrocytoma and glioblastoma are two types of brain tumors. Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) changed how these tumors are classified.
We asked neurosurgeon Chibawanye Ene, M.D., Ph.D., to explain the different types of astrocytoma brain tumors, as well as how astrocytoma differs from glioblastoma.
What is an astrocytoma?Astrocytoma is a type of brain tumor. Astrocytoma brain tumors grow from astrocytes. An...
