We all experience sadness, stress and anxiety sometimes. A cancer diagnosis can amplify these feelings, with the stress and anxiety it adds to your daily life and relationships. But in some cases, prolonged feelings of sadness, stress and anxiety might be more than the blues. They may be signs of clinical depression.
With one in three people experiencing a major depressive episode in their lifetime, clinical depression is...
Many breast cancer patients undergo radiation therapy as part of their treatment. While radiation therapy often comes with side effects, such...
Like many types of cancer treatment, radiation therapy can cause side effects and have a profound impact on patients. Many of my patients...
Cancer treatment often requires patients to make changes to their daily routines or lifestyle habits. But just how much do you need to change?
Below are my answers to some questions my patients ask about how radiation therapy will impact their lives during treatment.
Can I work during treatment?
Many patients are able to work during their radiation treatment. Sometimes patients work during the first few weeks of treatment...
As a radiation oncologist at MD Anderson in The Woodlands, I get a lot of questions from my patients about how radiation therapy will affect...
Thanks to recent developments in the medical field, more and more people are surviving and thriving after cancer treatment. However, patients...