Lynch syndrome: 10 things to know about this genetic condition
Lynch syndrome is a genetic condition that makes some people more likely to develop certain cancers.
Carriers have a much greater...
Tai chi: Healing from the inside out
The best forms of healing don't always come in a bottle, a pill or any kind of external medicine. Sometimes, internal healing works...
The caregiver chronicles: The luxury of time
On our first visit to MD Anderson, Tom stayed busy signing what seemed like an endless number of consent forms. There was one for...
Q&A: Focus on myelodysplastic syndromes
A growing incidence of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), mostly in older adults, has sent researchers and clinicians scrambling for...
The caregiver chronicles: It's always something
Tom's doctor told him he knew he would make it when he stepped into the hospital room during his rounds and saw him shaving, just a...
The caregiver chronicles: It became our journey
The Dreamsicle-colored sun rose slowly as I entered my fourth mile at the high school track. I've just completed the first week of an...
The caregiver chronicles: Ours is not to question why
Labor Day marked the sixth anniversary of Tom's diagnosis. Although his illness caught us off guard and reeled us from our comfortable...
The caregiver chronicles: The red flags
Once Tom was admitted to a local Houston hospital, a urologist and a team of medical personnel examined him. The lead doctor said the...
The caregiver chronicles: Flight for his life
My sister Jackie reminded me last weekend that Sunday, Aug. 22, would've been Tom's and my 29th wedding anniversary. We always favored...
Q&A: Minimally invasive surgery for cancer patients
Just a few years ago, most surgeries were "open," or invasive, procedures in which a surgeon made a large incision while the surgery...