Bilateral breast cancer: Symptoms, risk factors and prognosis
When breast cancer develops in both breasts, it’s called bilateral breast cancer. This accounts for 1.4% to 11%…
Stage 4 oral cancer survivor grateful after successful treatment
Dr. Vicente Valero, a breast medical oncologist at UT MD Anderson, kept my late mother alive for 25 years —…
Ovarian cancer survivor: ‘I wish I’d gone to UT MD Anderson first’
When you’ve just been diagnosed with cancer, it’s easy to just go along with whatever your doctor tells…
Feeling alone after a cancer diagnosis? Here’s how to break through that isolation
Many of my patients here at UT MD Anderson report feeling isolated. Whether they’ve just received a cancer…
Multiple myeloma caregiver: Why I’ll keep donating blood products at UT MD Anderson ‘for Ever’
Blood donations to UT MD Anderson kept my wife alive for 13 years I’ve lost count of how…
‘How I knew I had endometrial (uterine) cancer’: Survivors share symptoms
Maria Lozano was already well into menopause when she started experiencing the most common symptom of endometrial cancer…
Kidney removal surgery: Partial vs. radical nephrectomy
A nephrectomy is surgery to remove all or part of the kidney. It is most often used to…
3 ways cancer survivors can stay healthy this summer
2. Use sunscreen When you’re undergoing cancer treatment, your skin is especially sensitive to sunlight. That’s why UT…
How does trauma-informed care help cancer patients?
Most people will experience at least one traumatic event during their lifetime. That means some of the patients…
3-time skull base tumor survivor: ‘I wish I’d started treatment at UT MD Anderson’
My first experience with cancer was in December 2007, when I received an olfactory neuroblastoma diagnosis after noticing…
Should you have your fallopian tubes removed to prevent ovarian cancer?
A woman could have her fallopian tubes removed for many reasons. Sometimes, it’s necessary to treat an ectopic…
After a brachytherapy clinical trial, stage 4 melanoma is now cancer-free
The first time Stacy Dixon was diagnosed with melanoma, she wasn’t too concerned. A dermatologist in Oklahoma was…