Patient and Caregiver Stories
Choosing the right partner for cancer care really does make a difference.
The fact is, people who choose M. D. Anderson over other hospitals and clinics often have better results. That is how we've been Making Cancer History® for over sixty years. Nothing illustrates this better than the inspiring stories of our remarkable patients.
You may have seen these cancer survivors on television or in print ads, in our Making Cancer History campaign. Here's how they and their families coped with cancer, and how it changed their lives for the better.
Cancer patients often find hope and inspiration from the personal stories of others who have faced cancer—and won.
Bladder Cancer
Jeanne Dean
Bladder Cancer
Read Jeanne's Story
Breast Cancer
Jennie Bennett
Breast Cancer
Read Jennie's Story
Janis Haase
Breast Cancer
Read Janis' Story
Lourdes Hernandez
Breast Cancer
Read Lourdes' Story
Mildred Teitelbaum
Breast Cancer
Read Mildred's Story
Cervical Cancer
Jackie Golson
Cervical Cancer
Read Jackie's Story
Colon Cancer
Sheila Lau
Colon Cancer
Read Sheila's Story
Eye Cancer
Blake Boudreaux
Eye Cancer
Read Blake's Story
Germ Cell Tumor
Cheryl Lam
Germ Cell Tumor
Read Cheryl's Story
Kidney Cancer
Hugo Robledo
Kidney Cancer
Read Hugo's Story
Leukemia
Javier Ayala
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Read Javier's Story
Rachel Daly
Acute Myelocytic Leukemia
Read Rachel's Story
Richard Johnson
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Read Richard's Story
Joey Nichols
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Read Joey's Story
Janice Thomas Vinson
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Read Janice's Story
Denzel Persad
Pediatric Leukemia
Read Denzel's Story
Linda Hall
Leukemia
Read Linda's Story
Eddie Saddler
Leukemia
Read Eddie's Story
Lung Cancer
Fe Crawford
Lung Cancer
Read Fe's Story
James Williams
Lung Cancer
Read James' Story
Lymphoma
Bill Crews
Lymphoma
Read Bill's Story
DeWayne Hickman
Lymphoma
Read DeWayne's Story
Melanoma
Sandy Pierce
Melanoma
Read Sandy's Story
Neuroblastoma
Austin Horak
Neuroblastoma
Read Austin's Story
Ovarian Cancer
Mary Lou Lesseraux
Ovarian Cancer
Read Mary Lou's Story
Antrenice James
Rare Ovarian Tumor
Read Antrenice's Story
Pancreatic Cancer
Patty Hill
Panreatic Cancer
Read Patty's Story
Katherine Taylor
Pancreatic Cancer
Read Katherine's Story
Pituitary Tumor
David Barbee
Pituitary Tumor
Read David's Story
Prostate Cancer
Art Herzog
Prostate Cancer
Read Art's Story
Ronnie M. Ayers
Prostate Cancer
Read Ronnie's Story
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Eddie Cramer
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Read Eddie's Story
Spinal Cord Tumor
Warren Meredith
Spinal Cord Tumor
Read Warren's Story
Testicular Cancer
Albert Banks, Jr.
Acute Testicular Cancer
Read Albert's Story
Michael Wilson
Testicular Cancer
Read Michael's Story
Thyroid Cancer
Michael Foreman
Thyroid Cancer
Read Michael's Story
Uterine Cancer
Katherine Hale
Uterine Cancer
Read Katherine's Story