Cancerwise

Should you get a central line for chemotherapy?

March 21, 2025

Many cancer patients will receive chemotherapy infusions as a part of their cancer treatment. Sometimes, it can be delivered safely...

An IV drip, which is often used to administer chemotherapy to cancer patients

A squatting woman stares in horror at the contents of a toilet bowl

What is hematemesis? Vomiting blood, explained

BY Cynthia DeMarco

March 14, 2025

Hematemesis is the scientific term for vomiting blood. But it’s not the same thing as hemoptysis, which is coughing up blood. The...

Close-up of manicured hand squeezing bright red MD Anderson-branded stress ball during blood donation

Can’t give blood yourself? Here are three other ways to...

BY Cynthia DeMarco

March 10, 2025

If you know how much blood donations benefit cancer patients, you may already be eager to roll up your sleeve. But what if you’ve...

Music to a mother’s ears: Awake craniotomies bring musicians...

BY Cynthia DeMarco

February 24, 2025

Witnessing her adult son, Adrian, suffer a severe seizure at their home in the Rio Grande Valley during the spring of 2022 was...

Anatomical illustration of esophagus and stomach

Hematochezia vs. melena: What’s the difference?

BY Cynthia DeMarco

February 07, 2025

Hematochezia and melena are two terms that describe different ways blood can appear in your stool. Hematochezia is bright red blood...

Close-up view of roofing tiles containing asbestos fibers

Asbestos exposure and cancer: 8 things to know

BY Cynthia DeMarco

January 27, 2025

Most cases of mesothelioma are caused by exposure to a substance called asbestos. This rare cancer develops in the mesothelial cells,...

13 things to know about chemotherapy

BY Cynthia DeMarco

January 10, 2025

Starting chemotherapy for the first time? If you are new to this common cancer treatment, you're probably wondering how chemotherapy...

Toxoplasmosis is an opportunistic infection caused by exposure to a parasite found in cat feces.

Opportunistic infections: What cancer patients need to know

BY Cynthia DeMarco

January 07, 2025

An opportunistic infection is one that a person with a healthy immune system is unlikely to get. It happens when bacteria or some...

Menin inhibitor clinical trial puts pediatric leukemia...

BY Cynthia DeMarco

December 17, 2024

When David Stan was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in the summer of 2023, his parents, Emil and Maria, were stunned. Cancer...

Torso view of towel-wrapped woman applying anti-perspirant

6 breast cancer myths you shouldn’t believe

BY Cynthia DeMarco

December 13, 2024

Can wearing underwire bras cause breast cancer? What about using antiperspirants containing aluminum or eating foods made with...

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