Coming from a long line of educators all the way back to her great-grandmother, Toysha Mayer, D.H.Sc., swore she’d choose a different career.
“I didn’t want to teach, but after becoming a histotechnologist, I ended up working in teaching hospitals. It was a natural progression for me to work with new technicians, residents and fellows,” says the assistant professor and associate program director for Histotechnology at The...
You already knew exercise can help prevent cancer. But what if it could help you fight your cancer?
Researchers are looking into how...
A researcher designs new materials that could help prevent cancer in underserved communities, so why aren’t the materials being used? A new...
Interdisciplinary care is a hallmark of cancer care at MD Anderson. Teams of specialists care for patients from cancer diagnosis to treatment and beyond, and many of those specialists – medical and nonmedical – are trained right here.
“Our patients have unique physical, emotional and spiritual needs,” says Diane Bodurka, M.D. “The more your training is directed towards oncology patients and their needs and expectations, the better...
For anyone looking to change careers, questions abound. Am I making the right decision? Will going back to school full-time pay off? What’...
One gene can tell you a lot about your risk for developing cancer and how well you’re likely to respond to cancer treatment. But there’s only...
Angelina was Shamsha Damani’s best friend for three years. A constant in the MD Anderson program director’s daily life, well-known to her...
We practice hand hygiene to help keep ourselves from getting sick from the bacteria all around us. But each of us already has a huge population...
Oscar Ruiz’s home is decorated with many photos he’s taken, from architectural shots and scenes he’s encountered during his travels to images...
When I was first diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), I had a million questions about what was happening, what was going to happen...