MD Anderson helps bladder cancer survivor through recurrences
What began as a summer family vacation in New York ended with a bladder cancer diagnosis for Houston-area resident Bill Hennessey.
He’d had blood in his urine off and on for about a month but thought it was due to kidney stones. But when it went from a little blood in the urine once or twice a week to a steady stream of blood every day, he told his wife he needed to get it checked out.
The doctor at the urgent care center...
Cancer recurrence: 4 questions to ask
You’ve finished your cancer treatment and shown no evidence of disease — for weeks, months or maybe even years. Then, a routine scan or bloodwork...
Breast cancer recurrence: Which types of breast cancer are most likely to come back?
Breast cancer recurrence happens when breast cancer comes back after you receive treatment. I often get asked which breast cancer types have...
Metastatic melanoma patient grateful for leptomeningeal disease clinical trial
I was 40 when I was diagnosed with stage IB melanoma. Five years after I had surgery to remove the tumor on my back, I was diagnosed with stage IV melanoma.
My local oncologist in Oklahoma City reviewed my PET scan and told me to come back in three months to recheck the suspicious spots found on my lungs. My wife and I felt like they were treating me as ‘just another cancer patient.’
Before I had even gotten into the car...
How to manage the fear of cancer recurrence
Overcoming cancer or completing treatment can make many survivors feel like they’re on top of the world. But there’s another very real, raw...
Diagnosed with breast cancer after menopause? Aromatase inhibitors can help
The female hormone estrogen is “fuel” for about 80% of breast cancers in women who’ve gone through menopause.
“Menopause itself...
After rectal cancer diagnosis, horse trainer is back in the saddle again
As a horse trainer, Trey Bullinger spends hours in the saddle every day. That’s why he blamed hemorrhoids when he noticed blood in his...
Stomach cancer survivor to complete cross-country bike trip
When Daniel ‘Joe’ Einspahr, M.D., and his son bike into Virginia Beach next summer, they will have more than one reason to celebrate. Not...
Mantle cell lymphoma survivor creates COVID-19-killing computer game
Musician Jeff Blankenship was playing guitar in the orchestra pit during a local theatre’s live production of “American Idiot” when he began...
A Ewing’s sarcoma recurrence won’t stop me from living
I recently completed radiation therapy, but I’m still waiting to find out if it was successful in destroying a tumor that spread to my lung...