Prostate biopsy explained: Process, recovery and results
A prostate biopsy is a procedure that helps diagnose prostate cancer. The prostate is a gland found only in males and is part of the reproductive system.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in males. It’s also one of the most treatable cancers since it’s usually caught before the cancer has spread. Here, I’ll answer common questions about prostate biopsies.
Why would my doctor order a prostate biopsy?Your doctor...

Bone marrow biopsy explained: Process, pain management and results
A bone marrow biopsy is a procedure that helps diagnose diseases and other conditions in the blood and bone marrow. MD Anderson performs about...
9 things to know about breast biopsies
Getting a breast biopsy? You might be wondering what it is and how it works.
A breast biopsy is a diagnostic procedure in which a doctor...
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 stool.
“Moving up and down on a horse can do that to you,” he says.
But Trey would soon learn that the bleeding was caused by rectal cancer, not hemorrhoids.
Rectal cancer symptoms provide a wake-up call
Trey’s story starts like that of many rectal cancer survivors. He...

Racing despite adenoid cystic carcinoma metastasis
In the last five years, I’ve competed in 10 professional outrigger canoeing competitions across North and South America. I’ve also had stereotactic...
Triple-negative breast cancer survivor finds hope with clinical trial
A little over a year ago, Robbie Johnson was desperately searching for the right metastatic breast cancer treatment.
"I’d been...
Bond built during breast cancer treatment inspires survivor to volunteer
It had been two years since Billa Woollam’s last mammogram, and she knew she was long overdue for one. But it was a strange sensation in her...
Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment: What’s new
Because its symptoms are often vague, ovarian cancer can be hard to diagnose. And a definitive diagnosis requires a biopsy, which is best...
Mom, daughter face breast cancer 15 years apart
In the early 2000s, Virginia Plett watched her mother and aunt successfully undergo breast cancer treatment at MD Anderson. So when the Kansas...
Familial adenomatous polyposis monitoring, Whipple procedure gave my husband more time
When he was 15, my husband Jesse underwent a colectomy, a procedure that removed his colon. Jesse opted to do this after learning that he...