After almost three months of social distancing to help prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), you might be itching to get out and enjoy this summer.
But the COVID-19 pandemic remains a serious public health threat. So, how can cancer caregivers and their families balance their desire for a break with the need to stay safe from COVID-19? Is it safe to go to the beach or stay in a hotel? If not, are backyard barbecues or family...
As states begin to lift coronavirus stay-at-home orders and reopen businesses, people are beginning to venture out in public more frequently...
Regular handwashing, consistent social distancing, wearing a mask in public, and frequent disinfection of high-touch objects remain the best...
Mary Hernandez didn’t realize how sick she was when she came to the MD Anderson Emergency Center on March 30. The 41-year-old was still reeling from the chronic lymphocytic leukemia diagnosis she’d received just a month earlier from Jan Burger, M.D., Ph.D.
Then, she discovered she had COVID-19-related pneumonia, a respiratory infection caused by the novel coronavirus.
“I don’t think I really took it all in,” she says. “I...
As we each do our part to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by practicing social distancing and staying home, many...
As more people recover from the novel coronavirus and seek to resume their normal activities, there’s been a lot of talk about testing for...
Last updated Oct. 13, 2020
Have you heard the one about how the coronavirus (COVID-19) isn’t nearly as bad as catching the flu? How...
When I was undergoing treatment for colorectal cancer about eight years ago, it was really important that I stay away from other people, especially...
Last updated July 17, 2020
The novel coronavirus – also known as COVID-19 – has introduced many new terms to our vocabulary: from “...
By now, most cancer patients and their caregivers know the basic precautions they can take to minimize the risk of contracting the 2019 novel...