7 questions about B vitamin supplements
If you follow professional or collegiate sports, you’ve probably heard at least a few athletes say they needed a B12 injection to boost their energy levels.
You may have also heard claims that B vitamins can reduce anxiety, nausea, insomnia, depression, or other conditions that cancer patients commonly experience as side effects of treatment.
But how many different kinds of B vitamins are there, and how do our bodies use...
How sleep affects your health – and how to get more of it
‘Hygiene’ typically draws to mind examples such as hand washing, showering or brushing teeth. But did you know there is also sleep hygiene...
COVID-19 keeping you awake? Here’s how to get more sleep
Before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many cancer patients and caregivers were already experiencing insomnia. And now, the added challenges...
Leukemia survivor finds second chance — and third wife — at MD Anderson
Two-time widower Paul Nielsen was in excellent health at age 67. So the former marathon runner knew something was wrong when he started feeling tired all the time in the fall of 2015.
“I had to nap for a couple of hours almost every afternoon,” he says. “I couldn’t even make it to supper.”
Though concerned by his fatigue, Paul put off investigating it until his regular annual physical in January 2016. That’s when blood tests...
Radiation therapy side effects: 5 tips to cope
Like many types of cancer treatment, radiation therapy can cause side effects and have a profound impact on patients. Many of my patients...
How the right support helped me through breast cancer
After my double mastectomy in 2002, I vividly remember running on the beach and hearing some teenagers making fun of my child-like figure....
During ovarian cancer treatment, patient learns to cope with stress
As Barb White has learned, life’s other challenges don’t stop when you’re diagnosed with cancer.
In February 2014, Barb -- then age...
Cancer treatment side effect: Fatigue
If you’re always feeling physically, mentally or emotionally exhausted, you’re not alone. Fatigue is the most common side effect experienced...
What I’ve gone through: Why I support the HPV vaccine
The HPV vaccine prevents several cancers, and it could have prevented mine. When I speak out in support of the HPV vaccine as a recurrent...
How to cope with insomnia during cancer treatment
"I just want a good night's sleep, doctor." This is something I hear very frequently from my cancer patients on our weekly visits...