Learning that your child has cancer is never easy — no matter how old your child might be. But in some ways, managing their care can be simpler when they’re under the age of 18. After all, no one expects a 5-year-old to drive themselves to a chemotherapy infusion or a 10-year-old to decide whether or not they should join a clinical trial. Those responsibilities fall to the parents.
But what do you do when your adult child receives...
Taking care of a loved one with cancer can be hard, no matter your relationship. For adult children of cancer patients, the changing role...
Cancer can bring a wide range of emotions for patients, both after a diagnosis and during treatment. Coping with side effects and a changing...
Thousands of patients ages 15 to 39 receive cancer treatment at MD Anderson each year, but a cancer diagnosis can feel especially lonely for younger patients and survivors who don’t often have an opportunity to connect with each other. That’s where MD Anderson’s Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Program comes in. It gives patients and survivors a way to connect with others like themselves more than ever before, virtually and in person....
When you want to know what to expect from cancer treatment, it can help to talk to someone who has gone through it. Each patient’s experience...
A bag of simple peppermint candies can provide welcome relief from the nausea that sometimes accompanies chemotherapy. And a tube of high-quality...
Arik Mayer had just graduated from high school and was eagerly anticipating his new life as a college student. But during his first year at...
Last updated Sept. 21, 2022
A cancer diagnosis brings many challenges. But from physical and emotional changes, to scheduling ...
Betsy Lucas was five months pregnant when a curious dime-sized lump arose on her neck.
Her family doctor thought it was likely an inflamed...
The test results are back. You’ve talked to the doctor and learned you have cancer.
Whether it’s your first cancer diagnosis or your...