Do all patients receiving radiation to the head or neck need a feeding tube?
Historically, most head and neck cancer patients who needed radiation therapy have had a feeding tube installed as a matter of course.
“The thinking was, ‘Well, you’re not going to be able to swallow anyway, so let’s just go ahead and put in a feeding tube so you don’t have to,’” explains Clifton Fuller, M.D., a radiation oncologist who specializes in the treatment of head and neck cancers.
That mindset...
Top 4 MD Anderson abstracts at ASTRO 2025
At this year’s American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting, MD Anderson experts will showcase their pacesetting research...
IV vitamin therapy: Is it safe to use during chemo?
Sometimes, patients ask me about IV vitamin therapy after reading testimonials online from people who claim it has helped them feel better...
15-year stage IV melanoma survivor: ‘This is the best I’ve felt in years’
Sometimes, when people receive a cancer diagnosis, they start going from one doctor to the next, hoping to hear better news.
But when I had my first melanoma recurrence in early 2014, my wife and I put our faith in God. We feel like we were led to MD Anderson. It has a reputation as one of the best cancer hospitals in the world. So, Monica and I figured that if I couldn’t make it even with their help, then maybe I just...
Teen’s ‘powered by people’ presentation highlights mother’s experience at MD Anderson
Ivan Espinoza has aspired to be a physical therapist since middle school, when he created his own bodybuilding program to better manage his...
Interstitial cystitis symptoms and bladder cancer: Is there a connection?
Interstitial cystitis is a chronic inflammatory condition in which the lining of the bladder becomes irritated for no obvious reason and stays...
Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for prostate cancer: What to know
If you have received a prostate cancer diagnosis, you may be wondering which treatment options are available to you. Prostate cancer treatment...
4 questions for mathematical oncologist Heiko Enderling, Ph.D.
For Heiko Enderling, Ph.D., the start of a question to solve a problem often begins with a pen on a paper napkin or chalk on a chalkboard....
Chordoma survivor: 'Put your faith in the doctors'
“I was very lucky to go to MD Anderson,” says Chuck Schlesinger.
In early 2015, Chuck was playing tennis when he felt a sharp pain...
Finding hope for cancer patients in ferroptosis research
Guang Lei, M.D., Ph.D., spends his days in a lab studying ferroptosis, a type of programmed cell death.
But it’s not a love of science...