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...
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...
Acoustic neuroma survivor resumes life after Gamma Knife® stereotactic radiosurgery
I woke up one morning and noticed I was having trouble hearing in my left ear. I also had a loud ringing in that ear. I made an appointment...
Metastatic melanoma survivor: Why not me?
In 2012, my dermatologist in South Carolina noticed a bump on my cheek. A biopsy showed that I had stage IV melanoma.
We’d heard immunotherapy had proven successful in treating certain types of melanoma. But because I had an autoimmune disease, I was not eligible for this treatment at the time. Researchers still needed to figure out how to safely administer immunotherapy to patients with autoimmune conditions.
Metastatic melanoma survivor: 'Coming back to MD Anderson is a great feeling'
In May 2016, Victor Barreiro learned his melanoma, originally treated in his hometown of Mexico City in 2014, had returned and spread throughout...
During kidney cancer treatment, yoga instructor finds her Zen
Over the last 11 years, Katy Tucker has endured a nephrectomy, Gamma Knife® radiosurgery and six chemotherapy drugs. And though the 71-year-old...
Metastatic melanoma survivor gives hope to new patients
After doctors successfully removed a melanoma from J.P. Rodriguez’s back in 2006, he resumed his life – working, spending time with family...
Breast and lung cancer survivor: My Gamma Knife surgery
If Mary Lynn Moser could use one phrase to describe her Gamma Knife® surgery, it would be, “It looked a lot worse than it was.”
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Q&A: Gamma Knife® Radiosurgery for Brain Tumors
Gamma Knife® is a major advance in the field of stereotactic radiosurgery for certain brain cancer patients. It offers a non-invasive procedure...