Young adult breast cancer survivor: Why I joined a clinical trial at MD Anderson
When I was diagnosed with stage III triple-negative breast cancer in May 2023, I was pretty scared. I had just turned 32, and I didn’t know yet that there were different kinds of breast cancer and many different treatment options available. I felt so blindsided by my diagnosis that it took me a few weeks to grasp it fully.
Once I did, though, I knew I wanted to go to MD Anderson. It’s been ranked the No. 1 cancer hospital in the...

Three cancer survivors raise funds to support Colorado patients
In 2014, Amanda Boswell was a young mother to her six-month-old son, Court. One day when she was breastfeeding, she noticed an unusual lump...
Pancreatic, breast cancer survivor: MD Anderson managed two different diagnoses at the same time
When I was diagnosed with stage II triple-negative breast cancer in November 2022, I originally planned to seek treatment at the hospital...
4-time cancer survivor and employee: Why I chose MD Anderson for my treatment
I’ve had several benign skin growths removed from my back over the years. But I never expected to be diagnosed with four different types of cancer in just two years. Yet, that’s exactly what happened to me.
In May 2021, I was diagnosed with stage I breast cancer on the left side. Two years later, I was diagnosed with stage I triple-negative breast cancer on the right side, as well as stage I melanoma on my left arm and stage...

Triple-negative breast cancer: 7 things you should know
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a type of breast cancer that does not have the same receptors as most other types of breast cancer...
Triple-negative breast cancer survivor: ‘MD Anderson was the right place for me’
By late 2021, Jennifer Connaly and her husband, Trey, completed five rounds of IVF in the hopes of becoming pregnant with a second child....
Triple-negative breast cancer survivor faces diagnosis with trust, joy and positivity
In May 2021, Najaah Murray noticed a lump on her left breast. At 39, she was younger than the recommended age for breast cancer screening,...
Triple-negative breast cancer survivor finds success with integrative medicine
Jewel Johnson was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer in December 2019 at age 57. She’d visited her primary care physician in Houston...
Triple-negative breast cancer survivor: MD Anderson is ‘a hospital like no other’
Before moving to Hong Kong with my husband for his job in 2004, I was an ER and neurosurgery nurse in the Texas Medical Center. I really liked...
Triple-negative breast cancer survivor participates in research studies to give back
Michelene Holmes was diagnosed with stage IIIA triple-negative breast cancer in January 2014 at 45 years old after she noticed a tightening...