What is Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT)?
How do you find renewed purpose in life when a cancer diagnosis, its symptoms or treatment has fundamentally altered the way you live?
How do you reclaim your sense of self when you can no longer enjoy the things you used to do, spend time with others, or pursue a profession in quite the same way as before?
How do you thrive when you’re dealing with chronic pain, depression or even self-consciousness about changes in your...
Breast cancer diagnosis and treatment give employee new perspective
Crystal Futrell-Pratts has worked at MD Anderson for 23 years. While she's always felt connected to its mission, she never imagined she would...
4 things to know about peripheral nerve stimulation
If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, you may experience pain during treatment. This pain may be either acute or chronic. Acute pain lasts...
What is red light therapy?
During red light therapy, a continuous beam of low-energy red light with a wavelength between 630 to 700 nanometers is used to regenerate cells and trigger blood flow.
Low-level laser therapies, which include red light therapy, are approved for aesthetic use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). They are sometimes used to treat skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis. But red-light therapy is also being studied as an...
Intrathecal pain pump improves pancreatic cancer patient’s life
In 2021, J. David Garrett, Ph.D., began to experience pain in his upper abdomen and back. He initially blamed it on acid reflux. When the...
Celiac plexus block: 5 things to know about the procedure
Managing pain is an important part of cancer treatment. There are many pain management options, depending on the patient’s preferences and...
What is phantom limb pain? 5 questions, answered
Amputation surgeries are sometimes used to treat cancer that affects an extremity, including toes, fingers, legs and arms. When a limb is...
How do steroids work?
Steroids are a natural part of your body produced by your adrenal glands. They’re hormones that help regulate your body’s reaction to infection...
4 thoracic anesthesia questions, answered
Patients with cancer may undergo anesthesia for many reasons, including MRI, pain management techniques or surgery. The method uses special...
How is pain psychology used in cancer care?
Pain is the body’s warning signal. The brain processes, interprets and uses pain to warn our bodies of danger and threat.
Unlike...