Metastatic melanoma caregiver, employee encourages blood donation
When Alizabeth Johnson first donated blood in 2013, she was a student at Victory High School in Aldine Independent School District. Her school hosted the blood drive for UT MD Anderson Blood Bank as part of its high school blood donor program.
At the time, she had no idea how much of an impact it would make.
Now, as a surgical technologist at UT MD Anderson Northwest Houston Surgical & Specialty Care and caregiver to...
After a brachytherapy clinical trial, stage 4 melanoma is now cancer-free
The first time Stacy Dixon was diagnosed with melanoma, she wasn’t too concerned. A dermatologist in Oklahoma was able to successfully remove...
From caregiver to schwannoma survivor: Why I’m sharing my story
My late husband, Tom, received treatment for kidney cancer at UT MD Anderson for several years before passing away in...
Young adult cancer survivor trusts UT MD Anderson to treat rare ovarian tumor
Caitlin Koehler was just 27 years old when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
After a year of severe abdominal pain, visits to different doctors and specialists, diet changes, a colonoscopy and an endoscopy, it was a CT scan that revealed an 11 cm mass on her right ovary. The mass had also attached to her abdominal wall, peritoneum and sigmoid colon.
Caitlin underwent a right salpingo-oophorectomy to remove...
Colon cancer survivor thankful for doctors’ thoughtful and compassionate approach to treatment
Retired Army Col. Lawrence Henry, Ph.D., has a storied military career that spans almost three decades. He served six years as a Military...
49-year leukemia survivor: Why I support immunotherapy research at UT MD Anderson
I didn’t learn that Crystal Cruises was supporting UT MD Anderson’s immunotherapy research until I...
Rare stage 4 sarcoma survivor: ‘Thanks to UT MD Anderson, I’m already beating the odds’
In May 2014, I was a fresh college graduate in New York City who was excited to begin my life as a professional ballerina.
A few weeks...
Liver cancer survivor thankful for immunotherapy clinical trial
When Gordon Drygalski was diagnosed with early-stage liver cancer in December 2023, several friends told him to go to UT MD Anderson for treatment...
My brain tumor journey: Finding faith and strength at UT MD Anderson
In May 2024, I had just started my summer internship at a bank and was preparing for my senior year at Texas A&M University....
Stage 4 kidney cancer survivor thankful he chose UT MD Anderson
Roberto Gonzalez was diagnosed with stage 2 renal cell carcinoma in September 2020. He had a radical nephrectomy to remove his left kidney...