What causes chemobrain? New insights
Chemobrain is a term used to describe the changes in cognitive abilities that some patients with cancer may experience, such as:
Fogginess of thinking Trouble recalling recent events Feeling slower in their thought processes Mental tasks requiring more effortIt commonly affects patients undergoing chemotherapy and sometimes other types of cancer treatments, and it may impact their quality of life.
What we know — and don’...
Nutrivention: Food as medicine
We know that eating a balanced diet of whole foods rich in plants and high in nutrients, vitamins and fiber is good for us generally. While...
5 emerging therapies presented at ASCO 2025
Every year, the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting provides a platform for sharing exciting new cancer therapies...
Top 5 MD Anderson abstracts at AACR 2025
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting showcases exciting new cancer therapies that help link translational science and clinical trials. MD Anderson researchers will be presenting more than 200 studies at AACR this year.
This research spans many topics, from gaining a better understanding of how cancer treatments are working to ways we can continue to improve our cancer therapies while minimizing side...
Cell therapy: The evolution of the ‘living drug’
For decades, researchers have been exploring ways to harness the power of the immune system to treat cancer. One breakthrough is cell therapy...
How non-scientists are helping cancer researchers
As a teenager, Sophia Russell dreamed of making the world a better place. Today, she’s doing that by improving research studies. But she’s...
4 questions with immunology researcher Susan Bullman
Susan Bullman, Ph.D., has studied bacteria and how it contributes to cancer for decades. Her research led her from her home in Ireland and...
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....
Committed to making cervical cancer screening easier
When it comes to eliminating cervical cancer, prevention and screening are vital. Behavioral science and cancer researcher Jane Montealegre...
11 new research advances from the past year
Over the past year, MD Anderson researchers and clinicians have investigated the gut microbiome, examined the earliest genesis of lung adenocarcinoma...