For many expectant parents, breastfeeding or chestfeeding offers a crucial way to bond with their babies and pass on important nutrients. But many breast cancer patients don’t get this experience. Thanks to different treatment options and new developments, MD Anderson’s Helen Johnson, M.D., wants patients and survivors to know that a breast cancer diagnosis might not mean they can’t breastfeed or chestfeed their child.
Johnson,...
Ablation therapy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that kills cancer cells with either very hot or very cold temperatures. <...
Getting a full-body scan to check yourself out for possible cancers might sound like a great idea. But what are the risks and benefits? And...
A quick online search of ‘dairy and cancer’ shows a mix of results saying that dairy may cause cancer and that dairy may prevent cancer.
If that leaves you scratching your head, you aren’t alone.
There has been an increase in research on how food impacts cancer prevention, recurrence and survival, says Meroë Morse, M.D., ABOIM, who works with patients in MD Anderson’s Integrative Medicine Center.
“It's a really interesting...
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,...
Learning about cancer risk factors can be scary, especially when these risk factors can be something as common as food.
This knowledge...
Triple-positive breast cancer is a type of breast cancer that occurs when breast cancer cells use estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors...
As a first-time mother, 35-year-old Stephanie Cobb expected to feel exhausted after the birth of her daughter, Eloise, in early 2019. But...
At the beginning of 2017, Binsu Oommen decided to focus on her health, aiming to lose 40 pounds by her 40th birthday in December. She was...
Olivia Franz was 27 years old when she was diagnosed with stage IV, HER2 positive inflammatory breast cancer (IBC).
In mid-October...