I ran my first triathlon in the summer of 2015. Even with the 100-degree Texas heat, I fell in love with the sport. I started training several hours a day and eating a healthy diet. Swimming, running and cycling gave me a way to challenge myself and develop a healthy mindset about my food choices.
This also helped me overcome cancer of the base of tongue a few years later.
In the summer of 2021, I had a sore throat when...
As an International Coaching Foundation master-certified coach, National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching-certified coach and behavioral...
A few of my relatives have had cancer over the years, but not many. And the one who developed lung cancer was a grandparent who smoked three...
Whenever Jessica King returns to Houston for an appointment at MD
Anderson, she has to make one stop before she leaves: a visit with
Jill Flynn, a physician assistant who cared for the Kilgore, Texas
native during oral cancer treatment.
From Jessica’s first visit until she hit the gong at MD Anderson Proton Therapy Center to mark the end of her treatment, Flynn was there.
A rare oral cancer diagnosis...
Living with a tracheostomy and learning proper tracheostomy care can take some adjustment for cancer patients who rely on them during cancer...
As director of MD Anderson’s Oral Cancer Prevention Clinic, I see many patients each year with both oral cancers and pre-cancerous conditions...
In January 2020, I noticed a changing spot under my tongue. My family doctor advised that I get it biopsied. The results came back negative...
The American Cancer Society recently updated its guidelines for preventing cancer. Among the recommendations: Don’t drink alcohol.
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During the past year, dozens of our patients and caregivers have shared their stories with us. Some dealt with proving a terminal diagnosis...
The ability to swallow — or to eat and drink what you enjoy most without choking or coughing — is something that many of us take for granted...