I am probably the luckiest unlucky person you will ever meet. I was diagnosed with four different types of cancer between 2016 and 2020. And yet today, I am cancer-free.
My first diagnosis was throat cancer. My last one was lung cancer. In between those, I also had breast cancer and skin cancer.
I had no symptoms for any of them. Each one was found only by chance. But I went to MD Anderson for all of my cancer...
Radiation therapy to the pelvis can be used to treat gastrointestinal cancers, such as anal cancer and rectal cancer.
Because the anal...
Since radiation therapy was first used to treat cancer over a century ago, clinicians have sought the right balance between maximizing the...
For many patients diagnosed with certain types of B-cell lymphoma, leukemia and multiple myeloma, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy offers an effective treatment option. This cellular therapy is created by extracting a patient’s T cells, modifying them in a lab to identify and attack cancer cells, and returning them to the patient.
The process of creating the CAR T cells can take three to four weeks. Radiation therapy...
When you hear the term ‘processed food,’ what examples come to mind? Perhaps colored ketchup, artificially flavored soda and potato chips...
‘Hygiene’ typically draws to mind examples such as hand washing, showering or brushing teeth. But did you know there is also sleep hygiene...
Art is an essential part of science. And for Nick Navin, Ph.D., it’s a succinct way to share important scientific discoveries.
“Art...
Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) or “ministrokes” are temporary blockages caused by clots in the blood vessels that supply the brain. Usually...
Most people diagnosed with colon cancer won’t mention pain as one of their symptoms. But when they do, how do they describe it? What does...
Amidst the excitement of heading back to school, football season and pumpkin spice-flavored everything, it is easy to forget that fall is...