I was a junior at Texas A&M University when I first got diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer after a quick visit to the campus health clinic.
It came as a total surprise. The only symptom I’d had was a raspy voice. Otherwise, I was young and perfectly healthy.
Fortunately, my doctors caught the cancer early, so I knew I’d probably survive. But I did worry it would ruin all my plans for the future. At the time, I was...
In early 2020, I woke up in the middle of the night to use the restroom. By chance, my hand brushed my right breast, and I felt a lump the...
To a cancer patient, one of the most magical words in the English language may be “remission.” For those fortunate enough to hear it, it imparts...
Not long after my acute myeloid leukemia diagnosis in May 2019, my local oncologist said I’d probably need a stem cell transplant. At the time, I had no idea what that meant. But I knew that the hospital closest to me in small-town Missouri was not equipped to provide it.
My husband and I drove to another hospital located about three hours away to look into having it done there instead. But something about that place made us both...
Burnout is the combination of exhaustion, detachment and cynicism that can sometimes develop when we’re faced with unrelieved stress over...
Clinical Nurse Christine Durana donates blood so often, she takes a photo of her arm each time to help her remember when it’s been 56 days...
I’m an average guy that has never been that concerned about my health care. But once I got into my 60s, I started doing annual exams and cancer...
Oropharyngeal cancer includes cancers of the tonsils, base of the tongue and other parts of the throat. It’s usually caused by the human papillomavirus...
Masking, social distancing and hand washing remain important routines that prevent COVID-19 infection even if you’ve been vaccinated. But...
In 2016, my daughter was six months old, and I was still working on recovering from a difficult pregnancy. I had gone back to work as a special...