Breast cancer risk assessments: What to know
Whatever your question, odds are there’s an online resource that promises an answer. That means it’s just as easy to search ‘What should I make for dinner?’ as it is ‘What’s my breast cancer risk?’
As a breast medical oncologist, some of the same tools my team uses to clinically assess breast cancer risk can be accessed for free online. But just like finding any cancer...
Stage III triple-negative breast cancer survivor: Pay attention to your body
I exercise regularly, eat pretty well and maintain a healthy body weight. With the possible exception of 2020 — that first awful year of the...
Intrathecal chemotherapy: 10 questions, answered
Leptomeningeal disease (LMD) occurs when microscopic cancer cells spread to the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord. These cells may...
How to manage body image concerns after breast cancer surgery
Losing a breast due to cancer treatment can mean different things to different people. It all depends on where you are in your life and how you perceive the removal of your breast.
Sometimes, it can trigger feelings of being “less than” — or anxiety about how its loss might affect intimate relationships. For others, it may trigger feelings of grief or sadness.
So, how do you navigate these and other body image issues that...
When a breast cancer oncologist becomes a breast cancer patient
Jennifer Litton, M.D., knows more than most about breast cancer. As a breast medical oncologist and UT MD Anderson’s chief clinical research...
Son becomes blood donor after mom’s cancer treatment
Zane Maples was one of the final donors in line to give blood at an MD Anderson community blood drive held at Conroe High School. He waited...
Breast cancer survivor, oral cancer caregiver: ‘I’m so grateful now’
My husband, Alex, has survived five different oral cancer diagnoses since 2002. He’s had 90% of his tongue removed and his jawbone reconstructed...
Why is breast cancer so common?
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with breast cancer, you’re not alone. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women...
Inflammatory breast cancer survivor names son after MD Anderson
When 27-year-old Savannah Curry from Missouri found a lump in her breast, cancer was the last thing on her mind. She had no family history...
Metaplastic breast cancer survivor grateful for immunotherapy combination clinical trial
Alejandra Cintora González is an active wife and mother who eats healthy and doesn’t smoke. So, when she was diagnosed with metaplastic breast...