Understanding ear cancer: Types, symptoms and treatment
Ear cancer can develop in any part of the ear. It often starts on the outside of the ear as a skin cancer, but it can also form inside the ear canal.
Cancers of the ear canal are rare. They can be hard to diagnose because of their location but are generally curable if caught early enough.
At MD Anderson, we have doctors who specialize in these types of cancer. Here, I’ll share more about ear cancer, including the different...
10 things to know about Mohs surgery
Mohs surgery is a minimally invasive procedure used to treat some skin cancers. It is named after Frederic Mohs, M.D., a doctor from Wisconsin...
Uveal Melanoma: What is it?
Uveal melanoma is a term with which many people may be unfamiliar. In part, that's because it's a relatively rare type of cancer, but also...
Why Cancer Patients Should Get Organized
Janice Simon believes that cancer patients can, and should, get organized.
A project director in MD Anderson's Department of Faculty Development, Simon says that though collecting and sorting paperwork is time-consuming and may seem overwhelming, consolidating personal documents, health records and questions benefits both patient and physician by making appointments more efficient and productive.
So that they don't feel...
Breast Cancer Patient: Pain Calls for Resourcefulness
Dara Insley is a pain warrior.
Treatment for breast cancer in 2009 and 2010 involved two extensive and delicate surgeries -- one...
Caregiver Chronicles: The Art of Gratefulness
After a long and successful career in broadcast journalism in Houston, North Texas and Oklahoma, Judy Overton joined MD Anderson in 2008 as...
The Toll of Brain Cancer and Treatment: A Caregiver Grieves Losses
Caring for a loved one with a serious illness can be exhausting and disheartening. Robert Lee of Oolitic, Ind., shares the story of his wife...
Reflections of a Caregiver: What is My Purpose?
Mike Charnock of Houston was treated for high blood pressure and enlarged lymph nodes before doctors found the real cause. On July 26, 2010...
Donate Blood, Save Lives
Ashton Marchand has been writing since she can remember; and thanks to the help of her mother's choice to take part in a homeschooling education...
Q&A: Focus on Small Cell Cervical Cancer
Cervical cancer forms in the tissues of the cervix. It is usually slow-growing and caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), but it rarely...