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's 2009 diagnosis of glioblastoma multiforme, and the physical, cognitive and emotional losses that have followed.
I never wanted to get married. A happy, 40-year-old bachelor, I didn't need the added stress.
I was already stressed out doing two jobs: an environmental compliance...
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...