93-year-old esophageal cancer survivor makes the most of every day
When Gus Kunze was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2011, his daughter Joyce Matula laid out all the facts for her 90-year-old dad. She presented him with all the possible esophageal cancer treatment options and told him that she would support him, whether or not he decided to receive treatment.
Undergoing esophageal cancer treatment
He began proton therapy treatment at MD Anderson.
"For a long time, MD Anderson...
Young eye cancer patient learns about the science behind proton therapy
When 17-year-old Aaron Miranda noticed his right eye drooping in his senior picture, he figured it was just the camera or a mistake the photographer...
Colon cancer patient: 'Cancer doesn't have to be a death sentence'
Marie Cavazos never expected the stomach pain she had been experiencing was a colon cancer symptom.
In April 2010, Marie started feeling...
How one patient's colon cancer journey changed her outlook
When Stephanie Soria finds herself becoming stressed, sad or worried during her colon cancer treatment, she reaches into her bag and pulls out a stack of note cards. Each one has a different scripture passage that helps Stephanie find strength, hope and comfort: things that are essential to the 24-year-old patient.
"You have to find the stuff that helps. Find something that can give you hope and not look at all the scary...
My ovarian cancer journey
Just before she received her ovarian cancer diagnosis, Meredith Ippolito traveled to the shores of Normandy, France. She stood on Omaha Beach...