When I was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the vocal cords — a type of throat cancer — in the summer of 2016, there was no question about where I would go for treatment.
I’m originally from Waco, but I’d been living in Houston for about 10 years by then. And as a part of my job as a local news photographer, I’d covered dozens of stories at or about MD Anderson. So, I already knew it had the best Head and Neck Center in...
MD Anderson isn’t consistently ranked the top cancer hospital in the country because of luck. It’s because it has the best physicians, researchers...
I am a very skeptical person, so when I hear things described as “the best,” I don’t really believe it. But MD Anderson has been called the...
When chemotherapy and radiation fail, some adult patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma or children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia have a new treatment option called CAR T cell therapy. Yescarta is the CAR T cell therapy that’s FDA-approved to treat patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma; it shrinks the tumors in 70-80% of patients.
But with this new therapy come side effects that are different from those of other cancer...
I knew that I wanted to be a nurse pretty early on. My grandmother was diagnosed with colorectal cancer when I was in the eighth grade, and...
When it comes to cancer screenings, some women might think, “Well, I don’t have any symptoms, so I don’t need them.” But that’s actually when...
From the outside, most people can’t tell that my mom has cancer. She looks great in short hair, stays really active and gets lots of exercise...
When Elijah “Eli” Delgado first started experiencing stomach pain, doctors told his mom, Leanne, it was most likely a gastrointestinal issue...
When it comes to treating cancer pain, there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach. Patient preference, allergies and potential drug interactions...
CBD oil (cannabidiol) is everywhere these days. Once available only at novelty or vitamin shops, it’s now also at your local grocery store...
As a homicide detective, I deal with people in bad situations all the time. But to be on the other side of that equation is very scary and...
A routine physical exam in October 2015 changed my life.
Doctors were alarmed by my low white blood cell count and wanted to...