Many cancer patients will need radiation therapy as part of their treatment. Radiation can be used alone or as part of a treatment plan. When radiation is used in combination with other treatments, it can help to reduce the size of the tumor so that it’s easier to remove during surgery or to make it more sensitive to chemotherapy. Some patients also receive radiation after surgery or chemotherapy to help destroy any remaining cancer.<...
Renal cell carcinoma is the most common type of kidney cancer. Most treatments are focused on clear cell carcinoma, which is the most common...
Five-time cancer survivor Robert Clark has been through a lot in the past few years. But he believes firmly in two things: maintaining a positive...
For some people, especially parents, the scariest thing about Halloween is the enormous piles of candy that start popping up everywhere.
It’s not just the night itself when kids fill their buckets with treats from the neighbors. Offices and stores often have baskets of sweets that tempt for weeks afterward as well.
If you’re trying to watch your sugar intake, Halloween can be the nightmare before the holiday season begins...
I used to think I was going to be a lawyer like my father. But in Ghana, the West African country where I grew up, education is modeled after...
Many patients who are diagnosed with breast cancer will hear their doctors use the word “adjuvant” to describe certain treatment options.<...
People with a rare, inherited disorder called von Hippel-Lindau disease develop cancerous and noncancerous tumors in up to 10 different parts...
When my daughter, Preslie, was eight years old, I noticed that her left eyelid seemed to be a little droopy. But I never expected it to be...
Meghan Williams can now dispel many of the myths and misconceptions she once believed about oncology nursing.
Before joining MD Anderson...
Until January 2020, I had always felt like I had an unspoken agreement with cancer: I’d make good lifestyle choices — protecting my skin,...
Almost everyone will experience a swollen lymph node at some point. That’s because these structures are designed to filter germs and other...
I had just finished breastfeeding my one-year-old in October 2017, when I felt a lump in my left breast during a shower. I knew there was...
Last updated July 1, 2022.
For patients with lymphoma, multiple myeloma and leukemia, CAR T cell therapy offers an effective treatment...
Many patients will be prescribed chemotherapy as a part of their cancer treatment plan. That could involve taking pills at home or wearing...
It may feel a little awkward to talk about anal cancer.
“It’s an area of the body that people don't talk about too often,” says...
Mammograms are one of the most effective ways to detect breast cancer early, when it’s most treatable. MD Anderson recommends that women at...
Throughout his esophageal cancer treatment, Ross Bernkrant never once looked up the survival rates.
“I knew it wasn’t good,” he says...
A new cancer diagnosis can change your priorities and day-to-day routines. Many patients and their caregivers feel a range of emotions, including...
Ashley Martinez will never forget the day her in-laws celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Not only was it a major milestone for her...
The hardest part of my son Desmond’s aplastic anemia diagnosis was knowing that my child was seriously ill and there was nothing I could do...
Teresa and Billy Mayo have shared almost everything during their 46-year marriage. But the couple recently shared something they never anticipated...