Hepatitis C and liver cancer: What to know
Being aware of some cancer risk factors can help you make decisions that reduce those risks. Unfortunately, not all cancer risk factors are easy to identify. One example? A blood-borne infection called hepatitis C.
In as many as 85% of cases, people with hepatitis C don¡¯t have symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).?
¡°It is known as the silent killer, because you don't have any symptoms...
Awake craniotomy for brain tumors: 8 questions
Imagine being able to talk to your doctors during?brain tumor?surgery without pain and give them immediate feedback while they operate...
The alkaline diet: What you need to know
Curious about an alkaline diet? You¡¯re far from alone.
Maybe you¡¯ve even heard claims that following an alkaline diet can help with...
17 ways to help someone during cancer treatment
When someone you know receives a cancer diagnosis, you want to help. But you may not know how.
Some people don't feel comfortable asking for help, or the list of things they need help with may seem too long and overwhelming. So, instead of asking what you can do to help, it¡¯s usually better to find a concrete way to support your friend or loved one.?
But what can you do that will actually be helpful? We asked some of...
Women with anal cancer: What to know about sexual health
Around 5,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with anal cancer each year, which is often treated using radiation therapy.
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After my Lynch Syndrome diagnosis, I¡¯m grateful to be a previvor
When I was 6 years old, my mother died from cancer. She was only 35, and at the time, her death came as a shock to everyone in our family....
4 things I learned from my daughter's Ewing's sarcoma treatment
When my daughter Aaliyah was diagnosed with Ewing¡¯s sarcoma in November 2016 at age 9, I was shattered, vacillating hourly between two nearly...
The keto diet and cancer: What patients should know
There¡¯s no one food that can cure cancer, but that doesn¡¯t stop such myths from circulating. And while researchers are starting to find some...
POEMS syndrome survivor: It¡¯s OK to ask for help
I was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre disease in 2012 and chronic inflammatory demyelating polyneuropathy (CIDP) in 2013. But I learned that...
How we protect breast cancer patients¡¯ hearts during radiation therapy
Many breast cancer patients undergo radiation therapy as part of their treatment. While radiation therapy often comes with side effects, such...
Why I braved the big city for cervical cancer treatment
I don¡¯t like change. But sometimes you have to be willing to make one in order to survive.
That¡¯s what I did. I¡¯m a small town girl...
My mom is the strongest person I know
I learned early on that my mom is more fragile than most people.
Radiation treatments she received as a teenager for stage III nasopharyngeal...
3 things I learned during Ewing¡¯s sarcoma treatment
In November 2016, when I was 9 years old, I was diagnosed with Ewing¡¯s sarcoma. My parents took me to MD Anderson, where I had chemotherapy...
Employees' own cancer treatment shapes how they give back
You see them walking the skybridge: some people wearing patient identification wristbands, some people wearing employee badges. But there...
Prostate cancer survivor promotes screening exams
As an executive at an oil and gas service company, Andy Moriarty often shares safety messages with his employees. Lately, these messages have...
How I¡¯ve stayed positive despite a triple-negative breast cancer diagnosis
Before I enrolled in one of MD Anderson¡¯s triple-negative breast cancer clinical trial in November 2016, I was in a dark place. I¡¯d been re-diagnosed...