Cervical cancer: What you need to know

BY MD Anderson

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. I recently spoke with Lois M. Ramondetta, M.D., professor in MD Anderson's Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, to find out what we need to know about cervical cancer.

Here's what she had to say.

What causes cervical cancer?
Most cases of cervical cancer are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV, the most common sexually transmitted...

After my stem cell transplant: Becoming myself again

BY Cristina Rodriguez

In the first month-and-a-half after my stem cell transplant, I was in my own little world. I was Bubble Girl. 

I was stuck in...

Support groups: A cancer patient's best friend and best weapon

BY Mike Snyder

I don't remember when I first heard of support groups, but I do remember the first time someone suggested I join one. 

It was...

Q&A: How to improve your diet and take Healthy Bites in 2013

BY Adelina Espat

Want to jumpstart your healthy new year? MD Anderson's Healthy Bites challenge may be perfect for you.

"Healthy Bites helps...

Man in pink: How my male breast cancer helped me appreciate MD Anderson

BY Oliver Bogler, Ph.D

Oliver Bogler, Ph.D., is senior vice president of Academic Affairs and professor of neurosurgery research at MD Anderson. He was diagnosed...

Young cancer patients' positive imPACT

BY Sara Farris

Listen to a group of teenagers talk and their conversation could cover a gamut of topics from video games and movies to relationships and...

Family gets screened for esophageal cancer for mother's 90th birthday

BY Lucy Richardson

Mom knows best.

The Muth family knows this statement all too well. Their mother, Ann Jennings, asked for only one thing to ring in...

Having cancer and young children: A mother's advice

BY Sandra Bishnoi

Sandra Bishnoi was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer with bone metastasis in January 2011; she currently has no evidence of disease...

Inspiration from an unexpected detour

BY Linda Ryan

Linda Ryan thought she had checked cancer off her list. Having just run her first marathon, it was hard to imagine that her cervical cancer...