How a melanoma survivor built a new foundation after cancer

BY MD Anderson

When Rachel Brown’s father died suddenly, she was left to run his home design and building company. She was just 26 years old. Between grieving and learning the ropes, Rachel had a lot on her plate.

So when she first noticed a mole on her back, she ignored it -- despite having a family history of melanoma and her use of tanning beds since high school.

“I thought melanoma was only for people in their 80s,” she says. ...

Read Rachel Brown's melanoma story.

7 ways to fight cancer-related fatigue

BY MD Anderson

Fatigure is a common side effect of cancer treatment, including chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

We asked our Facebook community...

Small lymphocytic lymphoma survivor: 'There's so much hope out there'

BY Brian Doucet

Shortly before Christmas in 2009, Laurie Saunders was preparing for a happy day. Her first grandchild would soon be born, and she was loading...

Proton Therapy Center: Eight years of progress and promise for cancer treatment

BY Steven J. Frank, M.D.

As the MD Anderson Proton Therapy Center marks its eighth year, we have a lot to celebrate. We've made phenomenal progress, and we're standing...

5 tips from my mastectomy experience

BY Erika Archer Lewis

It's difficult to condense the emotional and physical tolls that a mastectomy brings. It's life-changing, but so worth it.

After...

Thymoma patient: Advice for cancer patients who feel discouraged

BY Anna Masten Jackson

Discouragement is one of those common experiences that we have all faced at some time or another. But when you're fighting cancer, discouragement...

What one couple learned from their Hodgkin lymphoma journey

BY Kellie Bramlet

Less than a year after Ashley and Marshall Lauen celebrated their wedding, Marshall was diagnosed with stage II Hodgkin lymphoma. The couple...

FDA tackles e-cigarettes: An important first step

BY MD Anderson

You've probably seen someone walking down the street or sitting on an airplane smoking an electronic cigarette -- a smokeless electronic device...

ASPIRE-ing for a tobacco-free world

BY John Chattaway

As a part of MD Anderson's mission to end cancer, we're aspiring to raise the first tobacco-free generation. It's this goal that led to the...