When should women get mammograms?

BY Katrina Burton

MD Anderson is standing by a recommendation that women 40 years old and older receive annual mammograms, despite a recent study that raised controversy regarding breast cancer screening.

"We are not recommending that women change their screening practices," says Therese Bevers, M.D., medical director of MD Anderson's Cancer Prevention Center. "We stand by our guidelines that recommend women have annual mammograms...

AML survivor: What I wish I would have known before my stem cell transplant

BY Erika Evans

You're getting ready to go to the hospital for your stem cell transplant. You've made your list, you've checked it twice. You're ready.

Esophageal cancer patient: Why me?

BY Mary Ginley

When I was diagnosed with esophageal cancer, I was stunned.
 
Then came the questions. Usually, the middle of the night is when...

AML survivor: How running a half-marathon helped me cope with cancer recovery

BY Gerard Neumann

It started with inspiration from my daughter Emily. Starting her senior year of college, Emily knew she needed to lose a more than a few pounds...

Despite uveal melanoma recurrences, survivor lives 'a beautiful life'

BY Kellie Bramlet

Just seven weeks after she gave birth to a baby girl, Marla Avery's cancer returned.

A year earlier, Marla had lost her eye to uveal...

"But you don't look sick"

BY Harley Hudson

Leukemia is a strange disease. As I observe people in the Leukemia Center waiting rooms, I'm hard pressed to know who is the patient and who...

Thymoma patient: How the power of words helped me take back control

BY Anna Masten Jackson

In January 2013, I was diagnosed with stage IV invasive thymoma. Never heard of it? Don't feel bad, no one else I know has either. In fact...

How Kyssi kicked cancer's but ... again

BY Kellie Bramlet

Khyrstin Andrews, better known as Kyssi, is usually late for her doctor's appointments. The 5-year-old cancer survivor is a bit of a celebrity...

Advice from other patients on preparing for chemotherapy

BY MD Anderson

Preparing for chemotherapy may cause you anxiety, but talking to fellow cancer survivors can help. 

We asked our Facebook community...