Last year, MD Anderson President John Mendelsohn, M.D., proposed 10 steps that can be taken to ensure cancer deaths decrease more rapidly, the ranks of survivors swell, and an even greater number of cancers are prevented in the first place.
This is the third in a series of posts on key actions outlined by Mendelsohn:
3. Prevent more cancers.
In an ideal world, cancer "care" would begin with risk assessment...
Val Marshall's cancer journey began in May 2009 when her son Addison was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia. A visit to the family...
Last year, MD Anderson President John Mendelsohn, M.D., proposed 10 steps that can be taken to ensure cancer deaths decrease more rapidly,...
An individual's memory, thinking and/or emotions are often affected by a brain tumor diagnosis and treatment.
The extent of these changes...
It was Labor Day 2010, and my husband Eric and I took our three kids, Gannon, 4, Jordyn, 3, and Cohen, 1, for an outing in the park. We arrived...
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Evidence is accruing that exercise can help cancer survivors feel better and improves their health.
In the past, cancer survivors...
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Anticipation. You've been there at some point in your life. As an expectant mother, I worried about labor pains.
The day before my...