Exploring your options: Why a myelodysplastic syndrome patient didn't settle
Options. That's all Richard Ware wanted when he was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a form of leukemia, in July 2013.
Unfortunately, the doctors he saw in his hometown gave him onlyone."In my first consultation, I felt very rushed into a certain type of treatment program," Richard says. "As I asked questions about how the treatment would affect me, I felt very pressured into this one form of treatment...
Texas tanning bed law: A melanoma survivor's take
"I still do my spray tans. I still use my creams. I still go in the sun. Only I now wear sunscreen, hats, glasses -- everything I'm supposed...
"Hold On" - a song of hope for cancer patients
"Hold on. I can feel it getting better. Hold on. Be strong. Can you feel it getting better?"
These words of hope and...
Know your colon cancer risks: Get screened
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. That means it's a great time to think about scheduling a colonoscopy if needed.
Colorectal cancer, cancer of the colon and rectum, is the third most common type of cancer in the United States, not counting skin cancers. But many early stage colon cancers can be prevented through a colonoscopy.
According to Gottumukkala S. Raju, M.D., professor in the Department of...