When I tell people that I'm an oncologist, they frequently assume my job is depressing. The opposite is true.
Yes, I have to deliver difficult and sometimes sad news to patients and their families. But I also see many patients who go through their cancer care with incredible bravery and go on to live very full lives afterwards.
My patients inspire me every day.
In getting to know my patients, I often hear that...
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. That means it's a great time to think about scheduling a colonoscopy if needed.<...
I came to MD Anderson after I'd already started treatment in Chicago for Stage 4 inflammatory breast cancer with bone metastasis. I had finished...
You're sitting in the waiting room, your heart is racing, your palms are sweating and your blood pressure is rising.
You...
This past week I reached a major milestone in my male breast cancer treatment - my last chemo, certainly for now and hopefully forever.
I was diagnosed with metastatic stage IV melanoma in 2003 after a lymph node resection in Wichita Falls, Texas.
At that stage in...
You can't always see cancer's side effects. Yet, changes in appearance or bodily functions sometimes lead to depression, anxiety and...
The Internet can make life easier, but the answers it gives you can be overwhelming when you're dealing with cancer.
So what's the...
My most recent appointment at MD Anderson took place a week before Christmas. The hospital was decked out with trees, wreaths and red bows...