Exploring your options: Why a myelodysplastic syndrome patient didn't settle

BY John Chattaway

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...

Chondrosarcoma patient: Dealing with pre-appointment anxiety and doubt

BY Mike Snyder

The thoughts start kicking in about a week before I leave for MD Anderson. Once I've finished all the practical preparations, I struggle to...

Pancreatic cancer patient: 'I try to enjoy everything I can, when I can'

BY Kellie Bramlet

On the fifth anniversary of the day she entered remission, Mai Salem was told her pancreatic cancer had returned.

At first, Mai was...

Learning to laugh through my chordoma treatment

BY Hank Lech

As I reflect on my chordoma diagnosis, surgery and setbacks, I think back to my most recent surgery and smile. I remember Sujit Prabhu, M.D...

Celebrating the holidays with NED

BY Brandie Sellers

I was diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2011. Several holidays came and went while I was in treatment. Each holiday I woke up and thought...

Melanoma patient: My second cancer journey

BY Robert Matney

In April 2013, a mole on my right shoulder began to itch. I thought little of it, but a week later, I noted the same itch and decided to pay...

How breast cancer brought me closer to my brother

BY Carol A. Turni

That third week in August 2011 is one I will never forget. That's when I was diagnosed with breast cancer.

I was 44 years old with...

Confronting the lung cancer stigma

BY Andrew Davison

I lost my dad to lung cancer. Thirteen years later, I was diagnosed with the same illness that took his life.

The difference was...

Prostate cancer survivor: Cancer doesn't mean you have to stop living

BY Paul Taylor

In June 2012, I was a 41-year old husband, father of three and Army squadron commander in the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky...