How surviving CLL and b-cell lymphoma pushed me to new heights

BY Dan Rooker

In 2007, I noticed the lymph nodes under my jaw were swollen. But it took more than two years and a routine trip to the dermatologist to get my diagnosis in March 2010: chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). I was only 49 years old.

My CLL showed a 17p abnormality. This meant the cancer would probably spread more rapidly, be more resistant to treatment and have shorter periods of remission.

Two of my colleagues at home in Raleigh...

B-cell lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) survivor Dan Rooker shares his story.

My metastatic melanoma story

BY Kai Dunbar

Seven years ago, I was diagnosed with stage III melanoma.

I didn’t spend a lot of time in the sun before my malignant melanoma...

How our Investigational Pharmacy Services team gives cancer patients hope

BY Jacqueline Mason

Our doctors are dreamers. They dream of conquering cancer and adding meaningful years to our patients' lives. Our Investigational Pharmacy...

Caregiver/dietitian: Helping my husband gain weight after chemo

BY Debra Ruzensky

As a registered dietitian at MD Anderson, I know that nausea and other side effects of cancer and treatment make eating difficult, if not...

Room Service offers our cancer patients culinary creations and care

BY Trevor Mitchell

Picking up the phone to order a nutritious, freshly prepared meal that's delivered by an attendant wearing a tuxedo might seem more common...

Working and parenting through chemo and radiation

BY Laura Nathan-Garner

Rashe Bowie hadn’t been working at her current company very long when she and her colleagues played Two Truths and a Lie during an offsite...

First person: Getting to know Patrick Hwu, M.D.

BY Lori Baker

Many melanoma patients know Patrick Hwu, M.D., as the oncologist and immunology expert who saved their lives. But Hwu, who has headed up our...

What I pack for chemo

BY Stephanie Madsen

When I was diagnosed with large cell neuroendocrine cervical cancer nearly four years ago, I felt utterly lost.

And I felt overwhelmed...

Physician assistant by day, aerial dancer by night

BY Jenny Montgomery

Like millions of other people, physician assistant Aki Ohinata gets bored with exercise. But instead of longing for a comfy couch and a bag...