In the summer of 2012, doctors removed a mole from Vince Leseney’s shoulder. After a biopsy, the musical theater voice instructor and actor was diagnosed with stage IIIB melanoma.
Vince was devastated when his doctors in Oklahoma said there wasn't much that they could do to treat melanoma. But when one of Vince’s former students heard about his diagnosis, she introduced him to her father, Jagan Sastry, M.D., a professor in...
I have always heard people say, “Now is not a good time to quit!” There is always a time when you are less stressed, less busy or maybe more...
With most kids back at school, one summer memory likely stands out for some of our teen cancer patients and their siblings: the prom at Camp...
I was hoping I had put cancer behind me. I knew I would always have to watch for any signs of recurrence, travel to Houston regularly for...
A cancer diagnosis is a life-changing event that affects many aspects of your life. Often priorities shift, roles and relationships change...
In 2010, Jeff Hurdle started experiencing headaches every few weeks. He’d never had frequent headaches before, so he ignored them. He had...
When I was first diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma in 1990, I was a 22-year-old college student. I didn’t know anything about cancer.
Sexual problems are one of the most common long-term side effects that cancer patients face. In a survey of MD Anderson cancer patients, almost...
Finishing cancer treatment can be a momentous occasion – one that calls for celebrating in ways both big and small. But there’s no right way...