Celebrate yourself during Survivorship Week

BY Amanda Swennes

At MD Anderson, we define cancer patients as cancer survivors on the day they're diagnosed. We consider family, caregivers and friends survivors, too. To celebrate National Cancer Survivors Day on Sunday, June 7, we're hosting a week of entertainment and educational activities to honor those who are living with, through and beyond cancer.

Join us June 1-7, 2015 
Patients, survivors and caregivers can join myCancerConnection...

Learn about Survivorship Week at MD Anderson.

Coping and hoping during pancreatic cancer treatment

BY Shannon Magee

I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on May 23, 2013. The statistics told me that the prognosis for pancreatic cancer is pretty dismal.<...

'We had life and it was beautiful'

BY Joaquin Altenberg

Whenever I think about my amazingly brave, strong mother, I can't help but thank MD Anderson for the moments they gave us.

My mother...

What I'll miss after melanoma treatment

BY Tolley St. Clair

One more treatment to go. ONE. MORE. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. It's been a long road since my melanoma diagnosis, to say...

6 ways to help a cancer patient when you're far away

BY Kellie Bramlet

For cancer patients and caregivers, the support of friends and loved ones can make a big difference. But when you live in another city or...

E-cigarette legislation offers new promise for Texas youth

BY Clayton Boldt

Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that e-cigarette use has grown rapidly among teens in the past few years...

How to cope with loss of control as a cancer patient

BY Traci Newsom

As a cancer patient, it often can feel like you've lost control.  You can't control your diagnosis, your test results or your cancer...

What people ask me about colorectal cancer

BY Drew Long

When I was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, I immediately had a lot of questions. I needed to know what I was up against. Personally, I wanted...

Life as a young adult cancer survivor: An awkward age

BY Kayce Smith

I got the call on my 25th birthday. "Kayce," my dermatologist said. "You have stage one melanoma. You need to go to MD Anderson...