Cancer lives in the periphery

BY Brandie Sellers

A few weeks ago marked the five-year anniversary of my breast amputation. My youngest child, Isaiah, was four when I had that surgery. I did not talk about the anniversary with my kids, or with anyone. I quietly honored it this year on my own.

But the week of the anniversary, as I was tucking Isaiah in, we reflected on his day at school. He shared with me that he took “Mama Bear” as one of his three items to share about himself...

Cancerwise blog post: Brandie Sellers with her son, Isaiah

Craig Sager’s advice for cancer patients

BY Cynthia DeMarco

Sports sideline reporter Craig Sager is known for his colorful and fun attire, but he wants to be known for living a colorful life off-court...

Golf professional Randy Jones' melanoma story

BY Cynthia DeMarco

In 2011, golf professional Randy Jones had a satisfying career and a loving wife with three kids. Life was good.

But a series of seemingly...

Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia diagnosis, Pappas Restaurants redefine ‘family’ for patient

BY Cynthia DeMarco

For James Noble (known as “J.R.”), the first signs of trouble came in October 2013.

At the end of each workday, the normally high-energy...

Caregiver: We faced glioblastoma with humor

BY Carrie Anderson

My father was diagnosed with glioblastoma in November 2011. One night, after my mom and dad went for a walk, my mom found my dad on the patio...

How we’re outsmarting melanoma

BY Scott Merville

Five years ago, patients with late-stage melanoma that had spread to other organs had no good treatment options. 

A pair of treatment...

AML won't sideline Craig Sager

BY Cynthia DeMarco

On April 10, 2014, Craig Sager was at the top of his career, running between locker rooms as a sports reporter to interview professional athletes...

Kendra Scott, pediatric patients team up to raise childhood cancer awareness

BY Cynthia DeMarco

When Michelle Collins and Kayla DeRoche were undergoing cancer treatment at MD Anderson Children’s Cancer Hospital, there was one thing that...

AML survivor: Where to find good information

BY Gillian Kruse

When I was first diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), I had a million questions about what was happening, what was going to happen...