Medication disposal: How to get rid of unused or expired medicine
Cancer treatment?and its?side effects?can result in a lot of medications. But what should you do once you or a loved one no longer need these medications or they're past their expiration date?
It's important to dispose of these medications properly, whether they¡¯re chemotherapy drugs (such as vismodegib), high-potency pain relievers (many considered?controlled substances), or drugs that target specific defects...
Should you get a central line for chemotherapy?
Many cancer patients will receive chemotherapy infusions as a part of their cancer treatment.
Sometimes, it can be delivered safely...
What is hematemesis? Vomiting blood, explained
Hematemesis is the scientific term for vomiting blood. But it¡¯s not the same thing as hemoptysis, which is coughing up blood. The difference...
Can¡¯t give blood yourself? Here are three other ways to support blood donation
If you know how much blood donations benefit cancer patients, you may already be eager to roll up your sleeve.
But what if you¡¯ve been told that you either can¡¯t or shouldn¡¯t give blood? If this describes you, there are several ways you can still support blood donation here at MD Anderson.
We spoke with Adriana Maria Knopfelmacher-Couchonal, M.D., a transfusion medicine specialist in Laboratory Medicine. Here are three tips...
Music to a mother¡¯s ears: Awake craniotomies bring musicians together
Witnessing her adult son, Adrian, suffer a severe seizure at their home in the Rio Grande Valley during the spring of 2022 was nerve-wracking...
Hematochezia vs. melena: What¡¯s the difference?
Hematochezia and melena are two terms that describe different ways blood can appear in your stool.
Hematochezia is bright red blood that...
Asbestos exposure and cancer: 8 things to know
Most cases of mesothelioma are caused by exposure to a substance called asbestos. This rare cancer develops in the mesothelial cells, the...
13 things to know about chemotherapy
Starting chemotherapy for the first time? If you are new to this common cancer treatment, you're probably wondering how chemotherapy works...
Opportunistic infections: What cancer patients need to know
An opportunistic infection is one that a person with a healthy immune system is unlikely to get. It happens when bacteria or some other pathogen...
Menin inhibitor clinical trial puts pediatric leukemia patient in remission
When David Stan was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in the summer of 2023, his parents, Emil and Maria, were stunned. Cancer doesn¡¯t...