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Posted: 11/01/2007
September 2007
Caregiver Balances Care for Himself, Patient
Taking care of someone with cancer is challenging. For 60-year-old caregiver Robert Bowden, helping his wife Becky through a difficult recovery from appendix tumor surgery brought on stress, fear and even health problems. Like many couples, however, the deep affection they share for one another carried them through the biggest challenges that cancer and caregiving had to offer. Read More
Q&A: Why Caregivers Need to Take Care
Caregivers often are so busy caring for cancer patients they have little time for their own needs. This can lead to a number of physical and emotional problems, endangering caregivers' health and quality of life. Guadalupe Palos, R.N., Dr.P.H., an assistant professor in M. D. Anderson's Department of Symptom Research, answers questions about the pitfalls and rewards of caregiving and what can be done to make the experience easier. Read More
Proton Therapy Helps Two Pediatric Patients
In January 2006, one week after her 16th birthday, Sabeen Khan was diagnosed with a type of bone cancer called osteosarcoma. At that time, Sabeen had no idea she would become the first pediatric patient at M. D. Anderson to receive proton therapy, a treatment that eliminated the cancer and saved her leg from amputation. Since then, 54 pediatric patients have been treated at the Proton Therapy Center at M. D. Anderson. Read More
Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome Studied
Early Stage Cancer Should Be Treated, Researchers Say
Genes Cause Cancer in Mice With Brain Tumors
Discovery Could Lead to New Targeted Therapy
Therapy Destroys Pancreatic Cancer in Mice
Researchers Set Sights on Clinical Trial for Patients
Caregivers Can Stay Connetced on the Web
Young Patients Connect on Social Media Site
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