#MD Anderson Cancer Center

[kenneturner]

Sprint for Life, April 30, 2010

Sprint for Life, April 30, 2010

Joy and James, MD Anderson Sprint for Life, April 30, 2010 — Image by kenne Eyes tell the story runners finishing the run near the finish line. — kenne

[brf-rumortrackinganon]

https://x.com/lyokangirl/status/1800137471067603338?t=aOY0BrrgBo2CnqzAQrtY4A&s=19

The whole thread 🤔🤔🤔

Disclaimer first: I looked at this tweet when I saw anon's ask super early this morning. The original tweet that started this thread has now been deleted but it was a tweet containing this image from Matta of Fact's instagram stories:

Here is a screenshot with the twitter thread responding to a tweet that posted the above screenshot. I've redacted all the usernames (personal policy) but if you go to the URL in the anon's ask, you'll see them.

(I cut the thread in half so the images would be bigger. Start on the left with the yellow user.)

If it's too difficult to read:

Yellow works close to the hospital in Matta's story (the MD Anderson Center in Houston, Texas), which is probably the best hospital for cancer treatment and research in the world and treats people from all over the world. She thinks it's unlikely that Kate is in Texas getting treatment because she's been spotted in the UK but if she is getting treatment from the US, then strict medical privacy laws prohibit medical staff from talking about her (HIPAA) but it's curious no one else (ie other patients and hotel guests - the St. Regis mentioned in the reddit screenshot is a luxury hotel chain) have seen her.

Red is talking about how Kate and the BRF don't have the same expectation of personal privacy or a social contract here in the US that they would in the UK. In other words, UK media largely doesn't run pap/bystander photos of the royal family when they're not working. That's not true here in the US. Not only would American media print those photos, most Americans wouldn't have any problem taking those photos of Kate in the first place, especially if they can make a quick buck or get social media clout.

Blue is worried about Kate and thinks this means the worst because she's trying to read between the lines. Yellow is trying to talk her out of panic.

I don't think this is true, for a number of reasons.

First, I don't trust Matta as a source. Never have, never will. She started out incredibly biased in favor of the Sussexes and while it looks like she's moved her coverage to become more neutral, I still can't shake her start as a Sussex Squaddie. As Maya Angelou said "when someone shows you who they are the first time, believe them."

Second, if it comes out that Kate, the Princess of Wales and the future Queen has abandoned the NHS or British care, she - and the BRF - can kiss the NHS charities, patronages, and support goodbye. Yes, the NHS is currently suffering and there's a whole bunch of controversy, but the royal family has stood by the NHS since the beginning. If it got out that they don't personally support the NHS...well, there's no putting that toothpaste back in the tube.

Third, yes, MD Anderson is considered one of the best, if not the best institution for cancer treatment and research in the world. They're part of the cancer moonshot initiative. People come from all over the world to use their facilities. And they send their people out to consult and teach all over the world as well. Kate, and the BRF, isn't risking her NHS support to fly halfway around the world. Especially if she's immuno-compromised, especially if she doesn't feel she is well enough or healthy-looking-enough for public engagements. Those doctors are coming to her.

Relatedly, Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace have been used as operating theaters and medical treatment spaces before. There's no need for Kate to go halfway around the world to a hospital when literally the hospital can come to her at Windsor Castle.

Now, is it possible she could've gone to Texas anyway? Yes, very much so. But my theory is, if she went in the first place, she went only once, to learn about her cancer and what her treatment options were, and then she went back to the UK. Why do I say this?

Because simply put: she has three school-aged children and kids talk. If Kate was spending all this time in the US, those kids would've said something to someone in that school community and it would've gotten out. After all, if someone's leaking Charlotte's cricket team schedule to social media, someone's going to leak any gossip they've heard about or from the children.

At the end of the day, you can believe whatever you see and however you interpret this. For me, I choose to believe the palace at their word over nameless internet strangers and a gossipmongerer. Maybe that makes me naive but it is what it is. The palace, and William, have said that Kate is doing well and is focused on her recovery and her family. We have no reason to believe that she's anywhere except where they've said she is: with her family in Windsor. We have no reason to believe her health isn't improving and that she isn't recovering because it would have been all over William's face the last few days (the man does not have a poker face at all) and it simply wasn't there.

I know people miss Kate. I know they'd like reassurance from her personally but that's not Kate's priority right now. Her priority is reassuring her children and being with them, as it should be. Let's give her the time, space, and privacy to do what she knows is right for her, and her family, and who knows. Maybe she'll surprise us in the coming weeks.

[haehaehaehaerinhae]

a thousand years — ｜kang haerin x reader｜

synopsis: you spend a year together with haerin in the hospital accompanying her with getting better.

genre: angst, fluff

warning: it might be confusing, there might be grammar mistakes, might be cringe for some, first few paragraphs might be off, like how it's constructed or what

a/n: the urge I had to turn this into a catnipz version, though not many seems to write catnipz here so I might do one in wattpad but idk.

word count: 2.7k

you and haerin have been together since you were a child. of course after knowing the girl for years, you decided to make a move on her which became successful as she also said she felt the same way.

but you couldn't fathom why she didn't reply to your calls or texts for these past few months, i mean you surely don't remember doing something that might have affected your relationship.

now, deciding not to wait any longer, you head over to her parent's house as you give haerin a message that you were in front of their house while you knock on the door waiting for a response.

while waiting, you look at your lock screen, it was haerin's and your baby picture while your home screen was her smiling like a cat, that made a smile on your face as you noticed the door opening revealing her mother.

“good morning aunty!” you greeted as you looked behind her looking for haerin as haerin's mother looked gloomy, no offense. “Is haerin perhaps inside? She hasn't been responding to my calls or texts lately..” you say with a frown as you watch haerin's mother sob in front of you.

the older woman then hugged you as you were confused on what to do.

“is something wrong? where's haerin?” you asked, wanting to get any information from the older woman.

“she didn't tell you?” haerin's mother said pulling away from you as you nodded feeling uneasy.

“that girl.. she's in the states…” haerin's mother said as you felt a pit in your stomach.

why didn't haerin tell you? she knew you would always support her decisions so why?

“she has cancer yn..” haerin's mother said as your heart dropped.

not only haerin not tell you she was going to the state but she also hid the fact she has cancer.

“what..? how long did she find out?” you asked puzzled as you felt dizzy.

“she found out a week before the two of you had your anniversary… she also said it was stage three so her father sent her immediately to the states..” haerin's mother explained as you felt crying, you wanted to be there for her.

“where in the states did she go?” you asked, planning to go there as soon as you can.

“in houston, texas.. I think it was md anderson cancer center where her father brought her.” haerin's mother said as you gave her a hug.

“thank you aunty, i will go now.. take care!” you said hurrying to your car as you made your way back to your house.

on the way home, you already called your father to borrow his private plane which he let you do after you said the reason for it. as you brought a few clothes with you and every necessary thing, you were already up in the sky.

upon arrival, you made your way to the hotel your father booked you, throwing your bag on the bed as you only had your wallet and phone with you before making your way out of the hotel as you grabbed a cab and made your way to haerin.

as you arrived at your destination, you couldn't help but feel tears welling up in your eyes as you took a step closer to the entrance.

making your way to the main desk, you waited for an employee to attend to you, which was a guy in his late thirties.

“may I help you?” the guy asked.

“is there someone named kang haerin here?” you asked nervously as your hands started to sweat a bit.

“yes, what are your relations to miss kang haerin?” he asked again as you smiled.

“she's my girlfriend..” you stated as you frowned a bit, how can you be her girlfriend when you never knew about this until yesterday-ish.

“she's in room 314, don't worry, she's been doing great with her treatment lately.” the guy said, smiling a bit as you just nodded hurrying over to the elevator pressing the third floor.

you impatiently waited for the elevator to get to the third floor as you imagined your world without her, and that broke your heart.

hearing the elevator ding, you immediately stepped out as you looked for her room which was the third room from the right as you saw her name displayed on the door. pushing the door open, you entered to find haerin lying in bed facing towards the window as she didn't seem to notice you.

“haerin..” you breathed out, rushing towards her side as she looked at you, surprise and disbelief flashing across her features before a small smile tugged at the corner of her lips.

“yn..” she whispered, her voice barely above a hoarse whisper. you then took her hand in yours, feeling the warmth that still lingered within her despite the situation.

“i'm sorry..” she continued as you could see tears in her eyes threatening to go out.

“don't be.. I'm here aren't I?” you said softly, brushing a strand of hair from her forehead. “And it will always stay that way, no matter what.”

with that, haerin cried for the first time you've been together immediately causing you to also cry as she squeezed your hand.

as haerin cried in your arms, you held her tightly not wanting to let go as you felt a flood of emotions wash over you both. the weight of the situation hung heavy in the air, but in that moment, all that mattered was your love and support for her.

“i'm sorry I didn't tell you,” haerin choked out between sobs, her voice trembling with emotion. “I was scared, and I didn't want to burden you.”

you shook your head, wiping away her tears with your thumb. “you could never burden me, haerin. we're in this together, remember? through thick and thin.”

haerin nodded, her eyes searching yours for reassurance. “i'm scared,” she admitted softly, her voice barely above a whisper.

“i know,” you whispered back, pressing your lips against her forehead. “but you're not alone. i'm here, and i'll never leave your side.”

“yn,” you heard haerin call out as you looked at her pausing on making yourself coffee. “yes?”

“can we go to the park? or can we do things that i might not be able to do anymore…?” haerin said as you felt your heart ache.

“don't say that.. you'll recover and i know it, and of course we can if your doctor lets us.” you said with a weak smile as haerin sighed.

“i'll go ask them right now, is that okay?” you asked haerin as she just stared at the window and nodded.

you then went out of the room as you unexpectedly bumped ino someone.

“sorry!” you said as you looked at the guy in front of you who you knew as haerin's doctor.

“it's alright, is haerin eating well? she really didn't eat that much before you were here.” haerin's doctor said as you smiled a bit and nodded.

“uhm, is it possible perhaps if i take haerin out?” you asked nervously as haerin's doctor looked through the little glass window on the door.

“well, she has been here for 11 months now..” haerin's doctor said looking unsure before he sighed. “make sure she goes back here in a month for her last treatment, avoid doing dangerous things and call me if something happens.” haerin's doctor sternly said as you felt happy for haerin.

“you can leave tomorrow.”

as haerin's doctor approved her brief leave from the hospital, you found yourself overwhelmed with gratitude and relief as you rushed inside the room towards haerin.

“we can leave tomorrow and have two months for ourselves.” you said smiling as haerin finally looked at you.

“let's go everywhere we can haerin, is that okay?” you asked as she nodded like a child getting a treat.

“i love you yn.. thank you for staying with me.” haerin said as you felt barbed wires in your throat while you masked yourself with a smile.

“i love you too haerin-ah, and i will always be.” you said, kissing her cheek as she smiled.

as the days passed, you found solace in the simple moments shared with haerin, holding hands, accompanying her to get her hair cut when you guys noticed her having hair loss, watching the sunset and today, you got the custom rings you asked for days before. since haerin was currently taking a nap letting you go out alone, you got the custom rings you asked for days before.

when you got back at the hotel you and haerin stayed at, you saw her all dressed up with a smile as you went towards her and gave her a peck on her lips before hugging the shorter girl.

“where were you?” haerin mumbled in your neck as you pulled away from her.

“i rented a car for today.” you half lied while smiling as the girl nodded.

as the afternoon sun painted the sky with warm hues of orange and pink, you and haerin found yourselves nestled in a picturesque spot for your picnic. the gentle breeze carried the scent of wildflowers, adding to the serene ambience surrounding you.

as you spread out the blanket and unpacked the delicious spread you had prepared, haerin's eyes sparkled with delight. she reached for your hand, intertwining her fingers with yours as you both sat down to enjoy the tranquil surroundings.

with each passing moment, your heart swelled with love for haerin, and you knew that this was the perfect moment to express your deepest feelings. taking a deep breath to steady your nerves, you turned to haerin, her gaze meeting yours with affection.

“haerin,” you called for the cat eyed girl as she looked at you with food in her hand. “will you marry me?”

haerin's eyes widened in surprise as you reached into your pocket, pulling out a small velvet box.

“yn…” she muttered out.

you opened the box to reveal a delicate ring, its design was what haerin told you when you two were in high school.

“i-i can't..” haerin frowned as you felt weak.

“wha- why?” you asked with tears in your eyes.

“you know what our situation is yn, i can't have you tied down with me when i can die.” haerin spat out as you felt a bit angry.

“but i want to be tied down with you!” you retorted as haerin shook her head.

“you can't yn, i want you to move on from me when i die..” haerin said as you became frustrated.

“haerin, you're not dying! not when i'm here! can't you think of me? please i love you so much.. i want you to be my woman in this life or another..” you said, slightly raising your voice as your face was covered in tears.

haerin's eyes softened, the conflict between her fear and love evident in her gaze. she reached out to cup your face, her touch gentle and filled with affection.

"yn," she whispered, her voice trembling. “i love you more than anything. that's why it scares me so much. i don't want you to be left alone, to be heartbroken."

you took her hand in yours, holding it tightly. "haerin, i understand your fear, but I'm not afraid. i want to be with you, no matter what happens. i choose you, every single day. i want to be by your side, through everything."

tears welled up in haerin's eyes again, and she looked down at the ring. "but what if… what if I can't…"

you interrupted her gently, lifting her chin so she could see the sincerity in your eyes. "we will face it together. Every step of the way. this ring isn't just a promise for now, it's a promise for every moment we have together, no matter how long or short."

haerin's resolve began to crumble, and she nodded, tears streaming down her cheeks. "okay," she whispered, her voice barely audible. "okay, yn."

you slipped the ring onto her finger, feeling a wave of relief and joy wash over you. haerin looked at the ring, then back at you, her expression filled with relief and love.

“i love you, yn," she said, her voice stronger now. "and i'll fight. for us."

you pulled her into a tight embrace, holding her close as you both let the emotions flow freely. the world around you seemed to fade away, leaving just the two of you and the strength of your love.

as the sun continued to set, casting a golden glow over everything, you and haerin sat together, hand in hand.

you and haerin were back in the hospital as haerin was scheduled for her last treatment in about two hours.

you two talked mostly on what you were gonna do together when haerin finally finishes her treatment. her father also visited earlier for a bit earlier which made haerin gain more confidence that she's gonna be able to fight back.

“haerin.” you said getting the girls attention as the two of you became quiet suddenly when her father left. “let's actually get married after you're done with your treatment, okay?”

haerin then smiled, holding your hand as her heart pangs, “of course, you'll wait for me right?” you then squeezed her hand three times before responding. “always.”

as the time went by and there was little time left before she goes for her treatment, you kept whispering in her ears i love you's as when the staffs arrived you gave her a kiss on her lips.

“haerin i love you..” you muttered out with a smile despite your voice trembling.

“i love you too yn, always..” haerin said, reciprocating your smile as tears fell freely from your eyes.

the waiting room was quiet, the ticking clock on the wall the only sound breaking the silence. you sat there, hands clasped together, staring at the door that led to the treatment area. time seemed to stretch endlessly as you waited for news about haerin.

your mind wandered back to the conversation you had with haerin before she went in for her final treatment. her smile, weak but genuine, and her whispered words of love and reassurance. you clung to those memories, hoping for a miracle.

after what felt like an eternity, the door finally opened, and a nurse stepped out. her face is filled with sorrow, and your heart sank at the sight.

"are you haerin's family?" she asked gently, her eyes meeting yours.

you stood up, feeling a sense of dread wash over you. "i'm her partner," you replied, your voice trembling. "how is she?"

the nurse took a deep breath, and you could see the pain in her eyes. "i'm so sorry," she said softly. "haerin passed away during her treatment. we did everything we could, but her body couldn't take it anymore."

the words hit you like a physical blow, and you stumbled back, feeling as if the ground had been pulled out from under you. shaking your head denying the fact your lover was gone.

the nurse reached out to steady you, her touch gentle and reassuring. “i know this is incredibly difficult," she said, her voice filled with empathy. "she was very brave, and she loved you very much."

tears streamed down your face as the reality of haerin's passing began to sink in. you had known this was a possibility, but nothing could have prepared you for the actual moment.

"can I see her?" you asked, your voice breaking.

the nurse nodded. "of course. I'll take you to her."

she led you down the sterile hallway to the room where haerin lay. the door opened, and you stepped inside, feeling a wave of grief wash over you. haerin looked peaceful, as if she were merely sleeping, but the stillness of her body told a different story.

you walked over to her, taking her hand in yours and feeling the coolness of her skin. "i'm so sorry I wasn't there," you whispered, your tears falling onto her hand. “i wanted to be with you until the end."

the nurse stood quietly by the door, giving you a moment alone with haerin. you leaned down, pressing a kiss to her forehead. “i love you, haerin," you said softly. “i always will. i don't know what to do without you except knowing i'll love you for a thousand years..”

as you stood there, holding haerin's hand and mourning the loss of the person who meant everything to you, you knew that her memory would always be a part of you.

"wait for me?"

[bpod-bpod]

ROS vs Bacteria

Inducing lung lining cells to produce bacteria-killing reactive oxygen species (highly reactive chemicals that can cause oxidative damage) protects against pneumonia without reliance on antibiotics

Read the published research paper here

Image from work by Yongxing Wang and colleagues

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

Image originally published with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Published in PLOS Pathogens, September 2023

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[eceozen]

Ece Ozen - A Medical Doctor | Speakerhub

Ece Ozen did clinical rotations in MD Anderson Leukemia-Houston Texas, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in NYC Leukemia , and Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Endocrinology.These rotations inspired her to pursue a career in internal medicine programs in the United States. She underwent residency match 2020 and matched to Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital internal medicine residency. She completed the program successfully in August 2023.

[alicecchangphd]

Alice C. Chang PhD

Website: https://somerspoint.com/2023/11/15/alice-c-chang-ph-d-revolutionizing-pharmacology-education-power-problem-based-learning/ Alice C. Chang, Ph.D., earned her doctorate at the University of California and boasts extensive experience with notable appointments at MD Anderson Cancer Center and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. With a background spanning pharmacology, cell biology, and biochemistry, Alice C. Chang, PhD holds over two decades of research and teaching expertise. Having lectured to 300+ students, mentored 20+ graduate and undergraduate students, and served on curriculum committees, Alice C. Chang, Ph.D., is dedicated to shaping the future of medical research professionals. Alice C. Chang, PhD shares teaching techniques to benefit educators in the field, emphasizing the impact of evidence-based and problem-based methods on medical students. #Research#Alice C. Chang PhD Twitter: https://twitter.com/AliceCChangPHD

[magneticovitalblog]

No tenemos que tenerle miedo a la vida

“Hoy ha llegado a mis manos este vídeo de un movimiento que me toca muy de cerca y que quiero compartir con vosotros. Es un chute de ganas de vivir, porque siempre merece la pena recordar que, sean cuales sean las circunstancias, no tenemos que tenerle miedo a la vida. Carne de gallina de verdad, véanla hasta el final. Yo no puedo dejar de compartirla. Ojalá haya más entidades como la Fundación MD Anderson Cancer Center España lanzando este mensaje.”

[infosnack]

The U.K. just cleared a drug to prevent breast cancer. U.S. women may not know its already an option

The U.K. just cleared a drug to prevent breast cancer. U.S. women may not know it’s already an option https://www.statnews.com/2023/11/13/breast-cancer-prevention-drugs-anastrozole/?utm_campaign=rss The news that the U.K. has approved a preventive drug for post-menopausal women at risk of developing breast cancer wasn’t a shock to breast medical oncologist Abenaa Brewster. But the fact that a patient in her breast cancer prevention clinic hadn’t ever heard of such a possibility before was. “I thought to myself, ‘Oh, my God, I can’t believe a woman in America is being educated about preventive therapy from European use,’ because for the last 25 years in America, we have had two drugs that are FDA approved to be used for women who are at high risk of developing breast cancer to prevent breast cancer,” said Brewster, a professor of clinical cancer prevention at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Read the rest… via STAT Health - Science, medicine and healthcare news https://www.statnews.com/category/health/ November 13, 2023 at 04:30AM

[kimkonvscancer]

Για όσους δεν με ξέρουν, είμαι ο Κωνσταντίνος Κίμωνας Τσέτσος. Είμαι 42 ετών. Έχω δύο πόδια. Προς το παρόν.

Το ένα, το αριστερό, εμφάνισε πέρσι τέτοιες μέρες ένα εξόγκωμα πίσω από το γόνατο. Ορθοπεδικός είπε πως ήταν μυοκήλη και μου σύστησε να χειρουργηθώ για κυστικό μηνίσκο, καθότι μάζευε υγρό. Χειρουργήθηκα, αλλά το αριστερό μου πόδι χειροτέρευε και αυτό που αρχικά διαγνώστηκε ως μυοκήλη μεγάλωνε. Μετά από πολλούς μήνες και πολλές εξετάσεις, η μυοκήλη απεδείχθη πως δεν ήταν μυοκήλη, αλλά ένα εξαιρετικά σπάνιο είδος καρκίνου παγκοσμίως. Κακοήθες μεσεγχυματογενές νεόπλασμα του τύπου του εξωσκελετικού μυξοειδούς χονδροσαρκώματος, 20 εκατοστών. Είναι τόσο απαίσιο όσο το όνομά του. Γιατροί στην Ελλάδα και στην Ευρώπη συνέστησαν ακρωτηριασμό από το μηρό. Δεν ήμουν έτοιμος να αποχωριστώ το αριστερό μου πόδι.

Έτσι, με πολύ ψάξιμο για κέντρα που εξειδικεύονται στην αντιμετώπιση σαρκωμάτων και με την οικονομική βοήθεια των φίλων μου, κατάφερα να επισκεφτώ το MD Anderson Cancer Center στο Τέξας των Η.Π.Α. Η ιατρική ομάδα εκεί – μετά από νέο κύκλο εξετάσεων – αντιπρότεινε στοχευμένες ακτινοβολίες και στη συνέχεια χειρουργική επέμβαση για την αφαίρεση του όγκου με μεγάλο ποσοστό επιτυχίας και αποκατάσταση της λειτουργικότητας του ποδιού. Οι ακτινοβολίες μπορούσαν να γίνουν και στην Ελλάδα, οπότε τις κάνω εδώ. Το χειρουργείο, όμως, με την ολοκλήρωση των ακτινοβολιών, μπορεί να γίνει μόνο στην Αμερική.

Τα νέα θα ήταν καταπληκτικά αν το κόστος του χειρουργείου στην Αμερική δεν ξεπερνούσε τα 200.000 δολάρια. Τα ξεπερνά, όμως, οπότε εδώ έρχεται το δύσκολο κομμάτι, της συγκέντρωσής τους, και εδώ θα ζητήσω τη βοήθειά σας.

Έχει ανοιχτεί – ακολουθώντας όλες τις νόμιμες διαδικασίες με την αρ. Πρωτ. Δ13/71636 02/08/2023 απόφαση του Υπουργείου Κοινωνικής Συνοχής και Οικογένειας, η οποία αναρτήθηκε στη Διαύγεια με ΑΔΑ: ΨΕΖΥ46ΝΛ2Α-9ΝΕ – ερανικός λογαριασμός με τα παρακάτω στοιχεία:

Τράπεζα Eurobank

Αριθμός Λογαριασμού: 00260019590102099866

ΙΒΑΝ: GR4302600190000590102099866

SWIFT-BIC: ERBKGRAA

Δικαιούχος: Τσέτσος Κωνσταντίνος του Ηλία.

Οποιοδήποτε ποσό θα είναι σημαντικό για να μπορώ να συνεχίσω τον αγώνα ενάντια αυτής της νόσου και να συστήνομαι ως «Κωνσταντίνος Κίμωνας. Με δύο πόδια».

For those who do not know me, I am Konstantinos Kimonas Tsetsos. I am 42 years old. I have two legs. For now.

One of those, the left one to be exact, developed a lump behind the knee about 12 months ago. The orthopedist diagnosed it as a myocele of the lower limb and advised meniscal cyst surgery. I had the surgery, but my left leg was getting worse and what was originally diagnosed as a myocele kept getting bigger and bigger. Many months and many medical examinations later, the myocele proved not to be a myocele, but a very rare type of cancer worldwide: Malignant mesenchymal tissue neoplasm of the extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma type of 20 centimeters. It’s as awful as it sounds. Doctors in Greece and Europe recommended femoral amputation. But I wasn't quite ready to part with my left leg yet.

Following a lot of research on medical centers specializing in treating sarcomas and thanks to the financial help of my friends, I managed to visit the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas, USA. The medical team in Texas – after a new round of tests – recommended targeted radiation followed by surgery to remove the tumor, promising a high success rate and excellent leg mobility. The radiation therapy could take place in Greece, so I have my treatment sessions in Greece. The surgery, however, after the completion of radiotherapy, can only be performed in the USA. This would be amazing if the cost of the surgery in Texas did not exceed 200,000$. But it does. So here we are, trying to raise the amount needed. This is the hard part, where I am going to need your help.

Following all legal procedures (Ministry of Labor, Social Security & Social Solidarity Decision #Δ13//71636 02/08/2023) a Charitable Bank Account is now open, as follows:

Eurobank

Account Number: 00260019590102099866

ΙΒΑΝ: GR4302600190000590102099866

SWIFT-BIC: ERBKGRAA

Beneficiary: Tsetsos Konstantinos Elia

Any amount will be important so that I can continue the fight against this disease and keep introducing myself as “Konstantinos Kimonas. With two legs."

[victorysp]

Queen Máxima of The Netherlands pays a working Visit to California and Texas. Day 4

Today Queen Máxima visited the MD Anderson Cancer Center, where innovative cancer treatments was explained. Queen Máxima also visited the ward where children are treated. #NLUSA. Sep. 9, 2022.

📷 Royal House of The Netherlands

[13lifewasawillow]

Wish I wasn't 30 hours away from my mom today, but I sent her some beautiful orange flowers to celebrate the news that her leukemia is in remission 495 das after her diagnosis! I am so overwhelmed with gratitude for the amazing doctors at MD Anderson who took care of my mom throughout this process. on our road trips to appointments, we'd listen to @taylorswift (she never told me to turn off my playlist even though we made it through all the albums) and I told her one day she'd get to sign the board at the cancer center. and today she gets to! 🧡 @taylorswift , your music is always there for me, and throughout this journey especially, I leaned on it more than ever!

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Dr. Ajit Yadav, MBBS,DNB (Radiodiagnosis) - Interventional Radiologist in Delhi

Dr. Ajit Yadav MBBS,DNB (Radiodiagnosis)

Dr. Ajit K Yadav is consultant at Department of Interventional radiology, Sir Gangaram Hospital, New Delhi. After receiving a medical degree at the Pt BDS PGIMS, Rohtak, he served as medical officer at rural government hospital for 6 months. He completed residency training in radiodiagnosis at Sir Gangaram Hospital. He was national board certified in 2011, and went on to complete a fellowship in Interventional Radiology at GRIPMER, Delhi. He also visited MD Anderson cancer center, Houston, Texas, USA for short term fellowship in 2013. He attended short training programme on TACE at Seoul National University Hospital, South Korea in 2014. Dr. Yadav’s clinical interests include uterine artery embolization for minimally invasive treatment of uterine fibroids and post-partum hemorrhage, Bronchial artery embolization for hemoptysis, minimally invasive oncologic interventions (including transarterial chemoembolization, radioembolization and radiofrequency tumor ablation), and percutaneous interventions. In addition, he offers minimal invasive procedures for various diseases like Benign prostatic hyperplasia, Varicose veins, Liver diseases and traumatic bleeding.

His research interests include interventional treatment of liver malignancy, a topic in which he has written peer reviewed publications. He has authored more than 15 papers in the field of interventional radiology. He has also presented his work in numerous national and International meetings. In addition to clinical activities, he is an active teacher of residents including Interventional Radiology fellows.

He is a member of several professional organizations, Indian Radiological and Imaging Association (IRIA), Indian Society of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (ISVIR), and the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE). He is actively involved in Delhi chapter of ISVIR.

For more information- http://www.interventionalradiologyindia.com/

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(Content warning: Surgery, cancer.)

On July 2nd, I was being rushed into emergency surgery after a week of pain. The cause was determined to be internal bleeding and I'd written the pain off as things I was used to dealing with. The cause of it is something I've only disclosed to those closest to me, please forgive me for not specifying, but I have to keep it in a box for now because everything that came after threw so many wrenches in my best laid plans.

In my chart, it was noted that a mass was visualized and a sample was taken of it. Their focus was on fixing the bleed and closing me up because my vitals took an alarming dive. It got messy and it was a close call. I stabilized and improved rapidly after surgery and was sent home.

On August 29th, I was informed that I yet again had Stage 1 cervical cancer. Given my history, and the hell I went through every month with those organs, the decision was made to just remove it all. They needed to do an endometrial biopsy to determine if the ovaries stayed or went. That was scheduled for September 29th. My pre-op appointment was scheduled for the next morning on the 30th as I had been medicated for the biopsy.

At that appointment, I was told that surgeries were booking into mid-December, but my doctor was going to double check the schedule to make sure. She'd mentioned possibly kicking me over to MD Anderson Cancer Center, I'd still be looking at probably a late October, mid November date due to intake, etc. But she wanted to double check their booking first.

She comes back and asks me what I'm doing Monday. It's Friday. I'd just told my boss two days prior to schedule me my normal shifts because there was no way they'd be able to get me in the next week. I told my doctor, "Well, I was working, but I guess I'm having my surgery?"

Monday, October 3rd, I had it all taken out. In addition to the cervical mass they saw in July, they found a walnut-sized tumor in the muscle of my uterus that had not been there in July, so they decided to send everything they removed off for biopsy. My ovaries were left alone in the anticipation that the endometrial biopsy would come back clear. (Thankfully it did, two days after surgery.)

I am doing well. In some ways I feel better than before surgery. Overall I still tire easily and am sore. I am still waiting on those two biopsies to come back, they should come back any day now. Hopefully they come back clear, but if they don't, I get kicked over to MD Anderson for an oncology consult and a pet scan to make sure nothing metastasized and I'm truly, fully in the clear.

I've been doing my best to stay upbeat but honestly, I'm angry. I was finally on track to change my living situation, and then my bills after insurance for July drained my savings. I'd just started to gain ground again when the rest of it all hit. I know I'll gain it back again once I'm back to work, but it's still frustrating, and I'm angry about it. Everything has ground to a halt. I'm out of work, my offline happy place, for at least 4 weeks. I'm angry at the reason I almost died in July, but then I'm also confusingly grateful that happened, because I'd already had my yearly exam earlier in the year and it was normal, but this was on the other side of my cervix, they wouldn't have found it if they hadn't had to do surgery. I'm angry that I fought for years for a hysterectomy, had my insurance essentially say they wouldn't cover it unless I got cancer...and then I got cancer. Again. I'm angry that if they had taken me seriously, none of this would have happened. No near death experience, no cancer, none of it. It would have prevented it.

So that's been my summer and early fall. I've been relatively quiet because processing everything has been so excruciating and so I packed it all into boxes and shoved it in a mental closet because I had to be strong for my kids. And I didn't mean this to be so long, I've just been holding everything inside because I can't show my kids, for the sake of their own mental health, even though the oldest connected the dots. Her siblings are not in mental spaces to process it the way she has. Further, I've been shoving it away because I just want to get through it all so I can get past it all and my world can start moving again.

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System to rapidly and quantitatively assess the impact of genetic alterations on craniofacial development in zebrafish – insight into consequences of mutations in human genetic disorders

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Image adapted from work by Lorena Maili and colleagues

Genetics and Epigenetics Graduate Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX, USA

Image originally published with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Published in Disease Models & Mechanisms, June 2023

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