Dr. S. Vincent Rajkumar, a Hematologist from Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, discusses his article appearing in the October 2012 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, where he explains the reasons behind the high cost of cancer treatments in the US and provides several considerations for reducing these expenses. Available at: http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(12)00738-0/fulltext Visit the Mayo Clinic Proceedings website: www.MayoClinicProceedings.org Find more videos:...

Dr. Mustaqeem Siddiqui, a Hospitalist in Hematology and Oncology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, introduces his article appearing in the October 2012 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings on the high cost of cancer treatments. Available at: http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/ S0025-6196(12)00738-0/fulltext Visit the Mayo Clinic Proceedings website: www.MayoClinicProceedings.org Find more videos: www.YouTube.com/MayoProceedings Follow us on Twitter:...

The World Health Organization lists indoor tanning beds and lamps as carcinogens, yet many teenagers continue to believe that indoor tanning helps them look their best. Dennis Hughes, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor in Pediatrics at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, explains how tanning beds increase your risk of developing skin cancers such as squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma and melanoma, the most deadly form.

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) occurs when too many immature blood cells are produced by the bone marrow. Anemia, infection and bleeding may result and become life threatening. Guillermo Garcia-Manero, M.D., professor in Leukemia at MD Anderson Cancer Center, explains the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of Acute myeloid leukemia.

Terry Arnold, inflammatory breast cancer and triple-negative breast cancer patient at MD Anderson, shares her thoughts on MD Anderson's Moon Shots Program. For more information visit http://cancermoonshots.org.

http://cancermoonshots.org Bree Sandlin, 37-year-old mother of young twins, was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer in August 2012. Sandlin shares her reaction to the news that triple-negative breast cancer is among the initial cancers that will be addressed as part of MD Anderson's Moon Shots Program to dramatically accelerate the pace of converting scientific discoveries into clinical advances that reduce cancer deaths.