HPV Vaccine: Preventing Cancer
The holy grail of oncology is not to treat, but to prevent cancer. For some cancers, that solution is clear. However, for most it is a goal of research. ...
Being a Burden on Your Family
Cancer is a thief. It takes comfort and strength. It takes pieces of body and soul. It takes life. For many patients there is something more, adding tor...
Remarkable New Lung Cancer Treatment Approved
Lung cancer … common, aggressive, deadly. Despite a half century of research, it is still difficult to treat. Barely 16% of patients are cured by surgery....
Heroes: The Debt We Owe
I just returned from making rounds at our area hospitals. Once again, as in crisis past, I had the honor of observing the women and men who are right now maki...
Back to School Cancer Quiz
The United States of America has the finest cancer care in the world. More cancer treatments were developed here than everywhere else, combined. Administeri...
Desperate Measures in The Fight to Quit Smoking
Not long ago a local physician had a serious problem. This MD, we will call him Doc Joe, had a patient he could not help. Mike was killing himself. No matter ...
The Secret Cure for Cancer
One of the most depressing ideas I hear is that the cure for cancer is known, but is a closely guarded secret. It is terrible to think of millions of people w...
Strong Family, Strong Bond, Strong Bond
Like many families, we have a summer vacation ritual. For a week, we squeeze into a too small shore house. 20+ people come and go. We eat too much, never ...
With Cancer, Sharks Do Not Attack!
It’s Shark Week at the Jersey Shore. Shark stories on TV. Shark inflatables on the boardwalk. Shark books in the stores. Me, I have not seen a single fi...