Is remission cure?

You are in complete remission.” Baffled she answered, “That is really wonderful, Dr. Salwitz, but am I cured?”...

Is there pain after death?

Pain that is not relieved in a person’s life continues after they are gone, held as a sordid memory by loved ones. ...

CancerLand, the undiscovered country

The undiscovered country, from whose bourn no traveler returns, puzzles the will and makes us rather bear those ills we have than fly to others that we know not...

Food and Cancer Treatment

Gurus recommend less sugar, more vitamins, less carbs, more or less protein, vegetarian, macrobiotic or purging dietary plans. Liquefied asparagus, Kelp, algae...

The aggressive chemo fallacy

We are in a war, a war on cancer. We talk of battle and attack, magic bullets, proton beam rays, laser surgery and targeted drugs, doctors as combat commanders,...

Can we watch prostate cancer?

Almost 80% of 80-year-old men carry a small amount of prostate cancer. However, 80% of men do not die from this disease....

A tattoo on the brain

We must understand that medicine often causes deep injury beyond that of the flesh....

Back to School Cancer Quiz

Only you grade this test, but the information is vital, therefore this quiz is open book and cheating is encouraged. ...

Common sense compassion

It seems to me that sometimes the practice of medicine is in desperate need of common sense. Despite the beauty of the science of medicine, perhaps we are in n...