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. ...
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...
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....
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...
The United States of America has the finest cancer care in the world. More cancer treatments were developed here than everywhere else, combined. Administeri...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...