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...

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...

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...