As a follow-up to the previous post I am posting a speech delivered by a prominent cancer researcher and advocate comparing resources devoted to the war on cancer versus the war on terrorism. I would add my own comment: shouldn't we should finish one war before we begin prosecuting another? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fighting the terrorist within [...]
I would like to share with you a response I just posted to a question posed by a woman in the Prostate Problems mailing list (PPML, see acor.org). The woman's father underwent RP (surgery) today, and she wanted to know how soon she could get a copy of Dad's "Surgical Pathology Report." This woman is [...]
Robert B. wrote in PPML about his experiences with PC doctors and our healthcare system in general. I am reposting some of his remarks because they sounded to me like "deja vu all over again." "The other thing that we have to address is how our medical system encourages docs to deal with us. As I have said [...]
Experts at the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) recently reported that whole foods, not dietary supplements, play a role in lowering cancer risk. Citing a huge and comprehensive AICR report on cancer prevention, the panel of experts cautioned against relying on pills and powders as a means of protection. "When the panel examined the accumulated evidence [...]
Tom Droege died last week. He was a special guy, thoughtful and outspoken. Also a real brain, rocket scientist, and intrepid, in that he ventured into areas of conversation where few dared tread. For example, Tom was active in Acor.org's PPML listserv (prostate problems mailing list), where he described his final illness in detail. Tom [...]