Congressman Edolphus (Ed) Towns (D), 10th District, New York, has proposed a very important piece of legislation for men with prostate cancer. The legislation, H.R. 1903, the “Post-Prostate Cancer Treatment Act of 2007”, will allow some 6,000 men each year to pay for penile implants under their private insurance plans as they seek a reconstructive [...]
from the Wash. Post 11-4-07 AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION Off Target in the War on Cancer By Devra Davis Sunday, November 4, 2007; Page B01 We've been fighting the war on cancer for almost four decades now, since President Richard M. Nixon officially launched it in 1971. It's time to admit that our efforts have [...]
There are times when I feel that people push to hard. Sometimes they are well meaning and truly concerned, but other times I feel that they are just passive aggressive. They put their noses where it doesn't belong, telling me that I should just "grin and bear it" or "buck up, it could be worse." [...]
Acceptance is a key concept for us to continue living a full and happy life despite our cancer. What is acceptance? True acceptance is much like the serenity prayer that Alcoholics Anonymous uses and that everyone can benefit from: "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change [...]
"Another thing you get as a cancer patient is a lot of football-coach patter. "You can beat this; you can win; you're strong; you're tough; get psyched." I suspect that cancer doesn't give a rat's ass whether you have a positive mental attitude. It just sits in there multiplying away, whether you are admirably stoic [...]