THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ____________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release August 31, 2009 NATIONAL PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, SEPTEMBER 2009 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As a Nation, we have made significant progress in the fight against prostate cancer. Over [...]
I am truly saddened by the passing of Senator Edward Kennedy, a giant in the area of advocacy for people with cancer and for health care policy. Senator Kennedy’s concerns always included not only his home state of Massachusetts, but all Americans no matter from what state they lived. Senator Kennedy, as a passionate anti-cancer [...]
It is true; life does come to an end. Dying and of course birth are the commonality we all will experience. Since we have already been born and since you are reading this you have not yet died. Therefore, it is in all of our best interests to find a way to insure that all [...]
As we all have probably have heard Senator Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut announced that he had prostate cancer. According to his announcement he had a biopsy as a result of a blood test. We can only assume that the test referred to was a PSA test. The announcement also indicated that the cancer was [...]
The word “cancer” still makes most people run for cover and shrink in terror, despite the fact that there are so many cancer survivors. This word cancer remains so emotionally laden that many of the most compassionate people I know still struggle not to overtly shrink and hide from us survivors. People feel awkward and [...]