The Cancer Divide
It's evident that there is a wide chasm-even a disconnect-between cancer research and clinical oncology. Groundbreaking discoveries are made regularly , but most patients and even some oncologists are not aware of them. Moving slower than a turtle, and sometimes at...
Lifelines / The missing link in cancer care
In late Mark of 2003, I was lying in a large, cavernous chemo room in Michigan. As 10 million units of interferon coursed into me, I could feel myself going into the abyss. Even though I was in this dream state, I can remember my oncologist whispering in my ear, "...
Mark Meets Cancer
I recall my initial introduction to cancer, the “emperor of all maladies,” (2) when I was 21 years old. It was 1976, and I had just completed my Bachelor of Science degree at Central Michigan University. I was working as an orderly in the emergency room at Ingham...
Toward Safer, More Effective Cancer Care
Lifelines will help you build and maintain a personalized treatment plan, or what I call the Triad of Survival. The Triad of Survival is a crucial element of any cancer patient’s journey. It is a fluid, constantly updated set of targeted treatment plans developed by...
Why do cancer patients need lifelines?
Each day in the United States, almost 1,600 adults and kids—enough to fill four jumbo jets—die of cancer. (1) Why are these patients allowed to crash and die? We have put people on the moon. We have sent rovers to Mars. Why, in the 21st century, are we throwing up our...
Lifelines to Cancer Survival
Lifelines to Cancer Survival A tidal wave of cancer is upon us. In 16 short years, cancer will be the no.1 killer in the United States. Cancer patients need answers and they need them now. Lifelines to Cancer Survival is the first book ever that guides patients and...
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