Cancer Survival Game-changer / Triad of Survival

This holiday week end, I wanted to remind cancer survivors and their caretakers to be mindful and let go of complacency . If you are facing an aggressive, rare, or advanced malignancy, it would behoove you to study and research as many backup plans as you can. A large...

Lifelines / Safer, More Effective Cancer Care

We just returned from the Cleveland Clinic for my quarterly scans and MRI’s. During those three days, I met a number of patients like myself who were on treatment or had liver transplants. What impressed me was their determination and intention to get the best...

Cancer Survival / What Are The Essential Questions?

The old notion of the all-knowing doctor and the passive, compliant patient still works some of the time. But if you’re facing a life-threatening illness, there’s a good chance that this outcome may not be optimal. Not because doctors aren’t trying,...