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...

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...