But not for the whole issue. Just the box on page 1. But that box contains some very important information. It was even written by an oncologist. Read it. But don’t weep. Just get busy. It’s a key to cancer prevention. Speaking of which, boys and girls, October 7 is National Walk/Bike to School Day. Also in this issue, some …
I Love Monday!
Do you know how I spell relief? R-E-L-I-E-F!!! I experienced it today. I had an appointment with one of the doctors who treated me for cancer about ten years ago. Once you have cancer you are never again free of two things: 1. More or less lifetime follow-up appointments, and 2. Worry. Anything that doesn’t feel absolutely perfect makes you …
World Cancer Day
Let’s open up a time capsule from 1994. I’ve been saving this short film I saw recently for today, World Cancer Day. It’s warm and beautiful and heartbreaking all at once. It highlights how very personal cancer is, and how intimately and ruthlessly and maliciously it steals from us. People say I’ve beaten cancer. Twice, in fact. (Actually it’s three …
LET’S CELEBRATE SCALPS!
Have you lost your hair because of cancer treatment or some other medical condition? The Medical Examiner is looking for you, whether you’re man, woman or child. During October, we’d like to celebrate the unadorned scalp. The idea is to have a gallery – or at the bare minimum, several individual profiles – of the bald and the beautiful in …