As mentioned in a previous post, I recommend the book Anticancer: A New Way of Life by David Servan-Schreiber to everyone—with or without cancer.
Here are some quotes to pique your curiosity:
“Cancer lies dormant in all of us. Like all living organism, our bodies are making defective cells all the time. That’s how tumors are born. [...]
Entries from October 2008
October 25, 2008
Anticancer Quotes
October 22, 2008
A Real Pain in the Ass
A friend of mine was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer and has his first treatment tomorrow. I wish A. R. the best as he gets radiated.
In the spirit of poking (sic) fun of cancers I don’t have, I offer this educational video.
October 18, 2008
Cancer Buy the Book
One in four people in the Westerner world will die of cancer, which makes it a popular subject these days. On Lulu.com you can buy over 700 books on cancer. A search on Amazon brings up almost 250,000 results (some, no doubt, having to do with horoscopes). Still, there are a few titles that don’t [...]
October 13, 2008
Slow Death
My appointment at Memorial Cancer Clinic went well. Dax, John, Sharon and the others were their usual friendly and caring selves. No white coats or excessive formality, which makes it easier to relax.
It looks like I’m responding well to the drug regime. I’ll be getting a PET scan in a few weeks to check progress. [...]
October 9, 2008
Mid-Term Exam
Next Monday I have my mid-term appointment with Dr. Dax Kurbegov. On Tuesday I get my fourth of six R-CHOP chemo treatments and I’m interested to see how my cancer is responding to the toxic treatment.
Based on my research I have two diagnostic questions to ask the good doctor:
1. What about getting an 18FDG [...]
October 7, 2008
God in The Shack
My daughter just finished the bestselling book The Shack and asked me what I thought of it. I read it a few months back and came away less impressed than most readers. It has obviously touched people on an emotional level and has been an encouragement to many; who am I to criticize?
But I [...]
October 3, 2008
The Looting of America
Looting is a crime everywhere in this country except in Congress. The Senate added over 300 pages and more than $100,000,000,000 in bald-faced bribes to the Economic Bail Out Package so the House would pass it. This bloated bill has so much pork it deserve to get Swine Flu and die.
Talk about robbing Peter’s grandkids [...]
