Cancer Was Not Disorganized Chromosomal Chaos. It

It Remains An Astonishing, Disturbing Fact That In America - A Nation Where Nearly Every New Drug Is Subjected To Rigorous Scrutiny As A Potential Carcinogen, And Even The Bare Hint Of A Substance's Link To Cancer Ignites A Firestorm Of Public Hysteria And Media Anxiety - One Of The Most Potent And Common Carcinogens Known To Humans Can Be Freely Bought And Sold At Every Corner Store For A Few Dollars.

Good Physicians Are Rarely Dispassionate. They Agonize And Self-doubt Over Patients.

I Began Wondering, Can One Really Write A Biography Of An Illness? But I Found Myself Thinking Of Cancer As This Character That Has Lived For 4,000 Years, And I Wanted To Know What Was Its Birth, What Is Its Mind, Its Personality, Its Psyche?

Most Days, I Go Home And I Feel Rejuvenated. I Feel Ebullient.

Most Discoveries Even Today Are A Combination Of Serendipity And Of Searching.