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Friday, September 03, 2010

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From the President

George W. Sledge MD

Topic of Cancer

21 Aug 2010 08:52 PM

For an interesting take on what it is like to be a newly diagnosed cancer patient, I would recommend looking at Christopher Hitchens' "Topic of Cancer" in the September 2010 issue of Vanity Fair. Particularly amusing is his description of the modern cancer center (any guesses on which one it is?), which he calls "Tumorville": "The new land is quite welcoming in its way. Everybody smiles encouragingly and there appears to be absolutely no racism. A generally egalitarian spirit prevails, and those who run the place have obviously got where they are on merit an ...Read More

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