Lung Cancer Article

[DaveGr]

Please take the time to read the following article:

http://www.madisonmagazine.com/index.php?section_id=918&xstate=view_story&story_id=185748

[Snowflake]

A very well-written article.

[Ry]

Thanks for posting that Dave. It was an excellent article. Very nice. Who was that old guy though?

[Donna G]

Wow! That was a book! I hope many people read it and become interested in finding the cure. Donna G

[cindi o'h]

Thanks Dave... all the best to you.

Cindi o'h

[karen335]

Thanks Dave,

That was a very interesting read. Let's pray a cure is found in the VERY near future. In the meantime we are praying for the "CURE"...

God BLess and prayers,

Karen

[patut]

Wow, that was heavy duty. Thanks.

C.[/b]

[Nancy O.]

Good article. Thanks Dave.

[gail p-m]

Very good and comprehensive article. Sincerely hope that it reaches many.

Gail P-M

[TeeTaa]

What an interesting and reader-friendly article. Thanks for sharing.

TeeTaa

[stand4hope]

Dave,

That was a terrific article. I, too, hope it gets ready by thousands of people - especially the ones that can and will do something to help.

Peggy

[lilgna]

Great article, good job..... thanks for bring to light the problems we all face daily....

[DaveGr]

Just a side light to the article. The author, Mary Feingold, is the wife of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin. We do have a friend in Senator Feingold.

P.S.: My October Scan was as good as the 9 previous scans.

[karenl]

That's a beautifully written article. Thank you for sharing.

Karen

[stephnewyork34]

Thanks for sharing. I still think we can do something. 10 years ago, AIDS was a death sentence, now it is a managable disease, so no giving up, and I think we can find our own Katie Couric, it may not save people now who have it, but it may and it it may make a difference for the future.

PS I wish Mom could have read that, well said.

[teresag]

Great article, Dave. And your picture isn't too bad either. Lookin' good.

Joan Schiller is one powerhouse of an onc doctor. You found the best.

And, last but not least, congratulations on the stable scans!!!

[teresag]

I wrote a letter to the editor of Madison Magazine in response to Dave's article. Here it is, for those who are interested.

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Thank you for Mary Feingold's excellent article on lung cancer and "the stigma."

Cancer takes years to develop. American society conveniently ignores the fact that people who have lung cancer now became smokers long before smoking became socially unacceptable. And we forget that nicotine is a powerfully addictive substance; smokers try and fail many times before quitting "for good." It's not that they aren't trying.

Worldwide, lung cancer is the most common cancer killer. Yet as smoking declines in the United States, American tobacco companies target other nations. Better funding for tobacco avoidance and cessation, lung cancer treatment and supportive care could enhance the health of not only Americans, but the entire world.

Blaming the victim makes it far too easy for the National Institutes of Health to go on underfunding research into this devastating and widespread disease. Courageous fighters like Dave Grant and Joan Schiller deserve better.

[TAnn]

Dave,

What an excellent article. Has ALL of the info and facts all in one article. I printed it up. I am currently trying to get my local ABC news station to do a story, ANY story on lung cancer for Lung Cancer Awareness Month. I also happened to mention in my e-mail to them that the 2-3 stories per week in October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month were very interesting.

Unfortunately, still no response. Imagine that!

TAnn