Comments on: There’s nothing good about cancer http://www.groveproject.org/2008/03/30/theres-nothing-good-about-cancer/ A concentration of local citizen journalists Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:58:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: editor http://www.groveproject.org/2008/03/30/theres-nothing-good-about-cancer/#comment-2796 editor Sat, 05 Apr 2008 23:19:12 +0000 http://www.groveproject.org/2008/03/30/theres-nothing-good-about-cancer/#comment-2796 Updated link to the Star News piece, which was moving around a little bit -ed. Updated link to the Star News piece, which was moving around a little bit -ed.

]]> By: Ranald http://www.groveproject.org/2008/03/30/theres-nothing-good-about-cancer/#comment-2348 Ranald Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:39:19 +0000 http://www.groveproject.org/2008/03/30/theres-nothing-good-about-cancer/#comment-2348 Powerful stuff, and painfully honest. When my brother died of cancer nearly two years ago, it was the most heartbreaking thing I'd ever experienced. While he deteriorated for two years 3,000 miles away, his email updates reduced me to tears in front of co-workers who were mostly oblivious to my family's ordeal. Even writing this brings back memories still raw to contemplate. There's nothing good about cancer, but Betsy hits the nail on the head right here: "Until we put our faith and funds into the necessary but unprofitable work of prevention, incidences of apparently "random" cancers will continue to rise." Powerful stuff, and painfully honest. When my brother died of cancer nearly two years ago, it was the most heartbreaking thing I’d ever experienced. While he deteriorated for two years 3,000 miles away, his email updates reduced me to tears in front of co-workers who were mostly oblivious to my family’s ordeal. Even writing this brings back memories still raw to contemplate. There’s nothing good about cancer, but Betsy hits the nail on the head right here:

“Until we put our faith and funds into the necessary but unprofitable work of prevention, incidences of apparently “random” cancers will continue to rise.”

]]> By: editor http://www.groveproject.org/2008/03/30/theres-nothing-good-about-cancer/#comment-2335 editor Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:22:12 +0000 http://www.groveproject.org/2008/03/30/theres-nothing-good-about-cancer/#comment-2335 Link to WSN opinion piece is broken today -- and the search on that site isn't working either, at the moment. Will update link if necesssary as soon as I can. -ed. Link to WSN opinion piece is broken today — and the search on that site isn’t working either, at the moment. Will update link if necesssary as soon as I can. -ed.

]]> By: Todays Current Events in Cancer Research » Alert - cancer http://www.groveproject.org/2008/03/30/theres-nothing-good-about-cancer/#comment-2166 Todays Current Events in Cancer Research » Alert - cancer Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:04:07 +0000 http://www.groveproject.org/2008/03/30/theres-nothing-good-about-cancer/#comment-2166 [...] There’s nothing good about cancer By editor Everyone diagnosed with cancer deserves to experience the disease in his or her own way. Some choose to be upbeat, refusing even to entertain the possibility of negative outcomes. They may go so far as to describe cancer as a positive … The Grove Project - http://www.groveproject.org [...] […] There’s nothing good about cancer By editor Everyone diagnosed with cancer deserves to experience the disease in his or her own way. Some choose to be upbeat, refusing even to entertain the possibility of negative outcomes. They may go so far as to describe cancer as a positive … The Grove Project - http://www.groveproject.org […]

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