In his last state of the union address, President Obama reinvigorated the nation’s interest in a long-sidelined disease/s: cancer. A call for a moonshot was announced, and the president in his address said, “I’m putting Joe in charge of mission control.” The last time such a national commitment towards this illness was announced was by the efforts of a cancer advocate, Mary Lasker. She advocated fiercely, and the National Cancer Act …

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It was that time of the year at the cancer center — with treats all around, chocolates, cookies and gingerbread houses, gifted from the patients to their doctors. Yes, it was the excess sugar holiday season. Most of these patients were follow-ups —  the already established patients of the cancer center, expressing their gratitude in taking care of them in the tough times earlier in the year. Among all the …

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