This post is as a congratulations to two of my living heroes for their recent recognitions of their breakthrough work in the detection of blood cancers. Denise Wells M.D. and Mike Loken PhD -- your work has changed medicine, and your lives have changed mine. Bravo!
this is a video that is so great -- and I know the reason that they work so hard, is for these kids, and so many others.
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articipating in the American Cancer Society-Relay For Life in memory of Mike Wellings, Dick Lundquist, David Cribbs and my mother who was a 20 year survivor of Cancer, and in support of Lois Lundquist who is currently battling breast cancer. This is a disease that knows no boundaries and takes a huge toll not only on those fighting the disease but their friends, family and caregivers. If you can contribute to my goal of 100.00 I would be forever grateful. You can donate using the link be
Cancer is perhaps the most frightening of all diseases we face. And the thing is, it's very often entirely preventable. If we simply made some different decisions, earlier, many cancers would never happen.
That sounds like an audacious statement. Cancer after all, comes "out of the blue" -- we report that it happ
