This is a tribute poem to two special friends. Together, our small band of sometimes rowdy and most times normal group of acquaintances, shared joy and laughter. We were a hearty group.

The vaccines are not effective for cancer already established, but prevent virus infections that can cause some types of tumors.

The start, as always, holds so much promise.

The other day I heard the extremely compelling story about a young girl suffering from a disease that caused her hair to fall off.

Cancer patient Patrick Swayze has called cancer drug treatment “hell on wheels”, but new research shows that the worse the side effects, the better the drug could be working.