william donald kelley

Let’s hope so. Time and again I have used the image of a WWI battlefield as a totem for what it means to be “at war” with cancer. Lots of dead soldiers, of course. But it’s always the battlefield that comes off worst. The soldiers are our cells; the battlefield is our body. Remember that image when you hear of Nixon’s “war on cancer” being touted around. What is needed is smarter cancer treatments, not more deadly “killer” treatments. We need ingenuity, not violence. The old idea of blast-it-to-hell is not just wrong, it’s damnably wrong; in fact quite wicked and lazy. That’s what has got oncologists a bad name. Belt away with chemo or radiation, pocket the money and then (patient died), “Next!” But as I keep saying—and this puts me out of step with propaganda-based holistic thinkers (most of which have NEVER treated cancer patients!)—there are good doctors and researchers out there, worrying at the problem and working away from the orthodox side of the fence. Decent people. And they are getting results.

Let’s hope so. Time and again I have used the image of a WWI battlefield as a totem for what it means to be “at war” with cancer. Lots of dead soldiers, of course. But it’s always the battlefield that comes off worst. The soldiers are our cells; the battlefield is our body. Remember that image when you hear of Nixon’s “war on cancer” being touted around. What is needed is smarter cancer treatments, not more deadly “killer” treatments. We need ingenuity, not violence. The old idea of blast-it-to-hell is not just wrong, it’s damnably wrong; in fact quite wicked and lazy. That’s what has got oncologists a bad name. Belt away with chemo or radiation, pocket the money and then (patient died), “Next!” But as I keep saying—and this puts me out of step with propaganda-based holistic thinkers (most of which have NEVER treated cancer patients!)—there are good doctors and researchers out there, worrying at the problem and working away from the orthodox side of the fence. Decent people. And they are getting results.