Over the weekend I began to worry if I have been unfair. Just last week in a webcast about the latest comprehensive treatments for brain cancer I urged patients to seek treatment, or at least a consultation, at an academic medical center where they have sub-specialists in neuro-oncology and related specialties. I do believe that [...]

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The mail has been coming in fast and furious. You’ve shared some great stories and interesting ideas that I find very thought-provoking and helpful.
Please don’t be upset if it takes me a few weeks to respond to your message – the sudden growth of this blog has been a little overwhelming.
I’ve selected some of the [...]

Some really interesting letters this time:
“I have been receiving your letters and I enjoy the ease by which you communicate. I was diagnosed with CLL in 1997. I do believe that stress and genes have everything to do with CLL, with emphasis on the stress input.
“We lost a son in 1989, and six months later [...]

Dr. Ron Berenson is an unusual guy. He’s a cancer researcher and entrepreneur. He also has an identical twin brother, Jim, who is also an oncologist and cancer researcher. I can’t think of another set of identical twin oncologists, can you?
Ron lives in Seattle near me, and Jim lives in Los Angeles. I can never [...]

Wow, the e-mails and posted comments have been coming faster than I can answer them, and there have been some great questions asked and suggestions shared. If you don’t find your story or question addressed here, I’m probably still working on the response. Don’t worry, I’ll post another mailbag very soon.
“You were kind enough to [...]