This article is about the lack of any substantial information to find the cure for cancer.
Gina Kolata, the speaker and the author of this article, reviewed a cancer patient, Ms. Phyllis Kutt, who is the audience, recieves compassion for her reoccuring cancer.
Ms. Kutt is one of the many victims who suffers from difficult rehabilitation, and years later she still needs to keep going because her cancer is now beginning to spread throughout her body.
The occasion is the "promise" President Obama made which is to cure cancer, which is included in his stimulus package to fund research for a cure.
However, President Nixon made a similar promise that in 1976 cancer would be cured. This just goes to show the negligence and the continual "normalcy" people feel towards cancer.
The tone in this article is aggravated patience, that despite everything that the cancer patients suffer, internally and externally, they still have to wait patiently while they continue to struggle.
The subject of this article is to point out the importance of this issue and how it personally effects the patients. Ms. Kutt is rarely greeted with a smile, but is stared down due to her baldness because of the chemotherapy.
Cancer patients are almost treated like another race, and that definitely says something that there are enough people with cancer to make a minority - maybe soon a majority, unfortunately.
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
Anti Cancer, Introduction
Much like the Cancer Pain Sourcebook, the introduction in David Servan-Schreiber's book is quite explanatory itself.
The subject is about the author's shock about his just discovered brain cancer, and how he felt seperated from the common way of life, his depressing conviction that followed him for several years.
Much to the author's dismay, he feared early death, and he felt that his dreams were dashed now that he became a cancer patient.
He can relate to his audience, many other cancer patients, who feel isolated by many people living their lives without a glance towards the future -- or at least their deaths.
The author speaks as a cancer patient, being that he was one, and connects with his readers emotionally through his vivid descriptions.
The occasion starts with the author's initial shock of discovering his brain cancer, and then speeds up to 16 years later when he started writing this book.
The tone of the introduction is at first dismay, but then turns to determination. This determination is what guided the author to find the best way to deal with his cancer but still maintain a normal life.
This author truly understood the feelings of his fellow cancer patients, and tried to make a difference for them by finding the most natural way to heal - through the body itself.
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The subject is about the author's shock about his just discovered brain cancer, and how he felt seperated from the common way of life, his depressing conviction that followed him for several years.
Much to the author's dismay, he feared early death, and he felt that his dreams were dashed now that he became a cancer patient.
He can relate to his audience, many other cancer patients, who feel isolated by many people living their lives without a glance towards the future -- or at least their deaths.
The author speaks as a cancer patient, being that he was one, and connects with his readers emotionally through his vivid descriptions.
The occasion starts with the author's initial shock of discovering his brain cancer, and then speeds up to 16 years later when he started writing this book.
The tone of the introduction is at first dismay, but then turns to determination. This determination is what guided the author to find the best way to deal with his cancer but still maintain a normal life.
This author truly understood the feelings of his fellow cancer patients, and tried to make a difference for them by finding the most natural way to heal - through the body itself.
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The Cancer Pain Sourcebook, Introduction
To get to know this book better and it's backround, the introduction is always the first place to start.
The introduction states one major fear that all cancer patients fear is pain, more so a painful death.
To begin, the audience is obviously the cancer patients, who all have their major concern about their illnesses. A survey conducted by the Institute of Medicine in 1997 revealed that 72% of cancer patients primary fears was pain.
Author Roger S. Cicala, the speaker, explains briefly the cures and treatments that can guide these patients through their fears and then into a more emotionally controlled mindset.
The occasion is anytime a cancer patient picks up this book and decides to deal with their illness in a constructive manner.
To sum up the introduction's subject is how patients should initially deal with pain, and what measures they should take to get it treated or solved. The author is kind enough to refer to many other resources if the reader isn't satisfied with his book alone, which is found in the appendixes. This shows the compassionate side of the author, and how he takes into account how his readers feel.
Above all, the author relates to his readers through his book much like a doctor giving a patient their diagnosis. Thankfully he takes these illnesses seriously.
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The introduction states one major fear that all cancer patients fear is pain, more so a painful death.
To begin, the audience is obviously the cancer patients, who all have their major concern about their illnesses. A survey conducted by the Institute of Medicine in 1997 revealed that 72% of cancer patients primary fears was pain.
Author Roger S. Cicala, the speaker, explains briefly the cures and treatments that can guide these patients through their fears and then into a more emotionally controlled mindset.
The occasion is anytime a cancer patient picks up this book and decides to deal with their illness in a constructive manner.
To sum up the introduction's subject is how patients should initially deal with pain, and what measures they should take to get it treated or solved. The author is kind enough to refer to many other resources if the reader isn't satisfied with his book alone, which is found in the appendixes. This shows the compassionate side of the author, and how he takes into account how his readers feel.
Above all, the author relates to his readers through his book much like a doctor giving a patient their diagnosis. Thankfully he takes these illnesses seriously.
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Questions and/or comments are always welcome! :)
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Daniel Menaker, Cancer: Fighting Words
This author hits the main point of my entire topic. Daniel Menaker, a recurrent cancer patient himself, looks forward to the demilitarization of cancer talk.
His audience is the people who use the military slang, since they are the ones that need to hear - or see - it. They need to learn how it affects others, since they could seriously hurt or anger someone if they just toss this kind of slang around.
He speaks, of course, as a cancer patient who takes some offense to this slang. He does, however, endorse military talk when in privacy as a means of motivation, but not publicly.
The occasion is addressing the media who's been abusing this slang recently, and the subject is to show why cancer talk should be demilitarized. The media, I believe, is the root of this problem. They make many issues things to be toyed with and it takes away from the seriousness of the situation.
The tone of this whole peace is satirical but serious, since he adds some humor to the ignorance of the public. I feel as though there's a bit of anger, but not too much at the same time. He clearly has a position on this issue, and can relate to it because of his own personal problems.
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His audience is the people who use the military slang, since they are the ones that need to hear - or see - it. They need to learn how it affects others, since they could seriously hurt or anger someone if they just toss this kind of slang around.
He speaks, of course, as a cancer patient who takes some offense to this slang. He does, however, endorse military talk when in privacy as a means of motivation, but not publicly.
The occasion is addressing the media who's been abusing this slang recently, and the subject is to show why cancer talk should be demilitarized. The media, I believe, is the root of this problem. They make many issues things to be toyed with and it takes away from the seriousness of the situation.
The tone of this whole peace is satirical but serious, since he adds some humor to the ignorance of the public. I feel as though there's a bit of anger, but not too much at the same time. He clearly has a position on this issue, and can relate to it because of his own personal problems.
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Monday, December 5, 2011
About the Author - Roger S. Cicala
Another book I'm reading for my argumentative topic is "The Cancer Pain Sourcebook". The author, Roger S. Cicala, comes from The Methodist Comprehensive Pain Insitute which began in 1996.
Cicala found experiences and used specialties from other doctors to compile useful information to cancer patients.
Each doctor is given a different approach with rehabilitation of one single patient among all the rest of the doctors.
This makes it so seeing which types of rehablilitation work and others that don't is more effective.
These doctors follow a guideline with three specific points so that the rehabilitation can more controlled.
This gives the audience who reads this book a reassurance that these methods are monitered and can be effective.
The speaker talks as several different doctors, trying to meet on the level of the audience.
These doctors devotion to the cause is very heartwarming, since nowadays cancer spreading more throughout the population.
The subject of this book is to help each reader to find an effective way through rehabilitation.
The tone of this book is instructional and helpful, because of all the different methods to deal with cancer.
This shows how compassionate the doctors can be towards this issue, even in the homelives of the patients.
This is no issue to be laughed at, so it should be given the respect it deserves and have a more suppotive popualce behind it.
Cicala found experiences and used specialties from other doctors to compile useful information to cancer patients.
Each doctor is given a different approach with rehabilitation of one single patient among all the rest of the doctors.
This makes it so seeing which types of rehablilitation work and others that don't is more effective.
These doctors follow a guideline with three specific points so that the rehabilitation can more controlled.
This gives the audience who reads this book a reassurance that these methods are monitered and can be effective.
The speaker talks as several different doctors, trying to meet on the level of the audience.
These doctors devotion to the cause is very heartwarming, since nowadays cancer spreading more throughout the population.
The subject of this book is to help each reader to find an effective way through rehabilitation.
The tone of this book is instructional and helpful, because of all the different methods to deal with cancer.
This shows how compassionate the doctors can be towards this issue, even in the homelives of the patients.
This is no issue to be laughed at, so it should be given the respect it deserves and have a more suppotive popualce behind it.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
About the Author - David Servan-Schreiber
David Servan-Schreiber, the author of "Anti-Cancer", was also a cancer victim himself.
Unfortunately, he passed away on July 24, 2011 after 20 years of treatment.
Ironically, the cite says his "battle" with cancer.
But besides that, the real reason I'll be using this book for my topic is because of the author's experience with cancer and how he lived.
Servan-Schreiber, diagnosed with brain cancer, tried to find natural cures for his sickness and lived a healthy life.
What I find to be extraordinary about the author is how he dedicated himself to informing everyone through blogs and his book.
Through the information the author provides in his book, I want to spread a better understanding of how delicately such a situation should be handled.
For example, I would not disrespect the author who passed away to be a "loser" in his "battle" against cancer.
I think he brought a good contribution to the cause and his own ideas and ways of handling cancer. It's a process of healing, not a battle.
Patience and dedication is how you stay alive - there is no easy way out of this situation.
So I ask that you will give more respect to this issue and be more aware of the sufferings of cancer victims.
*Rest in Peace* David Servan-Schreiber (April 21, 1961 – July 24, 2011)
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Unfortunately, he passed away on July 24, 2011 after 20 years of treatment.
Ironically, the cite says his "battle" with cancer.
But besides that, the real reason I'll be using this book for my topic is because of the author's experience with cancer and how he lived.
Servan-Schreiber, diagnosed with brain cancer, tried to find natural cures for his sickness and lived a healthy life.
What I find to be extraordinary about the author is how he dedicated himself to informing everyone through blogs and his book.
Through the information the author provides in his book, I want to spread a better understanding of how delicately such a situation should be handled.
For example, I would not disrespect the author who passed away to be a "loser" in his "battle" against cancer.
I think he brought a good contribution to the cause and his own ideas and ways of handling cancer. It's a process of healing, not a battle.
Patience and dedication is how you stay alive - there is no easy way out of this situation.
So I ask that you will give more respect to this issue and be more aware of the sufferings of cancer victims.
*Rest in Peace* David Servan-Schreiber (April 21, 1961 – July 24, 2011)
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If you're interested in learning more about the author, click this link for Servan-Schreiber's story
Monday, November 21, 2011
Words Can Be Harmful - Argumentative Topic
For the argumentative paper I'll be writing over now until the winter is about how militant talk is used carelessly towards cancer patients and their families.
For example, "they fought the brave fight", or "the battle rages on" comparing itself to the struggle of cancer patients.
This "militant talk" is so widely used that people think that it's a minor detail to be overlooked.
However, not all of the world are cancer patients or their relatives, are they?
Indeed not. Being a member of a cancer victim's family, my own dad, I can personally say that this "militant talk" drives me insane.
What does it say about a person who passes away from this illness? Does this say they lost the battle?
That they went down in the fight?
First of all, the whole "war" idea is completely incorrect in regards to the actual illness. And second of all, why on earth would someone toss those phrases around without even thinking how it effects the patients and families?
In reality, everyone has cancer cells in their body, however only some actually have it become something so much worse.
David Servan-Schreiber, the author of Anti-Cancer, clarifies this point for everyone to find a common ground, so to say.
This banishes any excuse of negligence.
It's time for a mere habit to take a backseat to common sense.
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For example, "they fought the brave fight", or "the battle rages on" comparing itself to the struggle of cancer patients.
This "militant talk" is so widely used that people think that it's a minor detail to be overlooked.
However, not all of the world are cancer patients or their relatives, are they?
Indeed not. Being a member of a cancer victim's family, my own dad, I can personally say that this "militant talk" drives me insane.
What does it say about a person who passes away from this illness? Does this say they lost the battle?
That they went down in the fight?
First of all, the whole "war" idea is completely incorrect in regards to the actual illness. And second of all, why on earth would someone toss those phrases around without even thinking how it effects the patients and families?
In reality, everyone has cancer cells in their body, however only some actually have it become something so much worse.
David Servan-Schreiber, the author of Anti-Cancer, clarifies this point for everyone to find a common ground, so to say.
This banishes any excuse of negligence.
It's time for a mere habit to take a backseat to common sense.
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