A few weeks ago, my brother-in-law resigned his subscription to my blog. Since I am notified when this happens, I grew immediately concerned that I had said something to offend him. I called my sister in New Jersey to ask her. She said, “No, of course not! He’s been really busy at work catching up… Continue reading My Brother-in-Law
The great Greek physician and teacher Hippocrates (460 BC-370 BC) described several kinds of cancer, referring to them with the Greek word "carcinos", meaning crab or crayfish. This name comes from the appearance of the cut surface of a solid malignant tumor, with the "veins stretched out on all sides as the animal the crab has its feet, whence it derives its name."