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Time To Kill Cancer

This week's big medical news has to do with statins and heart attacks and cholesterol levels. Front page stuff. And I know it's important. But selfishly I'm waiting for the banner headline that says something like, "Cancer. Over."

Just imagine the scientist working in the lab, eyes glued to the microscope. Or maybe something happens in a Petri dish that explains it all and leads to vaccines and treatments that don't just buy time but buy life.

I remember once, Elizabeth Edwards said to Leroy, "Just hold on; we're so close to a breakthrough."

It wasn't to be for Leroy. I hope it happens for Elizabeth and millions of others. What I'd really like is for all the biologists and chemists to go into their labs this morning, lock the door and throw away the key.

It's time to kill some cancer.

-- Laurie

7:00 AM ET | 11-13-2008 | permalink

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Leroy Sievers in the Ted Koppel Documentary

Leroy Sievers speaks with Dr. Christos Georgiades. Credit: Tyrone Turner

A Ted Koppel documentary focuses on his friend Leroy Sievers' "My Cancer" blog and the response it evokes.

About 'My Cancer'

A journalist for more than 25 years, Leroy Sievers worked at CBS News, the Discovery Channel, and ABC News, where he was the executive producer of Nightline. He wrote this blog daily until his death in August.