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Seizing the microphone on Capitol Hill
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In September, I attended a "March on Cancer" in Washington, DC, together with a conference sponsored by the Alliance for Lung Cancer Advocacy, Support and Education (ALCASE).
Before leaving my home in Michigan for the nation's capital, I was informed that, although the march was well-intentioned on the part of the grassroots organisers, it would focus entirely on generating funding for research into the treatment and cure of cancer. It had also become a promotional vehicle for a number of major pharmaceutical and medical products companies. There would be no focus at all on prevention, since there is no money in that, even though prevention is an essential component of the fight against cancer. This is especially true of cigarette smoking, since it is responsible for more cancer than any other cause.
Following the conference, I went with a group of ALCASE staff and
volunteers to the Friday night "candlelight
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