cancer
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Roar of the Crowd
Readers respond to the November 2016 issue.
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The Iconoclast
Jim Allison has always gone his own way—as a small-town-Texas kid who preferred books to football, and as a young scientist who believed the immune system could treat tumors when few others did. And that irreverence led him to find a potential cure for cancer.
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Lance Armstrong Apparently Makes Private Videos For People With Cancer
Lance Armstrong may hold as many Tour De France titles as everyone reading this right now, but people with cancer still find the guy inspiring.
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Did Breast Cancer Make an El Paso Judge Break Bad?
A friend says breast cancer is the reason former El Paso County Judge Dolores Briones helped embezzle money from a program for mentally ill children.
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The Race of His Life
When a world-class athlete like Austin’s Lance Armstrong gets cancer, it’s a shock—for him, and for every man who has ever considered himself invincible.
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35 People Who Will Shape Our Future
Lance Armstrong tops our list of the dreamers and doers leading the way in science, sports, politics, music, art, food, education, and, of course, Dallas shopping.
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Get on Board
Michael Hall talks about researching acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), walking the halls of Texas Children’s Hospital, and interviewing the parents of a remarkable skater kid who died.
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About a Boy
The short life and tragic death of Johnny Romano, the youngest professional skateboarder ever.
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Playing for Keeps
The truth—what we can discern, anyway—about Tom Landry’s leukemia.
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Nothing To It
Bolstered by his favorite phrase, my son Mark faced life with grace, dignity, and good humor. I knew he’d face death the same way.