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Looking at the Odds of Hereditary Cancer
I thought I’d create a visual to help put the statistics in perspective.You can download a PDF of this graphic at www.MARKiX.net/genes
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Cancer Anger and Reading Between the Lines
"I was cleaning up old bookmarks on my web browser last week and I came across a link to an article about research linking suppressed anger to certain cancers, including breast cancer."Here's the link...
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Hereditary Cancer Week / Previvor Day 2023
Since hereditary cancer encompasses so many different cancers, there really isn’t a ribbon or universal symbol for it. So I created my own and made this poster for Hereditary Cancer Week / Previvor Day...
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The Language of Cancer and Drawing a Picture
"Since every cancer is different, the terms used to describe it and the available treatments almost requires a professional interpreter to help make sense of it all. And hereditary cancer also has its...
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We Need to Change the Way We Talk About Hereditary Cancer
It's National Hereditary Cancer Week. It's time to speak up.I will be brutally honest; my wife died an unbearably horrible death caused by a preventable cancer. Her untimely death happened because too...
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National Previvor Day
Today is National Previvor Day. My daughter is a previvor. My late wife should have been one. For more information about hereditary cancer awareness and prevention, I have posted several of my...
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Revisting Thoughts on Breast Cancer Awareness Month
During Breast Cancer Awareness Month last year, I wrote an article and created a cartoon for Cure Today. The response to it really surprised me.Titled, “Thoughts on Breast Cancer Awareness Month: the...
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Somatic Mutations & Germline Mutations Illustrated
Ever since I created my germline mutation infographic (see this post),I have been asked to create something about somatic mutations.Okay, sure, no problem; that’s an easy task.Not really.How do you...
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A Thought for National Arts & Humanities Month
Not many people know it, but October is also National Arts and Humanities Month. And today is Pablo Picasso’s birthday, National Fine Art Appreciation Day, and International Artist Day. So, being an...
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Stepping Up Once Again to Prevent Cancer
I’m being asked to climb up on my "hereditary cancer awareness and prevention soapbox" and advocate for cancer screening legislation again...My story at CURE about a hereditary cancer screening bill I...
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November is National Family Caregiver Month. An Honest Look at Cancer...
For those who may not know it, November is National Family Caregiver Month. It is easily missed. It doesn’t have the hype of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. There are no walks or galas to “celebrate”...
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National Family Health History Day & Your Family Pedigree
This coming Thanksgiving Day is also National Family Health History Day. As you sit down at the Thanksgiving table this year, think of all of your blood relatives -- grandparents, parents, siblings,...
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Turkey Cards
Even though I have conflicting feelings about my great-great-great-whatever grandparents (the Whites) who sailed on the Mayflower, given that it is Thanksgiving week, I thought I’d share a couple...
View ArticleCoyote Claus -- Read by a Ranger -- and the Backstory
It’s always nice to see one of the books I illustrated read in a video, and this one is appropriate for the season. But, as with every book, there are usually backstories that no one knows about.I...
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A Holiday Offering for Those Affected by Cancer
I created this art activity page as a gift to the readers and fellow contributors at the cancer care website Cure Today last year. Along with it, I authored a story about creating it. My wish is still...
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Article 9
Sharing family health history can be a precious gift to give to loved ones. It might even be life-saving.Because cancer doesn’t take the holidays off, neither do I in my cancer prevention advocacy. I...
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What's Your GQ?
Genetionary.org ScreenshotNot many people have a high GQ (genetic quotient). Genes and genetics are a mystery to so many. And when it comes to hereditary cancer genes it's even more of a mystery. Few...
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A Timeless Classic
Charles Dickens' novella A Christmas Carol was first published in London on December 19, 1843, 180 years ago. My illustration is 35 years old. Dickens' message is timeless.
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Looking at Inherited Mutations
It seems like an appropriate time of year to share this as part of my advocacy to raise hereditary cancer awareness and save lives. Available at Genetionary, a glossary of inherited genetic mutations...
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