My younger brother, Dr. Ron Davis, was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer last February and passed away nine months later. Ron was diagnosed while president of the AMA. Ron was a preventative health specialist and worked for years for the Center for Disease Control's Office on Smoking and Health under Dr. Everett Koop and later, for the Ford Health System in Detroit.
Today, I am in Washington D.C., preparing with my wife Deborah, to participate in the third annual PanCan Advocacy Day (tomorrow). Our "team" will meet the Florida senators (Mel Martinez and Bill Nelson) as well as our congressional representative Ron...