Bucknell Magazine - Fall 2024
Article excerpts
“Cancer” is generally perceived as a scary word, so much so that it is sometimes referred to simply as the “C word,” as if refusing to utter its full name somehow deprives it of the all-too-real power that it exerts over so many lives. However, there is power in naming something. In fact, when it comes to cancer, Richard J. Jones and T. Michael McCormick go a couple of steps further. Speaking with equal parts candor and humor, the duo has published Rogue Cells: A Conversation on the Myths and Mysteries of Cancer, a book that seeks “to make cancer as comprehensible as possible” and, in doing so, give patients and their families the knowledge to confront the disease head on.
The resultant Rogue Cells is a true collaboration between the pair and strikes a pleasing balance between the scientific and the personal while navigating weighty topics with a compelling blend of humor and dignity that ultimately makes cancer seem much less scary.
Bucknell Magazine, Fall 2024
