While that particular form of cancer is deadly, as is evidenced by two of my fellow Houstonians succumbing to it such as our crusading consumer news reporter Marvin Zindler and Patrick Swayze, there have been people such as Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Apple CEO Steve Jobs who have beaten the odds.
It's also a prevalent form of cancer among African Americans. If it is caught early ebough, people diagnosed with it have a 15-18% survival rate with surgical intervention.
In the meantime, as you say prayers for the sick and shut in at church today, say one for the Queen of Soul as well.
