Pronounce the word "cancer" and it's enough to arouse the fear of death. Fear paralyses. That's its nature.

When we find out our lives are seriously endangered, we often experience this strange paralysis of the body and mind. But the disease won't pass us by. Fear blocks our life force at the time when we need it most. 

Learning to fight cancer consists of learning to nourish the life in us. But it's not necessarily a fight against death. To carry through this apprenticeship is to touch the essence of life, to find a completeness and peace that make it more beautiful. Death may be a part of that success. Some people live their life without appreciating its true value. Others live their death with such richness, such dignity, that it seems like an exceptional accomplishment and gives meaning to everything they have experienced. And in preparing for death in this way, we sometimes release the energy needed to live.