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Cancer Awareness

Friday, October 19, 2012

For Cancer Survivor, Positive Attitude Was Key

"Cancer has to change its life to accommodate me," Canton prostate cancer survivor George Drennan said.

For Canton's George Drennan, his 2006 diagnosis of early stage prostate cancer left him with some unsavory treatment options. "The Oncologist proposed radiation treatment or surgery," Drennan said. "I wasn't too keen on either." Drennan was ucomfortable with the "one size fits all" treatment options given to him. Instead of feeling like another nameless patient getting a pre-programmed treatment, Drennan began to search for non invasive methods of treating his cancer. As his cancer was in an early stage, Drennan admits he had the luxury of time when searching for his alternative. Drennan's brother-in-law, a colon cancer survivor, told him about the Cancer Treatment Centers of America. Drennan went to Tulsa, OK and was given a battery of …

Gayla

2:01 pm on Friday, October 19, 2012

Congratulations Mr. Drennan for being cancer free and thank you for sharing your story!   more ›

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