Aretha Franklin, Neuroendocrine Cancer, and the Invisible Man  

Posted August 29th, 2018

In a 2011 Interview, Ms. Franklin stated in her own words, “I never had pancreatic cancer.” The question is not, “did she lie?” But rather, “how is it that she told the truth?” And, the truth is, she had “neuroendocrine cancer,” which by pathology can only be itself.   Many neuroendocrine cancer patients feel invisible in a sea of other well-known cancers, as they struggle for a face and an […]