1. This is very sad news! I work on communications for a lymphoma patient group in Argentina and am a current reader of the blog.
You've been a very powerfull source of information, maybe the most on the net, so if you consider to go on we'll be very happy.
I hope we can all meet at least somewhere else.
Regards and thank you very much for the work.

Posted at 11:38AM on Sep 18th 2007 by paula.rossi

2. Sad news indeed. I only recently stumbled upon this site and found it overwhelmingly resourceful. My father and brother died of cancer, and this blog has given me insight to understanding cancer and inspiration to continue on in their legacy. I appreciate that you will keep the site running for reference.

Posted at 1:46PM on Sep 18th 2007 by David Aigner

3. Very sad! It's been such a favorite destination. Will the bloggers be visible elsewhere?
Regards
Richard Day Gore

Posted at 1:54PM on Sep 18th 2007 by richard day gore

4. Very sad indeed. Can readers suggest other blogs on the subject?

Posted at 3:19PM on Sep 18th 2007 by Emmanuel M

5. Although I only had the privilege of blogging for The Cancer Blog for a few months, I want to thank Weblogs Inc. for giving me this opportunity.

Blogging for The Cancer Blog was so rewarding for me. I got the chance to learn so much about the many sides of cancer, from the news topics and research to the inspirational people I blogged about, and also from my fellow bloggers and our readers and commenters.

I am, of course, sad to see this space close, as I think we all are, yet I feel very honored that I was able to share it with all of you.

Patricia

Posted at 3:36PM on Sep 18th 2007 by Patricia Mayville-Cox

6. For those of you who want a cancer support blog.Try redtoenail.org...a group of caring ,
understanding people who have been through it all

Posted at 7:56PM on Sep 18th 2007 by Nora Johnson

7. I am so disappointing the Cancer Blog is discontinuing. It has been one of my preferred readings for Cancer news and viewpoints on the 'business' of cancer. I'm not really into personal blogs.

Thanks for the good work you guys have done. If you decide to blog or post articles elsewhere please let us know.

Posted at 8:46PM on Sep 18th 2007 by Robin

8. Dear Readers,

I too am sad The Cancer Blog has been retired as it's been my home for the past year and four months. But like with cancer, even dismal news can lead to bright endeavors and so I am proud to now be blogging about health and wellness and fitness at a sister blog -- "That's Fit."

Come see me at thatsfit.com. My work here won't feature cancer directly but everything I do flows from my soul, which has been touched by cancer. My diet, my exercise, my lease on life wouldn't be what it is now without my brush with cancer. So the general cancer theme will always be present, even if not spelled out explicitly.

Thank you all for reading my work, for your support, your encouragement, your dedication to a site that has been so important to so many.

Sincerely,

Jacki Donaldson

Posted at 10:41PM on Sep 18th 2007 by Jacki Donaldson

9. How sad! I don't understand why, when there is such a need for sites like this one. My 19 year old daughter was the subject of several articles written - she died last November after battling leukemia for over 6 years.

freewebs.com/courtneynicole

Posted at 11:08AM on Sep 19th 2007 by Debbie Manning

10. I'm shocked and saddened. I'm presently suffering from non seminomus germ cell testicular, stage IId/III, have had a radical orchiotomy, a retro-paroteniel dissection and have started a VIP-esque second round set of chemo, and I was counting on more great information from this resource. Could some kind folks please post some information links that I may navigate to to get information anywhere similar to all the great stuff I've found on the cancer blog?

Best Regards,
John Grabski III
ragejg@gmail.com

Posted at 8:25AM on Sep 20th 2007 by John

11. Sorry to see this blog go bye bye!

Back in December of 2006 I was diagnosed with stage III Hodgkin's Lymphoma. I took time off from my job while I was getting slammed with ABVD chemo. During that time, I looked around for some rude and crude cancer humor shirts and just could not find any I liked.

I decided to start my own online t-shirt shop.

http://www.chucklenutshirts.com



You don't have to buy, but please spread the word.

Thanks,
Ryan

My cancer blog
http://igotthecancer.blogspot.com

Posted at 8:40AM on Sep 20th 2007 by Ryan

12. Wow, that is a huge bummer. In case everything disappears for some reason, would you or your bloggers like to submit anything to the Cancer Research Blog Carnival? I'm hosting the second edition, and more details can be found here.

Cheers,
Ben

Posted at 11:27AM on Sep 20th 2007 by Ben

13. Sorry, that should be here: http://nosugrefneb.com/weblog/2007/09/14/cancer-research-blog-carnival/

Posted at 11:28AM on Sep 20th 2007 by Ben

14. So let me get this straight. A blog about cancer is canceled as a business decision? Cancer? One of the leading causes of death in the world. And it is not something you could make work from a business sense? Wow. That just strikes me as very odd. I think the Weblog/AOL marketing staff needs to be changed. How can you not at the very least get a corporate sponsor to cover the costs? It makes no sense, and is not a very good sign for your company.

Posted at 10:18AM on Sep 21st 2007 by Brit

15. This is so so sad - :(

There is nothing like this. I put it on my auto calendar to remind me 2x weekly.

It is extremely well designed, user friendly and warm. Its informative and personable and most of all, not scary or depressing.

There will be a big hole in my cancer journey. Now what do I do ?

Thanks for the wonderful time, that is much to short.

Posted at 12:50AM on Sep 22nd 2007 by Louise

16. Major health care issues are discussed on blogs more extensively than they could ever be discussed in academic articles. The ability of readers to leave comments in an interactive format is probably the most important part of most blogs. The interactive format allows rapid responses to medical and health care issues which frequently intertwine moral, ethical and legal concerns, and provides valuable feedback and commentary not available through traditional media. Blogs are increasing the visibility of laypeople medical experts, who share tips about treatment and care giving from personal experience, and others have relied on them for straight talk about their health issues and bloggers often provide links to other blogs they favor. As always, some cautiousness is needed on them because some bloggers can have a hidden agenda, like some of the main line medical and health care associations can have. But overall, independent thought (not to be confused with lack of evidence) can be cheerished on sites like this.

Posted at 4:39PM on Sep 22nd 2007 by Gregory D. Pawelski

17. wow, i just ran across this, don't have cancer, but am totally baffled about them shutting down this blog site. i noticed that they gave no real valid reason as to why it's being put into an early grave. could it be that it's because they get no money from the posters for each message and they get no profit? what a rotten shame if greed is playing a part in this. cancer hits so many people and they need a place to vent their worries, exchange info, and possibly be lifted in spirts by what other's have to say. i think that this is just another assault to the people that are having cancer assault their bodies. now, if i should get cancer, i guess i'll be all on my own. my feelings on this are also directed towards the cardio and diabetes blog boards. my husband's family has cancer and cardio problems in it and my family has diabetes and cancer. killing these blog boards makes no sense at all, none.

Posted at 10:48PM on Sep 22nd 2007 by Jossy

18. I agree with the disappointment expressed. As a cancer survivor and someone trying to learn as much as I can about the disease that tried to take my life, I always seemed to find good and useful information on this site. What can be done to get this "business decision" reversed?

Posted at 8:22PM on Sep 23rd 2007 by Gail Walker

19. A new Cancer blog has opened. If you have articles or personal stories you would like to share you can visit:

http://fightingfatigue.typepad.com/fighting_cancer

Posted at 10:18PM on Sep 23rd 2007 by Fighting Cancer

20. Regarding other blogs, you might want to check out Leroy Sievers' blog, My Cancer, which is published by National Public Radio. (Full disclosure - I work for NPR.) Leroy is the former producer of ABC Nightline, and he's combating brain cancer that's also spread to his lungs and spine. Despite all of this, he still manages to post five days a week and publish a podcast as well. His tenacity is as moving as his eloquence.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/mycancer/

Posted at 10:15AM on Sep 24th 2007 by andy carvin