USATODAY.com – Milder skin cancers becoming more common among young

Years ago we saw a Second City Comedy performance that included a musical sketch where the chorus went “It’s…the…CANCER. ItstheCANCER.” It was performed by people made up to be stereotypical “Chicago old people” of various backgrounds… but everybody had a comic Yiddish accent.

It seemed darkly funny then – even after David’s mom’s diagnosis of breast cancer and her complete recovery, 5 years on.

Then Peter Jennings died of lung cancer. And the other day, Christopher Reeve’s wife announced she has lung cancer. A few months back, my priest got a cancer diagnosis, not long after he moved here to take on the responsibilities of running Holy Moly. He’s doing great, by the way. I saw him last night at a big meeting.

Then yesterday, we heard from a close friend. It’s… the… cancer. Itsthecancer.

It’s very, very early on yet, so it’s upsetting, but not as dire as it could be. And we’re going to schedule some checkups for ourselves, too.

Sucks, though. Really, really sucks. I don’t like this trend.