I do need some basic information - your name, and the type and stage of cancer you have or had. Be as specific as you can about this. If you describe treatment you have had, it is usually helpful to be as specific as you can. Beyond this, I only ask that you share your experience in whatever way you think will be best. I have no preset limit on length, but I would urge you to use your judgement and be reasonable.
Disk space is cheap - keeping the interest of readers is what's important here.
Several people who've posted their stories on CancerGuide have told me that they are getting mail, so this can be a great way to meet and compare notes with other people in similar situations to yours. About Alternative Treatments I am intensely interested in alternative treatments, and if your story involves alternative treatment as complementary to conventional treatment or as sole treatment, I am certainly interested. I will not, however, accept annecdotes on alternative treatments that appear to be sales pitches, or that are not first hand accounts. I will gladly accept first hand stories from people with nothing to gain financially. If you know HTML, and can submit your story in HTML format that would be excellent.