This week's artwork was donated by Vansom, a pediatric cancer patient who received treatment at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia .
Cancer treatment can take on various forms.
It can include surgery, radiation therapy or chemotherapy. Recommendations on what is required to treat the certain cancer is influenced by extent of disease, medical condition of the patient, and other factors, not the least of which is patient preference. There are specific cancers in which one type of treatment is as equally efficacious as the others. Early stage prostate and breast cancer are among those that have more than one equally curative modalities. Public figures are influential in their lifestyles and their life's choices, especially when medical decisions are involved.