Cancer patients know all about physical hardships that come with the disease.
But they say sometimes the psychological pain stemming from society's attitude toward cancer is even harder to deal with - particularly for the young. Allowing these cancer sufferers to forget their situations for awhile in the company of others like them is the purpose of Camp Can-Do in Lebanon. The week-long camp, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, is in its fifth year. Most of the campers, ages 8-17, are from Pennsylvania, though a few Delaware and New Jersey patients who are treated at Pennsylvania hospitals also go to the camp. They say I use cancer as an excuse.