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In keeping with its serious nature, the blog has a pretty functional, austere, yet professional look to it. The good thing about the Cancer Blog is that it is a pro-active and positive medium, where people can find a lot of useful information. Quite thankfully, there is no maudlin sentimentality in this blog.

It is fantastic to see cancer patients responding to the posts with accounts of their own experiences, and egging each other on. Others like religious leaders too, send their best wishes. All of that is very nice, and it is wonderful to see people give each other hope.

However I would be happier if the medical community too took an interest in the blog, even though it does not represent any medical dispensation, at least by way of cautioning comments. This is important because quite often cancer patients, who are in a great deal of distress will adopt alternative methods of treatment, which others recommend them without knowing if it might not actually end up harming them. Alternatively if these methods do not cause any harm, but are actually able to raise the spirits of a cancer patient, a word from a medical expert would be much appreciated.

It would have been nicer if the Cancer blog had dedicated a series of posts to a particular category of cancer, which could then have been discussed threadbare. This kind of focused exchange of ideas would perhaps have led to more detailed information coming out. Moreover there could perhaps have been two distinct sections- one based on medical research based from around the world, and the other would be more in the shape of feature stories dealing with human interest topics and information on alternative and unconventional treatments and cures. All in all a commendable effort. Sad that it had to be wound down.