I Have Seen Cancers Disappear'

When Steven Rosenberg was young, the Nazis killed his aunts and uncles one by one. When he was older, cancer killed his patients one by one. That connection just might save our lives

by Judith Newman, Photography by Kai Wiechmann

From the May 2001 issue; published online May 1, 2001

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I Have Seen Cancers Disappear'