On January 3, William R. Fair, Jr., MD, died at the age of 66. For 13 years, Bill Fair was chief of urology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan He raised the bar of seriousness in the field of CAM cancer treatments. He was the perfect embodiment of "Integrative Oncology," which means taking the best from both conventional and complementary treatments and subjecting it to a rigorous, yet sympathetic evaluation. When the history of CAM cancer treatments is written, William Fair, Jr. will be a pivotal figure. Ann's NOTE: In the excellent obit from the New York Times, it was stated that his son said he remained active up until a few weeks before his death. He served on the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy and was involved with Haelth, a NYC-based complementary center. Dr.Murray F. Brennan,his physician at Memorial Sloan Kettering stated: After his recurrence, I think everyone was surprised at how long he lived. Certainly whatever he was doing didn't do any harm. Remember we are NOT Doctors and have NO medical training. This site is like an Encylopedia - there are many pages, many links on many topics. Support our work with any size DONATION - see left side of any page - for how to donate. You can help raise awareness of CAM.