Christopher Hitchens: Cancer, Vanity Fair and CNN

The popular author Christopher Hitchens writes in Vanity Fair about his journey with cancer. Probably like you, I have too many friends who have it. Some have recently died from it.



Oddly, as Hitchens notes, we tend to save our battle imagery for cancer, rather than heart disease or diabetes. I wonder.



On a side note, Christopher Hitchens and his brother Peter come down on opposing sides of faith. C. is a devout atheist, and P. is a practicing Christian.



Here's a CNN report from a recent live conversation between the two.

This story was originally published October 21, 2010 at 9:32 PM with the headline "Christopher Hitchens: Cancer, Vanity Fair and CNN."