David Mise, 20, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in May, placed an item for auction on eBay and was told by eBay to take it down. Because of chemotherapy hair loss, David has decided to sell advertising space on his bald head to the highest bidder. David, the father of a beautiful little boy, is a sheet metal worker who cannot work right now. He is trying to raise money to pay some of his bills.

On David's new eBay auction page it reads:

"DUE TO HAVING TO COMPLY WITH EBAY'S VERY STRICT REGULATIONS AND RULES AND CHARITY REGULATIONS I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT I CANNOT LIST A REASON FOR MY AUCTION AND APOLOGIZE DEEPLY FOR MY LAST BEING PULLED OFF, IT SIMPLY WASN'T MY FAULT BUT I'M STILL HOPING FOR THE BEST AND STILL HAVE MY HEAD UP FOR AUCTION."

I believe the caps, as the statement appears on the eBay auction page, reflects his level of frustration. So there you go. Maybe David cannot tell you why his bald head is available as advertising space -- but we can. The eBay item number is: 330013072811 and the auction runs through Saturday at 5:52 p.m. David ends his eBay auction with Happy Bidding and God Bless. We wish you the best of luck and May God Bless you too.

Over time, obesity is one of the known lifestyle risks associated with cancer. Keeping at a healthy weight and eating nutrient-rich foods is recommended to maximizing cancer prevention. Many people are interested in losing weight, as witnessed by the flourishing weight loss industry. Advertisements for weight loss programs are in the media daily. There are those who do not care or try to maintain a healthy weight and there are those on the other end of the spectrum of weight consciousness who follow an extreme in maintaining a weight they believe leads to longevity. Calorie Restriction practitioners, CRonies, are a group of people trying to live longer by eating far fewer calories than the average person and suggest there is a growing body of evidence that seriously restricting calories can guard against many diseases, like cancer, and delay old age.

It's not about anorexia, although CRonies admit there is a danger to this style of eating that might attract or lend legitimacy to anorexics. But as the group explains, anorexics never arrive at that mental place where they believe they are thin enough. The motivation for the CRonies calorie restriction diet is longevity and health and to prevent disease. There are positives and negatives to this program, and not to be undertaken lightly. For additional information, visit The Calorie Restriction Society.

If passed and signed into law, the Health Freedom Protection Act, H.R. 4282, will provide cancer patients with the right to be told of potential health benefits regarding vitamins, minerals, herbs and other supplements. As it stands now, it is against the law for a company to provide any treatment claims or refer to any relevant scientific evidence proving the effectiveness of a nutrient, herb or supplement that they manufacture or sell.

An excellent example of this restriction is made in the case of curcumin. As stated in the March issue of CancerWire, there are over 500 scientific articles about curcumin and cancer. Curcumin, also known as turmeric, has been shown to be effective in protecting against colon cancer. However, a curcumin manufacturer or distributor can run into serious trouble with the law by sharing this information with a customer who is fighting colon cancer.

Cancer Monthly interviewed attorney Jonathan Emord who practices food and drug law, deceptive advertising law, and libel law. Mr. Emord supports the Health Freedom Protection Act. I am going to share one of the statements he made during the interview that might stun you, as it did me, "Right now FDA censors EVERY nutrient-disease treatment claim. The FDA now prohibits companies from giving to consumers peer-reviewed articles by independent scientists and institutions if they concern the role of a nutrient in treating a disease, including the government's own scientific publications on the role of nutrients in treating disease."

Here is the stunning part of the interview. Emord goes on to say, "Dr. David Graham, the senior FDA drug safety officer explains that on dozens of occasions, FDA allowed into the market unsafe drugs, knowing that deaths would result -- all because it aimed to protect the economic interests of the drug companies that sponsored the drugs." And yet, a company cannot make any claims to the public that curcumin might offer cancer prevention benefits? I checked on H.R. 4282, and it appears there has been no activity on this bill since November 2005.

I do not want to go back to the days where snake oil salesmen traveled from town to town duping the vulnerable out of their hard-earned cash. But this is the 21st century of information-rich, consumer-savvy grown-ups capable of making informed decisions. In my opinion, we do not need big brother protecting us from ourselves. Your opinion?