There's a lot of arrogance in the medical community. There are good, reliable websites you can go to for information - the Mayo Clinic, the Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins.

I was on the board of the Mayo Clinic. I was diagnosed there, and I could pick up the phone and get a hold of whoever I wanted to. What I learned is that you really have to get proactive and manage your case.

Go to Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic, or any college and you'll see libraries, dormitories, and a lot of buildings that were a result of the generosity of fat cats.

I eat so much mayonnaise they were going to send me to the Mayo Clinic.

The Mayo Clinic is one of the largest and most experienced medical centers treating esophageal cancer in the world.

I believe you make your own luck. My motto is 'It's always a mistake not to go.'