Your Stories: Conquering Cancer

Lawrence Einhorn wanted to practice general medicine alongside the father he revered. Life interfered with that dream, but along the way, he discovered the cure for testicular cancer. In 1974, patients facing a disease with a then five-percent cure rate followed the lead of an ambitious but humble young scientist who had unwittingly concocted a miracle mix of chemotherapy. Dr. Einhorn, a Conquer Cancer board member and generous donor, speaks with friend and colleague Patrick Loehrer about his “walk on the moon” that outsmarted what was once the deadliest form of male cancer. Lawrence Einhorn, a physician and researcher, speaks with friend and colleague Patrick Loehrer about how growing up in Dayton, Ohio, he was inspired to become a physician because of his father's work as a doctor. At a relatively young age, Dr. Einhorn developed a breakthrough treatment for testicular cancer, combining a drug known as platinum with drugs already in use. This resulted in a cure for the once deadly disease. Dr. Einhorn is a