I am so sorry this happened to you Mike. It is disheartening and concerning. I know Medium works hard on this issue but the these organized accounts are too powerful and fighting with them might take time, effort, and a lot of resources. I will report it and also ask editor friends to do the same. Thank you for writing this valuable piece.

I regret to hear about the unfavorable impact of the Medium algorithm on the visibility of your insightful stories. Such suppression is deemed unacceptable, and I am committed to escalating this matter to the distribution team. Your contributions are highly valued by Friends of Medium, myself included. If the suppression persists, regrettably, I may need to reconsider my support and promotion of the platform as a Friend of Medium, as it contradicts the purpose and benefit to both you, readers, and the platform itself. I would like to express my intention to curate and distribute your cancer research story to my subscribers across Substack, ConvertKit, and WordPress. It appears that its significance might not have been fully recognized by less experienced curators unfamiliar with the intricacies of scientific research. Your work deserves the attention and dissemination it merits, and I am eager to contribute to that effort.