Has Achieved Nirvana
| That’s awful. A horrible way to go. 
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Has Achieved Nirvana
| And my father. They almost never find it until it’s stage 4. And the oncologist said it had been there for five to seven years before he had symptoms.
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pj, citizen-poster, unless specifically noted otherwise.
mod-in-training.
pj@ermosworld∙com
All types of erorrs fixed while you wait.
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Minor Deity
| Took my brother in law at 58 years old...I would not wish this on my worst enemy. Godspeed to him.
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"Wealth is like manure; spread it around and it makes everything grow; pile it up, and it stinks."
MillCityGrows.org
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"I've got morons on my team."
Mitt Romney
Minor Deity
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Minor Deity
| As I learned with my BIL, there are different types of pancreatic cancer...One or two are somewhat survivable but they are rare indeed. BIL's type was rare enough that he (now deceased) is awaiting his payout from the 911 fund. He worked on Wall Street and was at Ground Zero the day of and weeks after.
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"Wealth is like manure; spread it around and it makes everything grow; pile it up, and it stinks."
MillCityGrows.org
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Minor Deity
| Good reason for periodic body scans.
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"A mob is a place where people go to get away from their conscience" Atticus Finch
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Minor Deity
| Mikhailoh, what IS a "periodic" body scan - that is, I presume, one not medically indicated by symptoms or previous illness? How expensive are they and are their contradindications (like considerable radiation)? Do doctors really agree to such things if not part of some protocol?
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The most dangerous word in the language is "obvious"
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Minor Deity
| Statistically they are not very effective. But for Alex Trebeck five years ago it would have been a bargain.
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"A mob is a place where people go to get away from their conscience" Atticus Finch
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knitterati
Beatification Candidate
| I know someone who discovered a pre-cancerous pancreatic tumor, found during a scan for a lung issue. Finding it early by accident. I also know someone else who pays for concierge medical treatment, and I think it includes occasional full body scans. |
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