Cancer

My grandfather died of lukemia (sp?)

My grandmother died of liver cancer.

I have a few friends that were diagnosed, but luckily chemotherapy managed to save them so far.

 

My cousin has cancer and probably not much longer to live. Two of my grandparents have died from cancer.

 

Well, I already planned a colonoscopy in February-March.

I strongly recommend everybody to undergo such an exam although I'm not sure it's going to be very pleasant.

I read something about virtual colonoscopies but I have been advised against so far.

Anybody know anything about that?

 

Wow... some of you know multiple people with this... I don't know a single person in my family or friends that has or had cancer. Both of my parents smoke and I'm just hoping it doesn't get them until they're much older.

 

Interesting what you say about our pollution driven society yo-yo, all of this pollution is definitely creating additional chronic stress on people.

Whats interesting about economic growth is that if you have continued growth of 4% that growth eventually becomes exponential.

Pollution is always a biproduct of industry.

If you have exponential economic growth you must also have exponential pollution and probably exponential cancer.

 

My best friend who I have known since I was 3 has cancer, She's had it for awhile and has had many operations. One of which lasted 15 hours. She has had chemotherapy etc. It really puts things into perspective for me, because we are the same age... She never moans or takes pity on herself, yet I will sit there and moan about breaking a nail or having a bad hair day infront of her...and then stop and think how selfish I am being for moaning about such insignificant things compared to what she has been through.

A few weeks ago my Grandad got disgnosed with having cancer too. It was pretty shocking and has really upset me. Yet, whenever I go and see him he is always so happy and upbeat though and acts like he doesn't have a care in the world.

It astounds me and gives me a new found respect for them, because I can't imagine being like that if it was me. I would probably be all selfish & self pitying.

 

Here in Phoenix it hasn't rained in something like 100+ days. In the morning you can see a huge "brownish" smog around the city, and at night instead of the sunsets being a pink hue, they're yellow/brownish.

I've been getting really bad headaches in the evenings right after driving home from dinner... I can only guess the pollution here is so bad (since it hasn't rained in months) that it's actually giving me nasty headaches.

The effects of our pollution is probably one of the biggest health risks we have.

 

Pollution, bad diet, stress, smoking/alcohol/caffine, lethargic exercise, unneccessary pharmacuticals, chemicals in everything.

We tamed the planet, now we're slowly killing ourselves.

Stupid humans.

 

Can I use this for a tag line? I like how you put it.

 

Yeah, go for it

 

That was a stupid post. Human life expectancy is actually increasing. The reason why there is more cancer is because people are living longer.

 

I got thyroid cancer back in 2004 at the age of 26. Thank God now I'm fine. I receive a few types of radiation threatments. Right now I don't have thyroid so I have to take a pill everyday, and have to do blood checks often. My Grandfather and 2 uncles died of prostate cancer. What's next for me? Hope to make a lot of money from the Internet to be prepared! lol

 

We are fortunate enough, none in our family suffered from that deadly sickness.

 

Same here, no one has had it. There were other smoking related diseases, but cancer wasn't one.

 

Just read an interesting article on bbc.co.uk 'Why red meat raises cancer risk',

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4662934.stm

 

Utter utter bollocks Ned.

That's so wrong I don't even know where to start with it. People are developing cancer (and other diseases) at earlier and earlier ages for one thing.

It's pure speculation to say it is because people are living longer.

Unhealthy lifestyles are the major cause of cancer, says new study:
http://www.medpagetoday.com/tbindex.cfm?tbid=804

Poor nutritional habits and lack of exercise now causing more cancer deaths than cigarettes:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/02/000222065054.htm

60 percent of cancer deaths are preventable?
http://www.newstarget.com/006688.html

Anyways.