Scientists: A Cure for Cancer within a year?

[Chuck]

 

 

[Blarg]

Since there a many forms of cancer with many different structures I doubt any global cure will take place. 

[Taylor]

If this is legit, the companies that make profits off of cancer patients and chemo will want to quash it.

[Slegnaac]

Great, now I can take up smoking.

[Chuck]

50 minutes ago, Taylor said:

If this is legit, the companies that make profits off of cancer patients and chemo will want to quash it.

No doubt. Protect these scientists with 24-hour surveillance. 

[NJHalo]

1 hour ago, Blarg said:

Since there a many forms of cancer with many different structures I doubt any global cure will take place. 

Sadly, this is the truth. There is no "Cure for cancer"

They may find ways to eradicate certain types, and continue to build upon that, but cancer is a large catch-all phrase. 

Claiming to cure cancer is like saying you have stopped pollution. 

[Blarg]

13 minutes ago, NJHalo said:

There is no "Cure for cancer"

I disagree. 

[failos]

I doubt Obamacare covers this

[Jason]

I think the most realistic option we may see this generation is a way to really slow cancer down and extend people's lives. 

[Taylor]

My father-in-law was recently diagnosed with stage-IV colon cancer. The doctors think the tumor was in his colon for years before it spread to his liver. He's only 48.

AngelsWin dudes who are 40 and older, go get a colonoscopy.

Edited January 29, 2019 by Taylor

[gotbeer]

Cancer Skus.  Even if there is a 0.00000000001% chance that this article comes true.  Let's hope it beats the odds.  

[Slegnaac]

2 hours ago, Blarg said:

I disagree. 

I agree

[Blarg]

2 hours ago, Taylor said:

My father-in-law was recently diagnosed with stage-IV colon cancer. The doctors think the tumor was in his colon for years before it spread to his liver. He's only 48.

AngelsWin dudes who are 40 and older, go get a colonoscopy.

Sorry to hear that. I lucked out with stage 2 bladder cancer, if you can see it from the right perspective. Stage IV colon cancer is much more serious. I would recommend USC Norris if he has tratment options. 

[Taylor]

2 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Sorry to hear that. I lucked out with stage 2 bladder cancer, if you can see it from the right perspective. Stage IV colon cancer is much more serious. I would recommend USC Norris if he has tratment options. 

Thanks, Blarg. He's with Kaiser, so it's all being handled there.

[Mark68]

F*ck cancer.

 

My dad has it.

 

Anything that kills that Facking disease needs to happen.

[Angelsjunky]

"MuTaTo?" Sounds sketchy. You know where this leads:

[Stradling]

3 hours ago, Taylor said:

My father-in-law was recently diagnosed with stage-IV colon cancer. The doctors think the tumor was in his colon for years before it spread to his liver. He's only 48.

AngelsWin dudes who are 40 and older, go get a colonoscopy.

Wow, sorry to hear about your FIL.  I have been told to wait until I was 50.  I turn 48 in 6 weeks.  

[Stradling]

I have lost my mom, dad and brother to different forms of cancer.  I have never smoked but I do no that cancer doesn’t really give a shit.  I have been lucky and have only had basil cell skin cancer and that was a very simple little snip and biopsy.  I get checked out every couple of years to make sure I have no new spots forming.  

[Blarg]

Obviously cancer runs in your family so maybe an early start on both colon and prostate cancer checks should be on your agenda. 

[Blarg]

40 minutes ago, Mark68 said:

F*ck cancer.

 

My dad has it.

 

Anything that kills that Facking disease needs to happen.

Agreed. The US yearly budget for cancer reaserch is 5 billion dollars. It seems substantial until you see that it's split up between 18 different cancer catagories and clinical trials. 

[mancini79]

1 hour ago, Taylor said:

Thanks, Blarg. He's with Kaiser, so it's all being handled there.

Let's just hope Kaisr does a better job than what they did to Adam's balls.

[Taylor]

1 hour ago, Stradling said:

Wow, sorry to hear about your FIL.  I have been told to wait until I was 50.  I turn 48 in 6 weeks.  

Yeah, the standard age is 50. But more and more people are getting diagnosed much younger. You can have colon cancer for a really long time without any noticeable symptoms.

My FIL went to the doctor last May because he had a pain near the bottom of his ribs, on one side. The doctor said he probably pulled a muscle and not to worry about it. Four months later, he was still feeling the pain, so they did an ultrasound and found lesions on his liver. More testing led to finding a mass in his colon, and a colonoscopy and biopsy confirmed it was a cancerous tumor that had spread to his liver.

[Chuck]

6 hours ago, Taylor said:

My father-in-law was recently diagnosed with stage-IV colon cancer. The doctors think the tumor was in his colon for years before it spread to his liver. He's only 48.

AngelsWin dudes who are 40 and older, go get a colonoscopy.

Oh man. I'm 48. Did he have any symptoms leading up to getting checked out and before the cancer was found?

I recently had some skin cancer removed, just heard back that they got it all so I was stoked obviously. 

Prayers out for your father in law.

[Blarg]

I showed no signs of bladder cancer until it reached stage 2. Just get tested and erase all doubt.

[Taylor]

47 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Oh man. I'm 48. Did he have any symptoms leading up to getting checked out and before the cancer was found?

I recently had some skin cancer removed, just heard back that they got it all so I was stoked obviously. 

Prayers out for your father in law.

Thanks, Chuck. I'm glad they got all your cancer out.

The doctors told him that a third of people with stage IV colon cancer don't have any initial symptoms. His only symptom was pain in his side, but that was related to the liver, where the cancer had spread.

Colonoscopies suck (the day before, you can't eat anything and have to take a laxative), but to be on the safe side, I might request one when I'm closer to 40. I don't have a history of it in my family, but I'd just rather be safe.

Edited January 30, 2019 by Taylor