Dear Lillian,
I've been enjoying going to these sites that you so thoughtfully put
together. I'm learning!
I was going to try to explain tesicular cancer from my own experience but I
found an article which is much better so I'll just post it for anyone
interested. Thanks again for the info. Mark
>From: "Lillian" <firefly@islc.net>
>Reply-To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
>To: <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
>Subject: Re: [MOL] MARK!
>Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2000 19:23:36 -0700
>
>
>
>Yes, that is a lot of reading about most cancers. I understand not
>everyone
>wants to learn about all cancers, that perhaps they are only interested in
>their own. However; I have found the more I learn about each of the
>cancers
>one can see a pattern, shapes are formed and things begin to make sense,
>take on a meaningful understanding of cancer, cells; etc. I also have
>several auto-immune disorders (addisons/cushings) and while researching for
>this, and for cancer I was able to tie together that there is a direct
>correlation between the two. I thought for sure I would win the noble
>prize; as no one was talking about this. I waited and waited for Mr.
>Noble
>to bring me my prize and then bam! I am reading in research that they are
>using chemo for some auto-immune disorders, that prednisone wildly used for
>auto-immune disorders is being used for cancer. If we do not fully
>understand cancer as a whole, then we are limited on our questions to our
>doctors. I say this because if we don't know the various cancer cells, we
>also don't know the speed in which this cell growl's. If we don't know
>about platelets, when the doctor tries to explain it to us in one easy
>lesson.
>Do you know the pattern in which your perticular cancer might spread? I
>sure didn't for sometime and I am willing to bet there are other's who also
>don't.. A good example is with prostate cancer, if not treated early, mets
>more than likely to the bone. So a man can be walking around with his hip
>hurting never dreaming his cancer has spread and perhaps will figure he
>twisted himself and not even mention it to his doctor. I am preaching and
>I
>don't mean to. I believe the fact that you were so interested in learning
>all you can through reading and self education just got me fired up. Sorry
>bout that!!!! Warmly, your friend, lillian
>
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