Off-Topic: Kennedy has a malignant tumor!

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"There are two types of brain tumors: primary brain tumors that originate in the brain and metastatic (secondary) brain tumors that originate from cancer cells that have migrated from other parts of the body."

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Remember your fake eye problem?

I know all that already.

You failed to answer my basic question or give any help joe twit.

If or when you get a cancer you will read up on it and learn as much as you can as I have six years ago. I can recommend a book for you if the need ever arises. Until then hope that it doesn't.

Is this from the WHI study? I read the reports back when the results were released - both after the combo estrogen/progest. study was halted & then when the estrogen-only arm of the study was halted - when it became apparent that the neg. effects were outweighing the positive ones. There was a small, but definite, increase of risk assoc. with HRT for both breast cancer & various heart probs.

Cathy

Catyhy

You are a horrible dancer, but dancing is the only way you ever end a discussion around here. You might watch how Hach does it. He uses a shovel. Not any easier, but less embarrassing.

Well, don't we all.

Cathy

I heard the diagnosis on the radio on my way home from work today. :-(

Cathy

"Cathy F." ...

As with any medication, you have to weigh the risks against the benefits. The studies I'm citing are from the last few years.

There are *so* many other things providers have to consider when prescribing any drug; HRT has just gotten a bad rap because of the blunders of early hormone use in the old days. They thought you needed a butt-load of hormones, but now know you only need a tiny amount for most women.

Natalie

If they did then we would have people complaining about over-population. Chances are good we'd have forced abortions such as China does, there would be a prevalence of old people being coerced into suicides, planned wars to cull populations, and huge food/water rationings.

What about the aspect of the "It's good for you" baloney? So many doctors, pre-WHI study reports, actively promoted it - for rest of life use, no less! Arghhh. Even short-term use (2-5 years) was proven to have risk factors (over placebo) - for heart problems. IMO, unless quality of life is greatly affected, better to not take it - why knowlingly increase one's risk if the HT is not truly needed? If quality of life is so awful that the risk is worth it to any particular woman, that's another ball game.

Cathy

My sister died from primary liver cancer several months ago; it eventually went to her brain. She had none of the indicators for her type of cancer - none at all, & yet... She loved life, was 49 - didn't even get to turn 50. :-( If there had been a cure for her (there are presently no therapies specifically targeted for primary liver cancer - patients use chemo drugs which are used for other types of cancer) - & others who will not survive cancer, believe me, I'd hugely welcome it. And I bet virtually anyone who's been closely affected by this disease would say the same.

Cathy

Anybody know what causes brain tumors? Head injury maybe, I don't know but would like to.

My daughter had one that is explainable - called Ewing's sarcoma (actually a variation of it called PNET). The mechanism is that the ends of the protein strings on chromosomes 11 and 22 swap positions (a random spontaneous mutation - the mutation is statistically predictable by the laws of thermodynamics - most likely to happen during puberty when lots of changes are going on in the body).

The mutation is replicated in daughter cells, creating the tumor. (To save you the trouble of asking, though the survival rate of that particular childhood disease is only about 35%, my daughter is a survivor of 9 years, happily married and mother of a wonderful son.)

Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with the letter 'x')

It's great to hear of survival cases, esp. when it's against the odds. I hope she remains in remission & is actually cured.

Cathy

I always take that kind of statistic with a grain of salt. The saying "Correlation does not necessarily mean causation" comes to mind.

For example: It is very possible that (statistically speaking) mothers who do not have cell phones live a more low key life-style in general and/or in a slower moving (possibly rural) culture, more stay-at-home moms, whatever, and that kids growing up in the slower-paced latch-key environment are going to have less behavioral problems.

Anyway - I think my explanation makes more sense than effects of radio waves.

Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with the letter 'x')

God bless you! Yeah - she's amazing. On most cancers, they say you can start breathing easier after 5 years of clear scans. With this particular one, (based on the statistics) they don't start relaxing until 10 years. We are very blessed!

Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with the letter 'x')

My condolences to you and your family.

Now it is your turn JoeSpareBedroom. Try to learn how to be human.

Thank you; she was my only sibling & my very best friend. Not only was her death so very unfair to her, it wasn't fair to all who loved her.

Cathy

This is the sort of thing that won't really be known until years down the line...

Cathy

"Cathy F."

You've pretty much reiterated what I said. You have to look at the *entire* picture before prescribing any drug or hormone. Benefit vs. risk. You also have to realize that not only is that "everyone needs hormone replacement" stuff bogus, it's also OLD. Doctors don't just knee-jerk to that anymore, but some women actually need them for a variety of reasons. Also, in those "studies" there are often so many mitigating factors (genetics, smoking history, lifestyle) that go into it, that you can't just label them all that more dangerous.

Natalie