SweetieBsMom
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Aug 29, 2020 16:27:49 GMT
The chemo drugs that are used to fight the colon cancer cells have very few visible signs (no hair loss as 1 example), so you wouldn't really know that a person is on chemo.I have a friend who was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer a few years ago. In there mid 40's. They did a round of oral drug treatment. Now, a few years later it has come back, but metastasized on the liver. Now they are going to have surgery on the liver. Trust me, this person is athletic, very active and does not look at all like they have stage 3 cancer. This time they had infused chemo and the side effects were minimal to the outside eye, no weight loss, no hair loss or other outward signs. Cancer is evil. This. DH passed, last year, at 47, from colo-rectal cancer that metastasized to his lungs. He was initially diagnosed at 40. Seeing this news this morning had me crying. DH was a huge Marvel fan. |
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Olan
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Post by Olan on Aug 29, 2020 16:32:53 GMT
What I found so inspiring about Chadwick Boseman is that his best work happened after his diagnosis. He also never missed an opportunity to speak highly of the black women he worked with. That always impressed me. youtu.be/fWIgdO9LhKQA clip of him thanking Denzel Washington. |
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stittsygirl
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Post by stittsygirl on Aug 29, 2020 18:50:00 GMT
So very sad 😢.
I lost part of my colon at 28 to remove a walnut-sized polyp. I was incredibly fortunate that it was still benign. I’d been seeing the signs of it for about three years before I had a doctor take it seriously and order a colonoscopy. You’re just never “too young” for stuff like that.
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Post by LisaDV on Aug 29, 2020 18:55:27 GMT
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ddly
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Post by ddly on Aug 29, 2020 19:50:36 GMT
I’m so saddened by this. I adored him.
This is definitely bringing about awareness that colon and colorectal cancer are now cancers of the young.
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