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I'm new to blurty and was just wondering if the community was dead...I joined anyways. I'm Samantha, 17. When I was 11 I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. I was cured a year ago last april 15th. BEEN CURED ONE FULL YEAR!!! WOO HOO!
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come on guys, post on!
...sometimes i feel like, having a mom was all a dream. sometimes, it feels like.. she was never even here. each day it gets so much harder to remember the little things. pictures, and movies, and hearing her voice (we have it recorded) doesnt help. *sigh.
...i want to hear some of your guys' stories. and how you guys feel. i feel like im the only one ever intending to do some posting, or even reading! haha.
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first time posting, i dont know exactly what to say... but..
my mother had cancer, for four years. it took her life. ovarian caner to be exact. she fought a long battle.. today is her birthday. she died in april 2003. im still trying to make myself believe shes really, never coming back..
no one really writes in this community much. as to why, i do not know. if anyone else wants to IM me up and talk about this.. you can. aim: xaswekissxox or xmelissaface ...out.
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| Colon Cancer |
[29 Oct 2003|07:41pm] |
Posted out of love for my friend, and fellow community member,  skd
Dietary Ginger May Work Against Cancer Growth
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL -- The substance that gives ginger its flavor appears to inhibit the growth of human colorectal cancer cells, according to research at the University of Minnesota's Hormel Institute in Austin, Minn. Working with mice that lack an immune system, research associate professor Ann Bode and her colleagues found slower rates of cancer growth in mice given thrice-weekly feedings of [6]-gingerol--the main active component of ginger. Bode and co-author Zigang Dong, director of the institute, will discuss the work at a press conference from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. MST Tuesday, Oct. 28, during a meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in the J.W. Marriott Desert Resort and Spa in Phoenix. They will also present the work at a poster session from 1 to 2:30 p.m. and from 6 to 7:30 p.m. MST in the Marriott.
"Plants of the ginger family have been credited with therapeutic and preventive powers and have been reported to have anti-cancer activity," said Bode. "The substance called [6]-gingerol is the main active compound in ginger root and the one that gives ginger its distinctive flavor."
The researchers tested [6]-gingerol's powers by feeding a half milligram to 20 mice three times a week before and after injecting human colorectal tumor cells into their flanks. Control mice were treated the same, except their food contained no [6]-gingerol. Tumors were allowed to grow until they reached a size of one cubic centimeter (0.06 cubic inch), after which the mice were euthanized. The mice, known as athymic nude mice, are often used in such studies because they provide a living-body environment in which tumors can grow without interference from an immune system.
The first tumors appeared 15 days after the cells were injected. At that time, 13 tumors of measurable size had appeared among the control mice, four among the [6]-gingerol-treated mice. Mice consuming [6]-gingerol lagged in both the number of animals with measurable tumors and the average size of tumors within the group. For example, all the mice in the control group had measurable tumors by the 28th day following injection of the cells. But it wasn't until the 38th day that the [6]-gingerol group reached that milestone--but even then, one mouse still had no measurable tumors. As of the 49th day following injection, all control mice had been euthanized due to tumor sizes of one cubic centimeter. In contrast, 12 of the 20 [6]-gingerol mice were still alive on that day, and their average tumor size was about 0.5 cubic centimeter, or half the maximum allowable size.
"These results strongly suggest that ginger compounds may be effective chemopreventive and/or chemotherapeutic agents for colorectal carcinomas," said Bode. Because mice were not allowed to live with tumors bigger than one cubic centimeter, "it's difficult to know if the ginger-treated mice would have lived longer if left to die of their tumors, but it looks that way," she said.
Preliminary results also suggested that tumors in the control mice had spread, or metastasized, more than tumors in the [6]-gingerol mice, but whether a significant difference actually exists remains to be verified, Bode said.
In these experiments, mice were fed ginger before and after tumor cells were administered. In their next round of experiments, the researchers plan to feed ginger to mice only after they have grown tumors to a certain size.
"The new experiments should be more clinically relevant," said Bode. "They will get at the question of whether a patient could eat ginger to slow the metast of a nonoperable tumor."
The University of Minnesota has applied for a patent on the use of [6]-gingerol as an anti-cancer agent, and the technology has been licensed to Pediatric Pharmaceuticals (Iselin, N.J.) The work was supported by the Hormel Foundation and Pediatric Pharmaceuticals.
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This story has been adapted from a news release issued by University Of Minnesota.
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| Tragic Love Story. |
[25 Oct 2003|11:07am] |
I have been a member of this community for a fair while now, Although as you may have noticed i have yet to make a post. This is my first.
My boyfriend of two years (although we have split a couple of times within that time period) has terminal cancer.
It is extreamly difficult on the relationship, the reason we have split the couple of times is because he is scared of attachment, he doesnt wish anyone the pain of his death, but we always come back together because we were meant to be, even if fate didn't intend to have us together forever, we know in our hearts that we are meant together until the end.
I always imagined Cancer as something that only the elderly or the middle aged section of society ever had to deal with. Young people don't die, not by something like cancer anyway. Thats what alot of people my age tend to think.
I am 18 years old, my boyfriend is 22. Both of us are too young to have to go through the pain, but we deal.
The reason why i never posted here is because I never really talk about it at all. Most people in our lives know about it, but they dont talk about it either. It never gets mentioned, when something about our future is mentioned around myself or my boyfriend everyone seems to suddenly go silent for a few seconds and look away. They are either too embarassed, have too much pity or just dont know what to say. Which is fine really.
My boyfriend and I do the same thing, we had the serious talk about it, but now that is over we prefere to just forget about it and just be us. When i look at him i dont want to see his cancer, i want to see how much i love him. When people look at us together with sympathy in their eyes, we cannot stand it because all they are seeing is the tragedy, but fail to see the beauty of what we really are.
Thats all i really have to say i guess.
I'm Rena by the way.
Be strong everyone here because that is the best thing you can do for yourself and your loved ones.
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[17 Oct 2003|10:00pm] |
Hi, my name is Angela, and I am only 14. I know that in your userinfo, it says that you must be 18 or older to join, but there were some exceptions. I am hoping that I can be one of those exceptions. I have had to deal with alot of cancer in my life. My Nana died of Breast Cancer, and my Grandmother died of Pancriatic Cancer. Both my mother and brother were diagnosed with Colon cancer, and I am in the process of being tested for it myself. My mother also recently had Pancriatitis, and was hospitalized, and is undergoing testing for cancer.
I can completely understand if you do not want me to join this community for my age, but I thought I could give it shot, because it could be something really good for me.
Thank you.
-Angela
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Hi! I'm new to the community and just wanted to say a little something. I'm really glad this community exists because I think I'm going to need it. My great grandma had breast cancer and had to have a mastectomy (?) of both breasts when I was 10. Later she had some patches of it in her throat and mouth from where she dipped snuff all her life. She died when I was 15 from cancer/old age, at the age of 84. My grandpa had a doctor's appt. this morning and they found a tumor on his bladder. They are going to do surgery next week to see if it is cancerous, they say it is very probable that it is. He tries to act like it doesn't scare him but I know it does. His brother just died of cancer this summer after a 3-4 year battle with it.It scared him a lot I think. I don't have a lot of respect for my grandpa because he is an alcoholic and he doesn't care that my grandma has had to work 2 jobs since almost the beginning of thier marriage, but despite this I still love him, and I'm so worried that the tumor will be cancerous. I have seen what cancer can do to someone, and it is a fate I wouldn't wish on anyone.
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[09 Oct 2003|01:03pm] |
cross-posted to the cancer_support community
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Week
How does awareness help?
· It reminds women to get their yearly mammograms. Earlier detection increases chances of survival.
· It reminds women that they should do monthly self-examinations. Again, earlier detection saves lives.
· Awareness is contagious. If you are spreading awareness, the people you are spreading awareness to will spread awareness also!
· Awareness raises funds. People becoming aware of such a huge issue may donate money towards research for a cure!!
So, what can you do to increase awareness and/or help find a cure/fund mammograms?
Many many things...to name a few:
· Wear a ribbon!! Go to Wal-Mart and spend a couple bucks on pink ribbon and safety pins.
· Give out ribbons! Make ribbons and give them out to your family, friends and colleagues!
· Go to The Breast Cancer Site daily and click for free to help fund mammograms for women!
· Donate money to Breast Cancer research!! You may do so at the site mentioned above, or many other breast cancer sites like http://www.cbcrp.org/research and http://www.nabco.org and many others!
· Wear a virtual ribbon on your webpage!! I have collected and/or created many banners, pictures and Livejournal icons...and even an AOL instant messenger icon! You are welcome to use any or all of them!!
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[04 Sep 2003|01:41pm] |
Hi. My name is Derek. I am 21 and I will have a surgery tomorrow morning to remove a cancerous growth from my chest cavity. I had leukemia as a kid and my brain cancer was diagnosed when I was 19. Since then I have been having all these metastatic growths all over my body.
My twin brother rubber_duckiez just had a BMT to treat his leukemia. He is doing well now.
What else. I don't know. So hi to everyone.
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[01 Sep 2003|10:39pm] |
This is from a wonderful, insightful woman that helped me through my father's hospital stay....
WHAT CANCER CANNOT DO:
CANCER IS SO LIMITED
IT CANNOT CRIPPLE LOVE
IT CANNOT SHATTER HOPE
IT CANNOT CORRODE FAITH
IT CANNOT DESTROY PEACE
IT CANNOT KILL FRIENDSHIP
IT CANNOT SURPRESS MEMORIES
IT CANNOT SILENCE COURAGE
IT CANNOT INVADE THE SOUL
IT CANNOT STEAL ETERNAL LIFE
IT CANNOT CONQUER THE SPIRIT
Thank you. I will live by these words every day. Thank you.
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Yay, new members! If you are new, please post a little about yourself and how cancer affect your life. Thanks!
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| Just Curious |
[29 Aug 2003|02:09pm] |
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I found that colon cancer symptoms are just about the same symptoms as having Crohn's disease, and this to me, is alittle scary, and since being on an hmo, my specialist doesn't have anything open to see me until December (which I made the appointment last month!) Do you know, if there is any other way to find out earlier if you have it, instead of waiting until your next appointment?
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