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I have noticed the last five years or so that there are a great number of our brothers and sisters in arms that have had and beat their battle with cancer. I know of three just in the last year that I have met and are still active. Have you known a Soldier that battled cancer? Have you yourself battled cancer? Keep HIPPA in mind if you wish to share a story of a Soldier you know.
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I was diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer in 2009 and beat it in 2010 after going through chemo.
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PO3 Michael James
I have had 14 operations.. of which 2 operations were to remove organs inflicted with Cancer.. It has been 10 years.. so far I am still living.. It has been difficult, however, the Cancer for now appears to be gone.. I still have to see the Doctor every year for monitoring. The Cancers, along with heart disease, have taken a real TOLL on my life and family.. I have NOT been the same, and never will.. I am Navy, Ship is on VA's "Exposed List".. however, the VA continues to deny me any help, and with 14 operations has cost me and my family some hardship.. Presently, I have a Senator looking into my claim, I can only hope for the best, so ALL Active Military and Veterans can benefit !!
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Wow, I never knew. I was diagnosed with Leukemia a couple years back. I am on the way to remission. I still take chemo meds for it.
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My little Hitomi is in remission as of last year. Of the women in her Japanese association in Tucson, 15% have various cancers. The national rate of cancer in Japan is very low (3.5%). The Japanese have a much higher percentage of organic foods and use much more natural pesticides that are much healthier to the environment. A 450% increase in cancers makes you think that we need to be aware of what we are cramming in our bodies. Of course, it could be the air, the water, a coincidence, their biology, etc. But 7 people out of 64 seems alarmingly high to me.
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PO2 Corey Ferretti
It is crazy how healthy of a lifestyle the Japanese cultural has. Glad to hear she is remission.
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You are right. People lose the native cancer rates when they imigrate to other countries and tend to acquire US rates. There are still ethnic/genetic causes that are carried over to the new host country, however. This is an active area of research in cancer epidemiology.
Many of the causes of cancer are either unknown or simply "bad luck" mutations picked up along the way. Cancers are more common in older folks, we think, for this reason.
I wish her the best of luck.
Many of the causes of cancer are either unknown or simply "bad luck" mutations picked up along the way. Cancers are more common in older folks, we think, for this reason.
I wish her the best of luck.
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SFC Mark Merino
Of course, their news is government controlled and I am a conspiracy theorist at heart. Fukushima is essentially evacuated and continues to have a plethora of containment issues. I hope they use one of the disputed islands the Russians claim as theirs and use it as a toxic waste dump and then let them have it, but I digress.
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Thank you for your question I am currently active duty and currently battling thyroid cancer. It's tough!
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Maj Kim Patterson
Thyroid cancer is becoming more and more common but they still haven't figured out how to deal with all the Body system changes. Hang tough!
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PO2 Katie Benson
Regardless of its commonality the thyroid controls so many body functions, in my humble opinion it is a terrible organ to lose!
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