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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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Will not say weather or not I beat Cancer.. I had it Removed from me, and I returned to work.. However, after 8 months or so, I had Cancer again.. different from the first... I had this removed too, but this surgery was much more of an impact on my body, took longer to recover.. It has been approximately 15 years now, no re-occurrence, but I will not rule it out.. Because of this I have had kidney issues, Aneurysms, and 8 heart attacks as well.. I went to the best rated hospital in the area.. which was not VA.. The biggest issue with cancer (and health issues) is the VA... they are convinced that I purchased the Cancers and my health issues at the local Wal-Mart...
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I am a survivor of papillary thyroid cancer. I was diagnosed last July, had a total thyroidectomy, right and central neck dissection, where they took 81 lymph nodes and found cancer in 6 levels. Since then I have undergone Radioactive Iodine therapy and have resumed my life with very little change.
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I caught my colon cancer right as it went from pre-cancerous to stage I, and surgery in July 2012 got it all. I was still 3 years away from age 50, when men normally get the first buttscope. I noticed changes in my craps, then saw blood in the water. Don't ignore things like that!!!!!
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PO2 Terri Myre
Buttscope! You're such a dork! lol Thyroid cancer my brother. Found out one month before going back to Iraq that I wasn't going anywhere except under the knife. Had a complete thyroidectomy in Nov 2009. Got the "you're in remission" news in April 2012. I thank the Lord that your cancer was caught right in the beginning stages and that they were able to remove it all.
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