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Feb 4 is World Cancer Day, raising awareness of cancer for everyone because cancer knows no barriers and doesn't discriminate, it affects everyone directly or indirectly. In the UK it's expected that soon one in every two people will get cancer. On twitter the hashtags WeWillUnite and WorldCancerDay will give you more info. Get yourselves checked out for any symptoms of cancer and don't die of embarrassment. |
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@phallica | 4 February 15 |
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One in every two, really?
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@redvixen | 4 February 15 |
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happy cancer day everyone
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@mz.c | 4 February 15 |
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That's what they were saying on tv this morning phal 1 in 2. Shocking.
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@viner | 4 February 15 |
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Yes Phall, The Christie which is treating me expects to treat over 44000 new patients this year and that number rises every year.
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@mz.c | 4 February 15 |
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Everyone should check themselves, This disease takes away too many good people 
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@mikeymk | 4 February 15 |
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@phallica | 4 February 15 |
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@ mz.c - 4.02.15 - 09:13am That's what they were saying on tv this morning phal 1 in 2. Shocking. Dayum, I wonder if they're factoring in the aged living longer and ultimately succumbing to cancer due to age, when they would have died from some other disease in the past before ever getting cancer. |
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@convictor | 4 February 15 |
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I just wonder if cancer really is a disease and not a lifestyle, mz.c
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@phallica | 4 February 15 |
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@ viner - 4.02.15 - 09:13am Yes Phall, The Christie which is treating me expects to treat over 44000 new patients this year and that number rises every year. Hope the best for you mate. |
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@viner | 4 February 15 |
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I'm doing ok thanks Phall and you're spot on, an aging population means more people are likely to get one cancer or another.
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@redvixen | 4 February 15 |
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my uncle contracted bowl cancer and gassed himself in the car before the cancer killed him. sad day. it was like he wanted to beat it first. the whole immediate family had to be tested, thank goodness we all came up clear
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@viner | 4 February 15 |
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@ convictor - 4.02.15 - 09:20am I just wonder if cancer really is a disease and not a lifestyle, mz.c Cancer is about 200 different diseases and I can assure you this isn't a lifestyle I'd choose. My cancer is random and affects one in eight men. |
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@redvixen | 4 February 15 |
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@ phallica - 4.02.15 - 09:20am Hope the best for you mate. Me too  viner
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@convictor | 4 February 15 |
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I believe its more a lifestyle. refined foods, toxic chemicals in our bodies, pollution, smoking etc. perhaps not every case, but most. Should we say, a disease caused by a lifestyle?
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@viner | 4 February 15 |
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@ redvixen - 4.02.15 - 09:24am my uncle contracted bowl cancer and gassed himself in the car before the cancer killed him. sad day. it was like he wanted to beat it first. the whole immediate family had to be tested, thank goodness we all came up clear I'm sorry to hear that Vix, it's a terrible disease and some of the treatments have terrible side effects meaning patients can often refuse treatment and pick other options like your uncle. |
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@viner | 4 February 15 |
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@ convictor - 4.02.15 - 09:29am I believe its more a lifestyle. refined foods, toxic chemicals in our bodies, pollution, smoking etc. perhaps not every case, but most. Should we say, a disease caused by a lifestyle? Nothing is being missed in research for the causes of cancer but current thinking is that it could mostly be genetic rather than lifestyle. |
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@viner | 4 February 15 |
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@ redvixen - 4.02.15 - 09:27am Me too vinerThanks Vix, I'm very lucky, my treatment has been superb and I've got everything a truly world class hospital can provide. That's at The Christie here in Manchester where the staff have been fantastic. |
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@convictor | 4 February 15 |
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from the little I understand about cancer and in really juvenile terms, we all have 'cancer' cells in our bodies and all they need is something to trigger them off, like a cr*p diet, aka lifestyle, and then they go haywire. Certain preservatives and artificial flavourants, have been proven to cause cancer. That's hardly genetic.
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@redvixen | 4 February 15 |
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good to hear :) best of luck with everything!
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@convictor | 4 February 15 |
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nor is throat, larynx, or lung cancer genetic. its caused by smoking, mostly. some people may get it while other's don't. That just means some people are more susceptible to those carcinogens.
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