Cancer sucks

**misskit** · 06-08-2014, 01:23 PM

Daily aspirin 'cuts bowel and stomach cancer deaths'

Taking aspirin every day can reduce the chance of developing or dying from bowel and stomach cancers, a review of all available evidence suggests.

And scientists predict if everyone aged 50 and above in the UK took the drug for 10 years, some 122,000 deaths could be prevented over two decades.

But they warn aspirin can cause internal bleeding and say medical advice must be sought before using it.

The Queen Mary University of London report is in the Annals of Oncology.

"Taking aspirin daily looks to be the most important thing we can do to reduce cancer after stopping smoking and reducing obesity”

Prof Jack Cuzik
Queen Mary University of London

Weighing up benefits

Scientists examined some 200 studies investigating the benefits and harms of taking aspirin - an area of continuing medical debate.

They found the drug reduced the number of cases and deaths from bowel, stomach and oesophageal cancer by some 30-40%.

There was weaker and more variable evidence that the drug reduced deaths from breast, prostate and lung cancer too.

And the study found people needed to take the drug for at least five years to see any benefits.

Prof Jack Cuzick, at Queen Mary University of London, who led the research, urged all healthy people aged 50 and above to consider taking a small dose (75mg) of the drug every day for a decade.

Researchers predicted if 1,000 individuals aged 60 took the drug for 10 years, a further decade later there would be:

16 fewer deaths from cancer
One fewer death from heart attack
Two extra deaths from bleeding

Prof Cuzick, who has been taking aspirin for four years, said: "Whilst there are some serious side-effects that can't be ignored, taking aspirin daily looks to be the most important thing we can do to reduce cancer after stopping smoking and reducing obesity, and will probably be much easier to implement."

Individual risks

They found benefits continued even when people stopped taking the drug, but say it is unclear exactly how long people should use it for.

As the risk of internal bleeding rises as an individual gets older, they suggest a cut-off point of 10 years.

There is still uncertainty whether other doses of the drug could offer more protection.

Aspirin's well known possible side-effects include bleeding in the stomach and the brain.

And while the study suggests 122,000 lives could be saved if everyone in the UK aged 50-64 took the drug, this is balanced against the estimated 18,000 deaths from side-effects.

Experts warn anyone at high risk of bleeding, including people with blood disorders who take blood thinning medication, or are frequent smokers or drinkers, are more likely to suffer these side-effects.

They recommend anyone considering daily medication should speak to their doctors to discuss individual risks.

Dr Julie Sharp, at Cancer Research UK, said: "Aspirin is showing promise in preventing certain types of cancer, but it's vital that we balance this with the complications it can cause.

"Before aspirin can be recommended for cancer prevention, some important questions need to be answered and tests need to be developed to predict who is likely to have side-effects."

Exactly how aspirin protects against cancer is unknown. Scientists suggest it may reduce inflammation or act on blood cells that would otherwise encourage the spread of the disease.

BBC News - Daily aspirin 'cuts bowel and stomach cancer deaths'

**bowie** · 07-08-2014, 07:42 PM

Just completed a colonoscopy, number three for me. Three polyps, one polyp, one polyp. Preparation is hell, first two with Phospho soda (now no longer available), this last one with a miralax cocktail. This last one was a horrific preparation, 36 hours fasting with hours on the loo, excreting from both ends.

Still beats colon cancer.

cnx37 · 07-08-2014, 08:11 PM

bowie, pleased to hear that all is going so well. You are fortunate - in the early stages of your journey.
Just be patient - when the pain gets too much, copious amounts of morphine are an added bonus - severe constipation. Nothing better than finger insertion, colonic water assistance - & still like a piece of concrete.
Keep us all informed - let us share your agony!
None of the above is BS - just relating personal experiences.
Seriously, good luck, my friend. I am UNLUCKY - I have been in remission for 5 years - after-effects of radiotherapy - horrific - far worse than the actual cancer).
"Still beats colon cancer" - I have stage 4 throat cancer - in my case - NO, NO, NO!

**bowie** · 07-08-2014, 08:15 PM

My father passed from lung cancer (two pack a day smoker). The family doctor provided him with an adequate supply of liquid morphine syrup (drinkable) and dosing instructions to use as needed for pain.

very easy to connect the dots on this one.

**bowie** · 07-08-2014, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by cnx37

bowie, pleased to hear that all is going so well. You are fortunate - in the early stages of your journey.
Just be patient - when the pain gets too much, copious amounts of morphine are an added bonus - severe constipation. Nothing better than finger insertion, colonic water assistance - & still like a piece of concrete.
Keep us all informed - let us share your agony!
None of the above is BS - just relating personal experiences.
Seriously, good luck, my friend. I am UNLUCKY - I have been in remission for 5 years - after-effects of radiotherapy - horrific - far worse than the actual cancer).
"Still beats colon cancer" - I have stage 4 throat cancer - in my case - NO, NO, NO!

No. CNX, I haven't been diagnosed with cancer. All my colonoscopy's are/were preventative (or, since I do have multiple polyps they are considered by the medical professionals to be "diagnostic").

Good luck to you and all cancer fighters and survivors - do us all a favor and kick cancers Ass!

You are all in our thoughts and in our prayers.

cnx37 · 07-08-2014, 09:26 PM

Bowie, I will accept thoughts, prayers, $$$ - whatever.
My experience - cancer is terrible. Death is better!
But, cancer is "cunning, baffling & powerful" (AA philosophy).
It has beaten me - diet of vegetable soup & milk - 5 years. Extraction of 50% of teeth. My opinion of the medical fraternity - NFP! Not a full & true disclosure to me by them.
To me, one needs more than a miracle.
To fellow cancer sufferers, much luck - you will need every bit of it + more!
PS: I got the "boot" from TV for telling the truth - the remaining contributors were cancer "partners" - enough said.

**Albert Shagnastier** · 07-08-2014, 09:57 PM

Can help anyone who needs it to make Rick Simpsons oil. Not for profit but to help out.

Raw cost of material about 15k baht for a 2 month treatment.

If you all are trying everything else and it's not working then what have you got to lose.

**Albert Shagnastier** · 07-08-2014, 10:21 PM

cnx37 · 14-08-2014, 06:02 PM

"Albert"
Unnecessary to "preach" to the "converted". I agree totally with the video. What say do the sufferers have? Just "ivory tower" stuff.
I have stage 4 throat cancer - chemo, radiotherapy - no surgery. Diagnosed - in remission. Radiotherapy - loss of saliva, damage to taste buds, loss of teeth. Diet - vegetable soup ONLY! Quality of life?
I have been a sober member of AA for more than 30 years - never had an illegal drug - never even seen marijuana. BUT, I think that I deserve it! I have spent more than USD100k on cancer. Shortly, I will be having HBCT (hyperbaric chamber therapy) prior to total teeth extraction.
My opinion on the whole ordeal - BARBARIC! I have had copious amounts of morphine & the adverse side-effects (chronic constipation).
It is high time that the government & medical fraternity woke up - "release us from pain". I will sign as many waivers as you like. AMEN!

**S Landreth** · 18-08-2014, 06:41 AM

Overweight and obesity linked to 10 common cancers, over 12,000 cases every year in UK -- ScienceDaily

Summary:
A higher body mass index (BMI) increases the risk of developing 10 of the most common cancers, the largest study of its kind on BMI and cancer, involving more than 5 million adults in the UK, shows. Each 5 kg/m² increase in BMI was clearly linked with higher risk of cancers of the uterus (62% increase), gallbladder (31%), kidney (25%), cervix (10%), thyroid (9%), and leukemia (9%). Higher BMI also increased the overall risk of liver, colon, ovarian, and breast cancers.

A higher body mass index (BMI) increases the risk of developing 10 of the most common cancers, the largest study of its kind on BMI and cancer, involving more than 5 million adults in the UK, published in The Lancet shows.

UK researchers at the London School of Hygiene &Tropical Medicine and the Farr Institute of Health Informatics estimate that over 12,000 cases of these 10 cancers each year are attributable to being overweight or obese, and calculate that if average BMI in the population continues to increase, there could be over 3500 extra cancers every year as a result.

"The number of people who are overweight or obese is rapidly increasing both in the UK and worldwide. It is well recognised that this is likely to cause more diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Our results show that if these trends continue, we can also expect to see substantially more cancers as a result"*, said study leader Dr Krishnan Bhaskaran, National Institute for Health Research Postdoctoral Fellow, from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.

Using data from general practitioner records in the UK's Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), the researchers identified 5·24 million individuals aged 16 and older who were cancer-free and had been followed for an average of 7·5 years. The risk of developing 22 of the most common cancers, which represent 90% of the cancers diagnosed in the UK, was measured according to BMI after adjusting for individual factors such as age, sex, smoking status, and socioeconomic status.

A total of 166 955 people developed one of the 22 cancers studied over the follow-up period. BMI was associated with 17 out of the 22 specific types of cancer examined.
Each 5 kg/m² increase in BMI was clearly linked with higher risk of cancers of the uterus (62% increase), gallbladder (31%), kidney (25%), cervix (10%), thyroid (9%), and leukemia (9%). Higher BMI also increased the overall risk of liver (19% increase), colon (10%), ovarian (9%), and breast cancers (5%), but the effects on these cancers varied by underlying BMI and by individual-level factors such as sex and menopausal status. Even within normal BMI ranges, higher BMI was associated with increased risk of some cancers.

There was some evidence that those with high BMI were at a slightly reduced risk of prostate cancer and premenopausal breast cancer.

Dr Bhaskaran explained, "There was a lot of variation in the effects of BMI on different cancers. For example, risk of cancer of the uterus increased substantially at higher body mass index; for other cancers, we saw more modest increases in risk, or no effect at all. For some cancers like breast cancer occurring in younger women before the menopause, there even seemed to be a lower risk at higher BMI. This variation tells us that BMI must affect cancer risk through a number of different processes, depending on the cancer type."

Based on the results, the researchers estimate that excess weight could account for 41% of uterine and 10% or more of gallbladder, kidney, liver, and colon cancers in the UK. They also estimate that a population-wide 1 kg/m² increase in average BMI (roughly an extra 3 to 4 kg, or 8 to 10 pounds, per adult), which would occur every 12 years or so based on recent trends, would result in an additional 3790 cases of these 10 cancers in the UK each year.

Writing in a linked Comment, Dr Peter Campbell from the American Cancer Society, Atlanta, USA, says, "We have sufficient evidence that obesity is an important cause of unnecessary suffering and death from many forms of cancer…More research is not needed to justify, or even demand, policy changes aimed at curbing overweight and obesity. Some of these policy strategies have been enumerated recently, all of which focus on reducing caloric intake or increasing physical activity, and include taxes on calorically dense, nutritionally sparse foods (eg, sugar-sweetened beverages); subsidies for healthier foods, especially in economically disadvantaged groups; agricultural policy changes; and urban planning aimed at encouraging walking and other modes of physical activity. Research strategies that identify population-wide or community-based interventions and policies that effectively reduce overweight and obesity should be particularly encouraged and supported. Moreover, we need a political environment, and politicians with sufficient courage, to implement such policies effectively.

Body-mass index and risk of 22 specific cancers: a population-based cohort study of 5·24 million UK adults : The Lancet

**Albert Shagnastier** · 18-08-2014, 08:16 AM

Originally Posted by cnx37

"Albert"
Unnecessary to "preach" to the "converted". I agree totally with the video. What say do the sufferers have? Just "ivory tower" stuff.
I have stage 4 throat cancer - chemo, radiotherapy - no surgery. Diagnosed - in remission. Radiotherapy - loss of saliva, damage to taste buds, loss of teeth. Diet - vegetable soup ONLY! Quality of life?
I have been a sober member of AA for more than 30 years - never had an illegal drug - never even seen marijuana. BUT, I think that I deserve it! I have spent more than USD100k on cancer. Shortly, I will be having HBCT (hyperbaric chamber therapy) prior to total teeth extraction.
My opinion on the whole ordeal - BARBARIC! I have had copious amounts of morphine & the adverse side-effects (chronic constipation).
It is high time that the government & medical fraternity woke up - "release us from pain". I will sign as many waivers as you like. AMEN!

Your story is very sad - but you have to keep fighting.

Get some oil - it will benefit you.

It's not a drug - it's a plant. Remember that.

cnx37 · 18-08-2014, 09:02 AM

"Albert", what is this drug's name in LOS? Where can I source it? Other?

**Albert Shagnastier** · 18-08-2014, 09:53 AM

Ganja
Pronounced Gun-Chaa.

If you are in CM (as your AV says) it's all around you.

Pai is probably the easiest for you if so.

Go to any of the old hippy bars (Thai) - they'll help you out and it won't involve the wrong people.

It's as simple to make as the 2 minute video that describes it here

Hire a car from CM. Go to Pai. Take a rice cooker and 3 liters of 95-100% alcohol (which you can buy at most pharmacies) and a clean old t-shirt with you (and a few other bits - watch the video).

Get the erb. It will most likely be compressed so rip it apart a bit. Put it in a big bowl. Pour the alcohol over it untill its covered - throw the rest away. Mash the alcohol into the weed and give it a good mix and stir for 3-4 minutes.

Then, pull out the big chunks and throw them (first squeeze them well to get all the juice and oils out) - the alchohol has dissolved and removed all the active ingredients into itself at this point. Then get a clean bowl and cover the top (using as a gauze/filter) with your old t shirt, and strain the mixture - once again squeezing all the raw material to get all the goodness out,.
Now you have alchohol and medicine which you need to seperate.

Pour it into the rice cooker and put the setting onto cook. Takes about 20 minutes for all the alcohol to evaporate and you are left with a thick black resin.

Take good care and slow right down/turn cooker off/keep shaking it gently when it's almost done (i.e alcohol is nearly all evaporated)

If you use half a kilo it should cost you 10k or so from the hippies.

This make what's in the video above.

Treat yourself for 2 months with the medicine and see how you go.

**Latindancer** · 18-08-2014, 10:52 AM

Note : Rice cooker (electric).

Not gas-fired stove

.

cnx37 · 25-08-2014, 07:54 PM

Good news? CNX now has hyperbaric chamber therapy treatment. I will have about 30 sessions in a few months. This will be followed by total teeth extraction if successful. Good fortune! In BKK, 2 years ago, HBCT - B6k/session! 30 times! CNX - B2400/session - no travel; no accommodation.
(I have stage 4 throat cancer).

**nidhogg** · 25-08-2014, 08:01 PM

^ Good luck with it mate. Hope it helps.

**Looper** · 25-08-2014, 08:32 PM

^^good luck cnx, sounds tough.

**billy the kid** · 25-08-2014, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by Albert Shagnastier

Gun-Chaa.

Gan jaaaaaaaaa.

cnx37 · 25-08-2014, 10:26 PM

Originally Posted by billy the kid

Originally Posted by Albert Shagnastier

Gun-Chaa.

Gan jaaaaaaaaa.

Easier said than done. I have researched this topic thoroughly. Ingredients & quality control in LOS & adjacent countries suspect.
If I had "real" confidence in the product, I would "jump" at it! Legality - I do not give stuff.
I did query the medical fraternity in CNX (with appropriate discretion) - total ignorant - MORPHINE! Persisted until I could not accept the chronic constipation anymore.

**Takeovers** · 25-08-2014, 10:50 PM

We had an interesting court ruling in Germany just days ago. Cannabis is permitted in exceptional cases for pain relief, like in cancer. The problem with it is cost. In the pharmacies one month supply costs 1000 Euro or more and it is not covered by health insurance. A user sued for the right to grow his own and the court decided to give permission in such cases where there is a medical indication and the individual cannot afford to pay pharmacy prices.

cnx37 · 25-08-2014, 11:11 PM

Originally Posted by Takeovers

We had an interesting court ruling in Germany just days ago. Cannabis is permitted in exceptional cases for pain relief, like in cancer. The problem with it is cost. In the pharmacies one month supply costs 1000 Euro or more and it is not covered by health insurance. A user sued for the right to grow his own and the court decided to give permission in such cases where there is a medical indication and the individual cannot afford to pay pharmacy prices.

Agree! Medicos & pollies - want total control of our lives. Divine beings?
1000 Euro/month - I would be happier to become a horticulturist!

**ENT** · 27-08-2014, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by cnx37

Good news? CNX now has hyperbaric chamber therapy treatment. I will have about 30 sessions in a few months. This will be followed by total teeth extraction if successful. Good fortune! In BKK, 2 years ago, HBCT - B6k/session! 30 times! CNX - B2400/session - no travel; no accommodation.
(I have stage 4 throat cancer).

Get well mate.

cnx37 · 27-08-2014, 01:03 PM

An update. I consulted with an anaesthetist - the pain management specialist. Today, it was business! I asked about marijuana as a pain management tool & its use in LOS. Obviously, he mentioned the legal aspects. I encroached a bit more. His response - "I advise against it". The quality of the product is suspect! Therefore, benefits are also suspect! Quite logical.
I have stage 4 throat cancer (base of tongue). Cancer itself is not the immediate problem. Pain is the problem - post radiotherapy. He showed me a plastic model of the human head, an explanation of the nerve system etc. He then suggested that we TRIAL injection of a painkiller into the nerve system. Within 1 hour, I was on & off the operating table. A local anaesthetic was applied - followed by the necessary injection. It could be applied to one side of the jaw only.
As I am having HBCT (hyperbaric chamber therapy) in a few months, the initial application is for 2 weeks only. I came home - pain returning. Later, I slept for a time unknown. I will keep you updated re outcome of this procedure.
SUMMARY: Although the various articles on marijuana therapy seem convincing, source & correct dosage of the elixir is suspect. Living in SE Asia, one would consider that we are in paradise re this product - not so. What do they put into the manufacturing process? Total cost - doctor - B3k. Other - B1.5k.

**Mr Lick** · 28-08-2014, 04:15 AM

Tomatoes 'important in prostate cancer prevention'

Eating tomatoes may lower the risk of prostate cancer, research suggests.

Men who consume more than 10 portions of tomatoes each week reduce their risk by about 20%, according to a UK study.

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men worldwide, with 35,000 new cases and around 10,000 deaths in the UK every year.

Cancer experts recommend eating a balanced diet which is high in fruit and vegetables and low in red and processed meat, fat and salt.

Men should still eat a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, maintain a healthy weight and stay active” - Vanessa Er Bristol University

The Bristol team analysed the diets and lifestyles of around 20,000 British men aged between 50 and 69.

They found men who consumed more than 10 portions of tomatoes each week - such as fresh tomatoes, tomato juice and baked beans - saw an 18% reduction in prostate cancer risk.

Eating the recommended five servings of fruit or vegetables or more a day was also found to decrease risk by 24%, compared with men who ate two-and-a-half servings or less.

"Our findings suggest that tomatoes may be important in prostate cancer prevention," said Vanessa Er, from the School of Social and Community Medicine at Bristol University.

"However, further studies need to be conducted to confirm our findings, especially through human [clinical] trials.

"Men should still eat a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, maintain a healthy weight and stay active."

**Mr Lick** · 28-08-2014, 04:17 AM

NHS England push to rein in cancer drug prices

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The government is set to threaten to stop buying some expensive cancer drugs if manufacturers do not cut their prices, Newsnight has learned.

The Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF), set up in 2010, allowed patients in England to access drugs that would be deemed too expensive if subjected to the same cost-benefit process as other drugs.

But new proposals, to be revealed on Thursday, suggest the fund needs to be reformed to make it sustainable.

CDF has treated 55,000 patients so far.

Set up by Prime Minister David Cameron, the fund had the political benefit of defusing the damaging arguments that have arisen when officials have denied patients access to expensive cancer treatment to patients on cost-benefit grounds.

But it is now breaching its budget limits, which are set to be expanded on Thursday from £200m a year to £280m. So, civil servants say, it needs to be reformed in order to make it sustainable.

More generous

Under the plans, even cancer drugs in the CDF will be subjected to cost-benefit analyses - although they will still be more generous than similar processes as conventional drugs.

The intention is to bring some cancer drug prices closer into line with others. Drugs such as Kadcyla, which is produced by Roche, are at the centre of the argument.

The cancer drug extends life by a little under 6 months on average, and costs £90,000 for a course.

It is currently available through the Cancer Drugs Fund.

But, were NHS England buying it through its normal process, it would be willing to spend no more than between £10,000 and £25,000 for a drug with that sort of effectiveness.

The intention of the changes is to help force cancer drug prices slightly closer into line with those norms.

Officials state that no patients will have any current treatment terminated. And patients with rare conditions who have no options other than very expensive drugs, will continue to have access to them if their doctors apply for them.

In addition to reducing spending on expensive drugs, the proposals will also seek to reduce spending on drugs that are of lower effectiveness.

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