Why is Cancer so difficult to treat?

Mum died of cancer at 42.
Both maternal grandparents had cancer, different types.
Uncle died of cancer at 60.
Best friend died of cancer at 50.
Dad had a brain tumour, but thankfully survived.
Mother in law died of cancer.
I fundraise for cancer research and Willow Wood.
I pray for a cure but in the meantime I’ll keep fundraising to try and help others.
 
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Laughing Away Cancer

[NCSD guest blog post by Mack Dryden] Mack Dryden I’m a professional comedian and a two-time cancer survivor, and I make people laugh about my cancer journey until their faces hurt. That might sound counter-intuitive,
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AshtonBlueMooner said:
Mum died of cancer at 42.
Both maternal grandparents had cancer, different types.
Uncle died of cancer at 60.
Best friend died of cancer at 50.
Dad had a brain tumour, but thankfully survived.
Mother in law died of cancer.
I fundraise for cancer research and Willow Wood.
I pray for a cure but in the meantime I’ll keep fundraising to try and help others.
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According to a couple of buffoons on this thread I wouldn't bother mate. Just buy them an industrial size vat of tumeric.
 
I asked my vet what his opinion was of treating bladder cancer with animal worming tablets..his answer with regard to human medicine being seriously 4th division when compared to costly animal medicine..didnt shock me..it married with what the bladder/worming/remission kid had implied and what the brazilian specialist implied about treating characterful patients down a more costly route.
 
To take this on a tangent…

As a cancer survivor, ive found it doesnt just end with the ‘all clear’.

I had testicular cancer 13 years ago, caught it early, bollock gone, blast of chemo and regular checks over 5 years to put my mind at rest.

In theory that should have been the end of that, no more cancer, forget about it, move on.

Ive found that nigh on impossible to do. The cancer I had would have spread VERY quickly to my stomach, chest then brain. I think the same as john hartson had?
Catching it early saved me from either a shit load of treatment or ultimately death. That thought did me in a bit. It was the second ‘brush with death’ id had in my life and it quite literally affected my noggin.

Also, going to christies every month for 5 years , and to be told im cancer free each time, put my mind totally at rest.
At the end of that 5 years, the feeling of being signed off should be one of happiness, instead i found it to be one of worry. That safety net was whipped away and now every ailment i have ….cancer.

Lingering chesty cough - lung cancer
Bit of a spot that takes ages to go - skin cancer.
Etc etc.
didnt help losing my mum at 70 to lung cancer and a brother on law at 42 to cancer. Dad and sister have also had very minor skin cancers.

So ive found a cancer diagnosis that is beaten is still ultimately a life of worry.

Sorry to waffle.
 
Bluesince1979 said:
To take this on a tangent…

As a cancer survivor, ive found it doesnt just end with the ‘all clear’.

I had testicular cancer 13 years ago, caught it early, bollock gone, blast of chemo and regular checks over 5 years to put my mind at rest.

In theory that should have been the end of that, no more cancer, forget about it, move on.

Ive found that nigh on impossible to do. The cancer I had would have spread VERY quickly to my stomach, chest then brain. I think the same as john hartson had?
Catching it early saved me from either a shit load of treatment or ultimately death. That thought did me in a bit. It was the second ‘brush with death’ id had in my life and it quite literally affected my noggin.

Also, going to christies every month for 5 years , and to be told im cancer free each time, put my mind totally at rest.
At the end of that 5 years, the feeling of being signed off should be one of happiness, instead i found it to be one of worry. That safety net was whipped away and now every ailment i have ….cancer.

Lingering chesty cough - lung cancer
Bit of a spot that takes ages to go - skin cancer.
Etc etc.
didnt help losing my mum at 70 to lung cancer and a brother on law at 42 to cancer. Dad and sister have also had very minor skin cancers.

So ive found a cancer diagnosis that is beaten is still ultimately a life of worry.

Sorry to waffle.
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Left or right?
 
Bluesince1979 said:
To take this on a tangent…

As a cancer survivor, ive found it doesnt just end with the ‘all clear’.

I had testicular cancer 13 years ago, caught it early, bollock gone, blast of chemo and regular checks over 5 years to put my mind at rest.

In theory that should have been the end of that, no more cancer, forget about it, move on.

Ive found that nigh on impossible to do. The cancer I had would have spread VERY quickly to my stomach, chest then brain. I think the same as john hartson had?
Catching it early saved me from either a shit load of treatment or ultimately death. That thought did me in a bit. It was the second ‘brush with death’ id had in my life and it quite literally affected my noggin.

Also, going to christies every month for 5 years , and to be told im cancer free each time, put my mind totally at rest.
At the end of that 5 years, the feeling of being signed off should be one of happiness, instead i found it to be one of worry. That safety net was whipped away and now every ailment i have ….cancer.

Lingering chesty cough - lung cancer
Bit of a spot that takes ages to go - skin cancer.
Etc etc.
didnt help losing my mum at 70 to lung cancer and a brother on law at 42 to cancer. Dad and sister have also had very minor skin cancers.

So ive found a cancer diagnosis that is beaten is still ultimately a life of worry.

Sorry to waffle.
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But surely 13 years clear, you are no more at risk than anybody else?

I know what you mean though. I’m 18 months into a 2-year treatment programme for prostate cancer. The hormones/meds I’m taking flatten my PSA so I’m safe as houses for now. But what happens when I come off the medicine? I’m not thinking about it too much, but the fact that I’ll have regular checks afterwards is reassuring.

One thing my specialist said reassures me. He said don’t worry if I didn’t respond to the initial treatment (I did), there are always new things to try.

I’ll be glad to be free of the injections and drugs, but if I need to take them or something similar in the future, I know I can tolerate it and still do the things I want to (albeit a bit more fatigued).
 
10 years free for me bladder cancer......Heard yesterday a mate from my local as been given 6 months to live liver cancer that`s spread....how do you get your head around being told that.
 
BimboBob said:
I'm waiting for my first "Well done, no more cancer for you, but you can have a check every three months" scan.

I know my immune system is compromised and the cough I have is the same one the missus had last week but my brain on occasion...
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May I ask what kind of Cancer you have?
 
BimboBob said:
I'm waiting for my first "Well done, no more cancer for you, but you can have a check every three months" scan.

I know my immune system is compromised and the cough I have is the same one the missus had last week but my brain on occasion...
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I hope you get the first "well done" and many more after mate.
 
roy.or.r said:
May I ask what kind of Cancer you have?
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Had melanoma. Just a small mole that went rogue. Had a few operations on nodes etc plus a few disgusting pills/ drinks. Kaboom...begone. Six months later they found it on my lungs, liver and in my chest area. Pesky stuff. So had a year of double Immunotherapy and two years of a maintenance dose. This appears to have wiped it out. As of September I am in observation.
 
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