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Studies have shown that a person's genes can cause an increased risk in breast and ovarian cancer. This infographic shows the chromosomal mutations and the risk they can pose.
According to the National Cancer Institute, studies have shown that inherited mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes account for 5-10 percent of all breast cancers and 15 percent of all ovarian cancers. While genetic testing is encouraged only for those who have a family history of breast or ovarian cancer, education and awareness are important to early detection and treatment.
How can a better understanding of the cause of these genetic mutations help further the cause of finding a cure for cancer?
Sources:
* Infographic: Understanding the inherited risk of breast and ovarian cancer, gbtribune, section/212/article/73688
More Information:
* Features of Inherited Cancer, Stanford Medicine, geneticsAndCancer/inherited
* BRCA1 and BRCA2: Cancer Risk and Genetic Testing, NCI, factsheet/Risk/BRCA
* Hereditary Breast Ovarian Cancer Syndrome (BRCA1 / BRCA2), Stanford Medicine, geneticsAndCancer/types/herbocs
AT THE CHILDREN WITH CANCER UK ANNUAL BALL AT THE GROSVENOR HOTEL PARK LANE LONDON......PICTURE MURRAY SANDERS CHILDREN WITH CANCER UK..
My wife, 16 months after her brain surgery. Surviving cancer grade 4 that was found on her cerebellum.
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I love taking photos during the final hour of sunset aka the magic hour as the light always looks amazing. I tried something new by cloning out the mirror’s reflection in Photoshop so that it appeared to be a window through my body. It was a fun learning experience and I’m happy with the result.
To recap: On Sunday, May 8th, I completed Cycle 17 Week 1. I have Multiple Myeloma and anemia, a rare blood cancer. It is incurable, but treatable. From February to November 2013, I received Velcade chemo through weekly in-hospital injections as an outpatient. Since February 9th 2015, I have been on Pomalyst and dexamethasone chemo treatment (Pom/dex).
This morning I spent time in quiet reflection as the sun rose in the distance. Each day I try my best to stay happy and positive and appreciate what life has to offer. I believe that positivity and minimizing stress in my life are effective tools for fighting my multiple myeloma.
Last week I had my March blood test and the results are good. My general cancer marker (igG) and my specific cancer marker (Beta 2 Globulin) remained stable, although both increased slightly.
My igG (general MM protein marker) remained stable. Normal range is 6.7 - 15.2 igG.
Mar 11.7
Feb 10.4
Jan 10.1
Jan 2015 33.4 (pre-chemo)
Beta 2 Globulin (specific protein marker for my particular type of MM) dropped. Normal range is 1.8 - 4.8 g/L.
Mar 6.3
Feb 5.9
Jan 6.5
Jan 2015 30.6 (pre-chemo)
My igG is still within normal range. As neither marker jumped, it means that the chemo is still effective at suppressing my multiple myeloma.
My Hematology profile (how my body responds overall to being on treatment) continues to remain good.
Hematology Profile
WBC 6.8 (normal levels 4 - 11)
Hemoglobin 133 (135-170) - since I have anemia, slightly below normal levels
Blood Platelets 339 (150-400)
Neutrophils 5.9 (2.0 - 8.0)
To recap: I have multiple myeloma and anemia, a rare cancer of the blood plasma. It is treatable, but incurable. On Sunday, March 27th I completed Cycle 15 Week 3 of my four week treatment cycle. I have 21 days on (Pomalyst chemo pill) and then 7 days off. In addition, I take dexamethasone, an oral steroid, every Monday.
" Cholera, diarrhea, tuberculosis – some of the most deadly diseases to plague the human race throughout history are all preventable in some way. Cancer, perhaps the biggest stymie to modern medicine, is also preventable in most cases. This is good news depending on how you look at it." ...
... continue reading The Good News about Cancer
by Erich Scholl, dailyinfographic, March 19, 2014.
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I have my October blood test results and I’m pleased to report that my cancer levels are lower this month.
M Protein (g/L)
Oct = 2.3
Sept = 2.8
Aug = value missing
July = value missing
June = 1.9
May = 1.7
Apr = 2.5
Mar = 3
The M Protein is a complete and accurate measure of the cancer/myeloma in my body, it consists 100% of abnormal protein. A zero value means no cancer is detected in my blood. The Beta 2 and igG measures I’ve previously discussed, contain good and abnormal protein and therefore aren’t as accurate.
I’m maintaining a positive outlook on life!
To recap: On Sunday, October 9th, I completed Cycle 22 Week 3. I have Multiple Myeloma and anemia, a rare blood cancer. It is incurable, but treatable. From February to November 2013, I received Velcade chemo through weekly in-hospital injections as an outpatient. Since February 9th 2015, I have been on Pomalyst and dexamethasone chemo treatment (Pom/dex).
Self-portrait: Lynn Headwaters Regional Park, North Vancouver
my uncle died of cancer this morning :(
rest in peace </3
im kinda happy he died a day before i left.
because i was able to say goodbye to him and see his face for one last time :(
im gonna add this to a lot of group so a message can spread :D
everyone who lost a friend, parents, granpa for cancer will identify with this picture
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Complicated.... Cancer is ..!
just that — complicated. And for good reason. They tend to be overly emotional, so many times their pessimism gets in the way of looking at the good in life. Make sure if this is you that you're CHOOSING how you feel, and understanding that with every bad thing comes something good.
"Hope you will enjoy it.
Photography and copyright: Alex M. de Vries,
Model: Elise Schots
Styling: Marco Grippeling
Conclusion: Fasting and chemotherapy can work miracles. If you are on chemotherapy, fast three days before chemotherapy and one day after. I am not a doctor.
I recently wrote about one possible reason for the evolution of cancer, as a way to euthanase old-age palaeolithic persons who do not undergo periods of starvation, and are likely therefore to have been free-loading on the charity of their peers. In short I hypothesised that cancer may be a natural granny dumping mechanism.
But that got me to thinking about an even more puzzling evolutionary phenomena: why are there old people at all?
The average lifespan of palaeolithic peoples was about 33 years, which is just as it should be from a straightforward evolutionary perspective. If they started breeding at puberty then your average palaeolith would have had time to raise a few children and then die.
The strange thing is however that then, as till quite modern times, it was the high childhood death rate that suppressed average longevity. If a palaeolithic person reached puberty they lived on average into their mid fifties, way past the menopause and optimal male breeding potential. Further, with the agricultural revolution only a few thousand years ago, biblical and modern humans have palaeolithic bodies -- we have had time to evolve lactose tolerance and little else -- with the potential to live at least three score years and ten and four score if strong (Psalm 90).
Even if older palaeolithic persons were undergoing periods of near starvation and were not free-loading, they would have been consuming food which otherwise may have been gathered by their reproducing peers. So, why did evolution allow such grannies and grandfathers to exist at all? We could easily have evolved to self-destruct at 40. To a palaeolithic society living at the calorific brink of annihilation, the existence of post-breeding-age individuals would seem to be a tremendous calorific waste.
One can think of various 'nice' evolutionary-favoured tasks that post-reproduction-aged palaeolithic people could have performed, such as child minding or as a source of wisdom. I propose a task more tragic: older persons evolved as to function as in vivo experiments, commonly called 'guinea pigs'.
In any hunter gather society -- go out into the woods and try it today -- there would have been a lot of lean times. There would be very few apples, but a vast number of species of berries, bark, and beetles (and that is just the b's) with varying degrees of food value, nutrients, calories and toxicity. When (hunter) gatherers were lucky they found known fruits and roots to fulfil their dietary needs, but they were continually on the brink, regularly going without food, and faced with risky choices of culinary behaviour. "I have not eaten in a week. Do I try these berries or not? Do I give them to my children?"
Herein lies the great evolutionary value of the existence or granny and grandfather aged people like me. "Wait a minute son. Don't eat that. Don't give it to the little one. Let me try it. I will tell you in a day!" (When I think of all my ancestors that surely must have done this it makes me cry.) Societies which contained such individuals would continually increase the variety of gathered food sources and only lose the occasional non-breeding human guinea pig.
I reach this conclusion bearing in mind the miraculous research being carried out NOW on the synergy between chemotherapy and short term starvation in the treatment of cancer. The graph above left (Shi et al., 2012) shows tumour size in mice xenografted with human skin cancer. Cisplatin (CDDP), the most common chemotherapeutic drug, shows negligible effect in reducing tumour size. Short Term Starvation (STS) has a significant but small effect. Short term starvation combined with Cisplatin chemotherapy creates a synergy which seems nothing short of miraculous. 60% percent of the cancerous mice went into remission whereas no or negligible mice went into remission in the other two conditions. The same paper (ibid) also shows similar results, in vitro, with lung cancers.
Dr Valter Longo, the pioneer whose research on fasting lead to the discovery of this chemo-fasting synergy (e.g. Raffaghello, Safdie, Bianchi, Dorff, Fontana, & Longo 2010; Lee, & Longo, 2011), argues that fasting causes ordinary cells to go into hibernation mode, whereas cancer cells keep demanding more food. If in that period of starvation one consumes, or is injected with a toxin, then it is only cancerous cells that are killed. If one keeps fasting for about a day after the consumption or injection of the toxin, until the toxin has left ones system, then the toxin hardly effects normal cells at all.
This synergy between chemotherapy and no-calorie consumption suggests an explanation for both the existence of cancer, and the existence of old people. Old people get cancer. But many of them may be able to cure their own cancer if they undergo regular periods of fasting combined with the consumption of toxins. In modern society this experience is one that perhaps only cancer patients will undergo in the form of chemotherapy but in a (hunter) gathering palaeolithic society it would have experience that would regularly and necessarily have been faced. Going through that starvation plus toxin experience and coming out the other side, or not ("no, don't eat that...urk"), would have been evolutionarily favoured. So evolution worked out a way to create such individuals with that propensity: it created individuals that have a self destruct mechanism that is cured by starvation and toxin consumption. Palaeolithic societies that evolved to have older non-breeding individuals
-- Guinea Pig People (GPPs) -- to do the toxin tasting would have been able to gather and consume more food, breed more and continue the species. And here we are, thanks to all our GPPs.
In conclusion, it seems to me, a non-doctor, from limited research, fasting and chemotherapy can work miracles. If you are on chemotherapy, consult with your oncologist and consider fasting three days before chemotherapy and one day after, because it may cure your cancer, and makes perfect evolutionary sense.
Graph above: Figure 3A and 3B from Shi et al., 2012
Bibliography
Shi, Y., Felley-Bosco, E., Marti, T. M., Orlowski, K., Pruschy, M., & Stahel, R. A. (2012). Starvation-induced activation of ATM/Chk2/p53 signaling sensitizes cancer cells to cisplatin. BMC cancer, 12(1), 1.
bmccancer.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2407-12...
Lee, C., & Longo, V. D. (2011). Fasting vs dietary restriction in cellular protection and cancer treatment: from model organisms to patients. Oncogene, 30(30), 3305-3316.
Nowell, P. C. (1976). The Clonal Evolution of Tumor Cell Populations. Science, 194(4260), 23-28.
Raffaghello, L., Safdie, F., Bianchi, G., Dorff, T., Fontana, L., & Longo, V. D. (2010). Fasting and differential chemotherapy protection in patients. Cell Cycle, 9(22), 4474-4476.
The theory above - post breeding age persons are guinea pigs - is a little similar to the 'disposable soma' theory of the evolution of ageing at a societal rather than cellular level.
rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/205/1161/531.short
"Organisms that do not age are essentially in a steady state in which chronologically young and old individuals are physiologically the same. In this situation the synthesis of macromolecules must be sufficiently accurate to prevent error feedback and the development of lethal 'error catastrophes'. This involves the expenditure of energy, which is required for both kinetic proof-reading and other accuracy promoting devices. It may be selectively advantageous for higher organisms to adopt an energy saving strategy of reduced accuracy in somatic cells." (Kirkwood, Holliday, 1979)
Somatic cells are non-reproductive cells.
These non reproducing cells are argued to be disposable to facilitate greater "proof reading" and prevent "error catastrophes" in the reproducing cells. I am suggesting above that somatic people (non reproducing people) are there, and yet disposable, there to be disposed of, to facilitate "proof reading" (toxin tasting - "reduced accuracy" in diet) and prevent error catastrophes in the non-somatic, reproductive population.
Relatedly
Peto's paradox (there is no correlation between animal size and cancer rate)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3060950/
The assumption that there should be a correlation seems to be based on the assumption that cancer is a random occurrence in cells, so the more of them the greater the chance of cancer, as opposed to a more deliberate, non-random self destruct mechanism proposed here. Cancer is not random. It is a deliberate way of killing old people who do not fast be guinea pigs.
October is Breast Cancer awareness month. I lost my mom to this disease 2 years ago because it wasnt detected early. Gals make sure you do your monthly exams, see your Dr. & get checked regularly & become empowered so that one day we can beat it all together!
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Finally, after multiple tries, I was able to catch this unit leading a train. But there is a far deeper meaning to it than a typical KCSM AC44. This one is KCSM 4568, which sports a cancer sticker on the conductors side, leading train 640 in downtown Roselle. I have made it my mission to shoot every and all of these in honor of those I know with cancer. This one is for my Dad, who passed away from cancer in 2020, and for Grace, who just recently beat out cancer and is in remission. I love you guys!
World Cancer Day takes place every year on 4 February and is the single initiative under which the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), its members, partners and the entire world can unite together in the fight against the global cancer epidemic.
Under the tagline ‘Not beyond us’, World Cancer Day 2015 will take a positive and proactive approach to the fight against cancer, highlighting that solutions do exist across the continuum of cancer, and that they are within our reach.
The campaign explores how we can implement what we already know in the areas of prevention, early detection, treatment and care, and in turn, open up to the exciting prospect that we can impact the global cancer burden – for the better.
World Cancer Day 2015 is articulated around four key areas of focus:
* Choosing healthy lives
* Delivering early detection
* Achieving treatment for all
* Maximising quality of life
Sources: WCD2015 posters and social media guide.
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Week 63 chemo complete: Cancer levels dropped again
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Last week I had my April blood test and the results are excellent!
M protein
Dec-Mar = 3 g/L (same each month)
Apr = 2.5 g/L
My myeloma protein (M protein) is the abnormal protein/cancer/bad stuff and it resides in my Beta 2 Globulin. It is the most important marker for following my progress. If my M protein is 0, then there is no cancer/myeloma detected in my blood stream, which is ideal.
Dropping to 2.5 g/L from 3 is pretty amazing! It means right now there is less myeloma/cancer in my blood today, than last month.
My general cancer marker (igG) is lower (Normal range is 6.7 - 15.2).
Apr 10.8
Mar 11.7
Feb 10.4
Jan 2016 10.1
Jan 2015 33.4 (pre-chemo)
My igG is still in normal range, which is great.
My specific cancer marker (Beta 2 Globulin) also dropped (Normal range is 1.8 - 4.8 g/L).
Apr 5.8
Mar 6.3
Feb 5.9
Jan 2016 6.5
Jan 2015 30.6 (pre-chemo)
My Beta 2 continues to move in the right direction - towards normal range.
My Hematology profile (how my body responds overall to being on treatment) is still good.
Hematology Profile
WBC 6.0 (normal levels 4 - 11)
Hemoglobin 131 (135-170) - since I have anemia, slightly below normal levels
Blood Platelets 296 (150-400)
Neutrophils 4.9 (2.0 - 8.0)
To recap: On Sunday, April 24th, I completed Cycle 16 Week 3. I have Multiple Myeloma and anemia, a rare blood cancer. It is incurable, but treatable. From February to November 2013, I received Velcade chemo through weekly in-hospital injections as an outpatient. Since February 9th 2015, I have been on Pomalyst and dexamethasone chemo treatment (Pom/dex).
february was rough. I had quit smoking since diagnosis and all through treatment but started smoking heavily during the post-treatment-fuckit-phase. Off regular tobacco and on electronic cigarettes and not wallowing in this particular mental ditch(as much).
The Bald Barbie petition is all over the news now. It's a petition to create a bald Barbie and proceeds will go to cancer patients.Their Facebook group already has more than 30,000 LIKES and maybe we can help too. They are hoping to get Mattel's attention. Here's what is written on their page
"We would like to see a Beautiful and Bald Barbie made to help young girls who suffer from hair loss due to cancer treatments, Alopecia or Trichotillomania . Also, for young girls who are having trouble coping with their mother's hair loss from chemo. Many children have some difficulty accepting their mother, sister, aunt, grandparent or friend going from a long haired to a bald.
Accessories such as scarves and hats could be included. This would be a great coping mechanism for young girls dealing with hair loss themselves or a loved one. We would love to see a portion of proceeds go to childhood cancer research and treatment. Let's get Mattell's attention!"
Maybe we can all help. Like their page here: www.facebook.com/BeautifulandBaldBarbie
October is breast cancer awareness month
Worldwide, breast cancer is the fifth most common cause of cancer death (after lung cancer, stomach cancer, liver cancer, and colon cancer). In 2005, breast cancer caused 502,000 deaths (7% of cancer deaths; almost 1% of all deaths) worldwide. Among women worldwide, breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer death.
In the United States, breast cancer is the third most common cause of cancer death (after lung cancer and colon cancer). In 2007, breast cancer is expected to cause 40,910 deaths (7% of cancer deaths; almost 2% of all deaths) in the U.S. Among women in the U.S., breast cancer is the most common cancer and the second- most common cause of cancer death (after lung cancer). Women in the U.S. have a 1 in 8 lifetime chance of developing invasive breast cancer and a 1 in 33 chance of breast cancer causing their death. A U.S. study conducted in 2005 by the Society for Women's Health Research indicated that breast cancer remains the most feared disease, even though heart disease is a much more common cause of death among women.
The number of cases has significantly increased since the 1970s, a phenomenon partly blamed on modern lifestyles in the Western world. Because the breast is composed of identical tissues in males and females, breast cancer also occurs in males, though it is less common.
The World Cancer Day is a global observance that helps raise people’s awareness of the cancer and how to prevent, detect and treat it. The world cancer day is held on February 4th of each year.
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John had this brown mark for around 10 years. In the last few months it started affecting his eyesight causing things to look more blurred and his eyes to water a lot. Finally he went to the doctors and within a month they operated. This is a skin cancer called Lentigo Maligna and it can be either benign or malignant. We are now awaiting the results of the biopsy and hope that its not malignant and that his eyesight will not be permanently impaired. Already (a week after the operation) his sight is improving. The operation was done under local anaesthetic and he was able to go home straight away. If you have something like this GET IT SEEN NOW!!
" You've already seen the headlines touting October as breast cancer awareness month. A zillion products are available in "pink" editions now... "
* What's missing from the risk factors list?
* Think Before You Pink
* Fighting to prevent cancer prevention
* Business as usual in the cancer industry
* Difficult to believe? Don't be naive...
Read How the Cancer Industry Controls Women, counter think
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, via NaturalNews.
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In Vancouver, signs of an early Spring are all around. Flowers are popping out on the grass, trees branches are no longer bare, and cherry blossoms are beginning to bloom. A perfect time to pause and enjoy the beauty of nature.
To recap: I have multiple myeloma and anemia, a rare cancer of the blood plasma. It is treatable, but incurable. On Sunday, February 21st I completed Cycle 14 Week 2 of my four week treatment cycle. I have 21 days on (Pomalyst chemo pill) and then 7 days off. In addition, I take dexamethasone, an oral steroid, every Monday.
Due to my profession, I have assisted many battling cancer and their loved ones. I am always in awe of their strength, their hope, their resiliency and even finding humor. Last evening I learned that one of my family members has cancer. I now know how this one word can evoke such emotion. To all those battling this disease, are survivors, or have left this earth, you are heroes in my eyes. Bless you all.
In 2000 I designed a tattoo for a friend of mine that was comprised of his astrological birth sign, Cancer, and his rising sign, which was Leo. Cancer, the crab, is seen with the glyph for the sign as part of its back colouring, reaching up to the sign of Leo, above it. The sun disc of Leo surrounds the lion but also contains a crescent moon, the ruling 'planet' for Cancer.
Done as a shoulder piece, the tattoo went from Phillippe's shoulder down almost to his elbow. It won First Prize, Medium Colour, at the 2000 Northern Ink Exposure in Toronto. The Tattoo artist was multi award winning Jamie Izumi of Tora Tattoo in Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Later that year I dropped the design into Photoshop and made an art piece out of it for my portfolio. Phillippe had a framed copy of it in his home until he died in 2008.
The original tattoo design and this art variation, are, of course, copyright and are not to be used without my expresss written permission.
Phillippe was an incredibly dedicated Madonna fan. He had one of the largest and most extensive collections of Madonna posters, picture discs and memorabilia in the world. His collection was documented and Phillippe was interviewed on television not long before he died, talking about his collection. This song is for him, as he really was a "Ray of Light".
Music Link: Madonna - "Ray of Light".
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She is recovering from ovarian cancer. Very beautiful couple.
Our trip to the Los Angeles County Fair, lot's of fun, cool exhibits, great food, people watching, and just good times.
OUT SHOP CANCER EVENT - October 1 - 31
Out Shop Cancer is a fundraising and awareness event in support of Making Strides Against Breast Cancer and the American Cancer Society, dedicated to funding breast cancer research as well as vital programs and services for patients and survivors.
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