Now that is a coincidence isn't it? My grandfather (mom's dad) died of pancreatic cancer. The only other cancer I know of in my family was my eldest brother's lung>liver cancer after a (short) lifetime of smoking. FTR I've never smoked. Patrick
kellyelise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: There was no history of cancer, either, in my family until my parent's generation. My mother's 2 brothers have had colon cancer and my father's sister had lung cancer and my father succumbed to pancreatic cancer. I was dx with CML at the end stages of my father's pancreatic Ca. Discussing this with an acquaintance, she informed me that her ex- husband's brother died of pancreatic Ca and her ex-husband then was dx'd with leukemia (not sure which one) which he died from several years later. Made me wonder if there was any connection between the pancreatic Ca and leukemia - onc says no. I would have to admit it was probably the damn cigarettes that caused my CML (all of my relatives that contracted cancer smoked - one uncle smoked a pipe and chewed tobacco). The lung cancer isn't what did my aunt in - it was a multitude of other problems - they found the lung Ca by accident (she had quit smoking several years prior to her death). My father quit smoking at least 6 months before he got the pancreatic Ca - and once diagnosed and told he was terminal - he resumed smoking (a lot of cancer patient's will do this as it is the only thing they have "control" over). One uncle never quit smoking and he beat the colon cancer (and....he has a weird blood dyscrasia that is severely impacting his health). The other uncle who smoked a pipe ended up with lung metastases several years after the colon cancer was "cured." He has since beat the lung Ca and is still smoking his pipe. He is also 87 years old and has more energy than I do. I am ashamed of the fact that I still smoke and have a hard time with facing the fact I "caused" my cancer due to my addiction to cigarettes. But, then, I also have to realize there are many people with cancer who have never smoked nor have been exposed to second-hand smoke. My 2 cents, Kelly On Jul 25, 7:25 am, ANGELYN ESDERS wrote: > I think that we are all in contact with benzene to some extent, whether we > realize it or not, > http://www.eco-usa.net/toxics/benzene.shtml > As some plants and some animals have a proclivity toward certain diseases > or a weakness in some area of their health, it is not unrealistic to believe > that humans do too. For example, one person's medicine may be deadly poison > to another person. We are all different and vulnerable to different things. I > remember reading a poll once that showed that a VERY high percentage of CML > sufferers had once been smokers. (A high source of benzene) This could also > apply to second hand smoke. Some of us can take it, and some cannot. One tree > will die from a blight, and the next tree can be impervious to it. Benzene is > also found in Javex bleach and hair colorants. Some may be affected....some > not. > > Vivi wrote: > > Not everyone with CML owns granite countertops although that is an > interesting news item. Benzene is also thought to cause leukemia but > not everyone is in contact with it, either. Like everyone else in our > tribe, I, too, tried to figure out what could have caused my CML and > the easiest thing to think of was that for four years, I lived about > twenty miles from Three Mile Island, just before the news of the > radiation leak there was reported. But really, who knows what > triggers this disease in any one of us? Vivi --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to CMLHope@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
