Comments on: Patrick Swayze is determined to beat cancer, say family http://www.celebitchy.com/10069/patrick_swayze_is_determined_to_beat_cancer_say_family/ Stylish celebrity escapism Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:34:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Moma http://www.celebitchy.com/10069/patrick_swayze_is_determined_to_beat_cancer_say_family/#comment-39226 Moma Thu, 29 May 2008 04:08:22 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/10069/patrick_swayze_is_determined_to_beat_cancer_say_family/#comment-39226 His cancer is grim and if he smokes it may take a few more days from him. Hope he didn't smoke around his family. I'm a veg and wouldn't kiss a guy that ate meat. BUT, he is dying and it's sad ... regardless of your life, cancer is not fun. Not a fan of him but he seemed like a nice guy. Now go out and walk/run!!! His cancer is grim and if he smokes it may take a few more days from him. Hope he didn’t smoke around his family. I’m a veg and wouldn’t kiss a guy that ate meat. BUT, he is dying and it’s sad … regardless of your life, cancer is not fun. Not a fan of him but he seemed like a nice guy. Now go out and walk/run!!!

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]]> By: Trashaddict http://www.celebitchy.com/10069/patrick_swayze_is_determined_to_beat_cancer_say_family/#comment-12933 Trashaddict Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:21:29 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/10069/patrick_swayze_is_determined_to_beat_cancer_say_family/#comment-12933 To Scott, Get over your serious denial about smoking and stop. If you have kids or other loved ones you will save them a lot of pain. Once you've quit for 10 years, your health risks go down substantially, almost to baseline. The literature on the links between smoking and multiple types of cancer is definitive. I watched my mother spend 24 hours gasping for breath in the last stages of lung cancer. It was hell. So don't do the same thing to your loved ones. My brother learned and has quit, you can do it too! To Scott,
Get over your serious denial about smoking and stop. If you have kids or other loved ones you will save them a lot of pain. Once you’ve quit for 10 years, your health risks go down substantially, almost to baseline. The literature on the links between smoking and multiple types of cancer is definitive. I watched my mother spend 24 hours gasping for breath in the last stages of lung cancer. It was hell. So don’t do the same thing to your loved ones. My brother learned and has quit, you can do it too!

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]]> By: Milana http://www.celebitchy.com/10069/patrick_swayze_is_determined_to_beat_cancer_say_family/#comment-12932 Milana Sun, 16 Mar 2008 05:48:41 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/10069/patrick_swayze_is_determined_to_beat_cancer_say_family/#comment-12932 You know if he's on the way out anyway, then may as well just smoke on. Saying "I'm going to beat this" perhaps gives him a bit of comfort and denial. I saw a pic. of him and he's losing weight. I wouldn't doubt heavy smoking for years causes cell damage in various organs. You know if he’s on the way out anyway, then may as well just smoke on. Saying “I’m going to beat this” perhaps gives him a bit of comfort and denial. I saw a pic. of him and he’s losing weight. I wouldn’t doubt heavy smoking for years causes cell damage in various organs.

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]]> By: headache http://www.celebitchy.com/10069/patrick_swayze_is_determined_to_beat_cancer_say_family/#comment-12931 headache Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:40:27 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/10069/patrick_swayze_is_determined_to_beat_cancer_say_family/#comment-12931 truth.org annoys me anyway. Smoking is a choice and people are fully aware of how bad it is for them. truth.org annoys me anyway. Smoking is a choice and people are fully aware of how bad it is for them.

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]]> By: mollination http://www.celebitchy.com/10069/patrick_swayze_is_determined_to_beat_cancer_say_family/#comment-12930 mollination Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:33:50 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/10069/patrick_swayze_is_determined_to_beat_cancer_say_family/#comment-12930 I meant the weed wont hurt him any, not the cigs. I think the cigs already did their damage. I meant the weed wont hurt him any, not the cigs. I think the cigs already did their damage.

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]]> By: mollination http://www.celebitchy.com/10069/patrick_swayze_is_determined_to_beat_cancer_say_family/#comment-12929 mollination Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:32:22 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/10069/patrick_swayze_is_determined_to_beat_cancer_say_family/#comment-12929 I didn't know he smoked. How strange considering how healthy he is in other aspects. The solid food thing might have to do with the nausea that comes along with chemo. Patrick should trade his cigs in for some joints, no joke. It improves the nausea and the appetite. And contrary to what all the truth.org lovers believe, it's not going to hurt his health anymore. Good luck and good vibes for Patrick. I love him, and NO ONE deserves to go through what pancreatic cancer does to a person. I didn’t know he smoked. How strange considering how healthy he is in other aspects.

The solid food thing might have to do with the nausea that comes along with chemo. Patrick should trade his cigs in for some joints, no joke. It improves the nausea and the appetite. And contrary to what all the truth.org lovers believe, it’s not going to hurt his health anymore.

Good luck and good vibes for Patrick. I love him, and NO ONE deserves to go through what pancreatic cancer does to a person.

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]]> By: georgie http://www.celebitchy.com/10069/patrick_swayze_is_determined_to_beat_cancer_say_family/#comment-12928 georgie Sat, 15 Mar 2008 02:40:09 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/10069/patrick_swayze_is_determined_to_beat_cancer_say_family/#comment-12928 all adenocarcinomas (including reflux/GERD) are related to insulin... which is related to high carb diets... going low carb and shutting down insulin (which only comes from the pancreas or injections) all adenocarcinomas (including reflux/GERD) are related to insulin… which is related to high carb diets…

going low carb and shutting down insulin (which only comes from the pancreas or injections)

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]]> By: gg http://www.celebitchy.com/10069/patrick_swayze_is_determined_to_beat_cancer_say_family/#comment-12927 gg Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:25:51 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/10069/patrick_swayze_is_determined_to_beat_cancer_say_family/#comment-12927 Other than my friend, I heard a story on NPR on it a few years back now, which confirmed my worst fears. There are connections with smoking and pancreatic cancer. Here you go, Scott. There's tons of medical research on this. Google even auto-fills it for you: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/64868.php Researchers at Michigan State University have added yet another piece to the puzzle that links cigarette smoking with cancer of the pancreas, one of the deadliest forms of cancer. In research published in the recent issue of the International Journal of Cancer, MSU's James Trosko and colleagues zeroed in on the mechanism by which a healthy cell turns cancerous. _________ http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_3_1x_Smoking_and_Pancreatic_Cancer.asp Smoking and Pancreatic Cancer Heavy Smoking May Damage Pancreas Before Cancer Develops Article date: 1999/03/15 DNA damage in the cells of the pancreas is associated with heavy cigarette smoking, according to a study published in the January 15, 1999, issue of CANCER. The study shows heavy cigarette smoking (more than two packs a day for more than 20 years) may cause gene mutations in the pancreas. These mutations are associated with the development of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). A statistical association between heavy smoking and PDAC has been documented by several prior studies. "Epidemiologic evidence suggests a weak, albeit unequivocal, association between cigarette smoking and PDAC. The incidence of PDAC is approximately two and one-half times greater in smokers than in nonsmokers," wrote the authors from Allegheny University and the American Cancer Society. et cetera, et cetera ... Other than my friend, I heard a story on NPR on it a few years back now, which confirmed my worst fears. There are connections with smoking and pancreatic cancer.

Here you go, Scott. There’s tons of medical research on this. Google even auto-fills it for you:

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/64868.php

Researchers at Michigan State University have added yet another piece to the puzzle that links cigarette smoking with cancer of the pancreas, one of the deadliest forms of cancer.

In research published in the recent issue of the International Journal of Cancer, MSU’s James Trosko and colleagues zeroed in on the mechanism by which a healthy cell turns cancerous.

_________

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_3_1x_Smoking_and_Pancreatic_Cancer.asp

Smoking and Pancreatic Cancer
Heavy Smoking May Damage Pancreas Before Cancer Develops

Article date: 1999/03/15
DNA damage in the cells of the pancreas is associated with heavy cigarette smoking, according to a study published in the January 15, 1999, issue of CANCER. The study shows heavy cigarette smoking (more than two packs a day for more than 20 years) may cause gene mutations in the pancreas. These mutations are associated with the development of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).
A statistical association between heavy smoking and PDAC has been documented by several prior studies. “Epidemiologic evidence suggests a weak, albeit unequivocal, association between cigarette smoking and PDAC. The incidence of PDAC is approximately two and one-half times greater in smokers than in nonsmokers,” wrote the authors from Allegheny University and the American Cancer Society.

et cetera, et cetera …

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]]> By: Scott F http://www.celebitchy.com/10069/patrick_swayze_is_determined_to_beat_cancer_say_family/#comment-12925 Scott F Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:37:54 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/10069/patrick_swayze_is_determined_to_beat_cancer_say_family/#comment-12925 Can someone who's complaining about him continuing to smoke actually cite some kind of medical document that connects this cancer with smoking? I'm asking honestly, because I know nothing about the pancreas, but from what I've been able to find genetics and alcohol are the only things doctors claim causes it. As a long-term smoker though, I will tell you one thing all doctors I've talked to seem to agree on: if you've been smoking for more than a decade or so and you get cancer, it's not really going to improve your chances if you quit (with the exception of lung cancer). It may improve your quality of life, but it won't really improve your health. Can someone who’s complaining about him continuing to smoke actually cite some kind of medical document that connects this cancer with smoking?

I’m asking honestly, because I know nothing about the pancreas, but from what I’ve been able to find genetics and alcohol are the only things doctors claim causes it.

As a long-term smoker though, I will tell you one thing all doctors I’ve talked to seem to agree on: if you’ve been smoking for more than a decade or so and you get cancer, it’s not really going to improve your chances if you quit (with the exception of lung cancer).

It may improve your quality of life, but it won’t really improve your health.

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]]> By: gg http://www.celebitchy.com/10069/patrick_swayze_is_determined_to_beat_cancer_say_family/#comment-12924 gg Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:16:48 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/10069/patrick_swayze_is_determined_to_beat_cancer_say_family/#comment-12924 No, I totally understand where you are coming from, I honestly do. But he has said he will fight it. Him holding a lit cigarette totally refutes that, if you ask me ... I know that pancreatic cancer is a killer. I don't think anybody survives it. A friend of mine, a heavy smoker, got his Whipple surgery and his quality of life got worse and worse until he finally died, about a year later, in a rented hospital bed at home. He could not leave the bed. His doctor told him it's from all the smoking. I do not think Swayze will survive it, sadly, and I wish him well. But the boy needs to stop smoking if he wants to last any longer than his current death sentence, as a smoker with pancreatic cancer. That's all I mean. Don't bite me. ;) No, I totally understand where you are coming from, I honestly do. But he has said he will fight it. Him holding a lit cigarette totally refutes that, if you ask me …

I know that pancreatic cancer is a killer. I don’t think anybody survives it. A friend of mine, a heavy smoker, got his Whipple surgery and his quality of life got worse and worse until he finally died, about a year later, in a rented hospital bed at home. He could not leave the bed. His doctor told him it’s from all the smoking. I do not think Swayze will survive it, sadly, and I wish him well. But the boy needs to stop smoking if he wants to last any longer than his current death sentence, as a smoker with pancreatic cancer. That’s all I mean. Don’t bite me. ;)

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