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So in the reality of the world, all we can do is try to educate ourselves the best we can and make the best decisions that we can. We should also know that as we humans learn more, our understanding will also change. In my mind, it doesn't matter if I agree with anyone's decision. I'm just sorry they were faced with having to make that decision in the first place.
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For example, Norwegian women have higher incidents of BRCA1 gene mutations in the general population, yet they have lower rates of cancer than their US counterparts. Is it just the genes? Is it just the breasts? the Ovaries? what is it? are there other things you can do? what are the long term studies showing? oh, we haven't done any? At this point, I could pick apart a study or think it was the greatest thing on earth. I just haven't seen any yet. I think that's a problem when it's as up front and center in the media and we have none. Maybe it's just me. I still think Angelina made the decision she thought was best. I'd never fault her for that. I don't find enough real data to make her a poster child for it either. |
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I can't help commenting after so many interesting posts here that this discussion points out the inevitable limits of human understanding and how we will forever be striving to understand more. Many times we think we are doing the right thing for ourselves or for our families based on the latest science, only to find later that there may have been a better approach based on ever later science.
It seems that we are doomed by never having an adequate understanding of the universe and everything in it. The miracle is that many of us manage to enjoy life in spite of all these limitations of humanity. And those of us on the forum have the guitar and music, which is a very good thing. - Glenn
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Here is an interesting and timely article from Scientific American titled, Removal of Ovaries, Fallopian Tubes Wrong Anti-Cancer Option for Most:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...witter+Feed%29 |
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I'm at a loss to figure out why anyone would think that a woman would take such a drastic step simply because Jolie has done so. I just don't see it happening, yet some seem to believe that her star status is sufficient to trump common sense and sound medical care and advice. |
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It’s not the same thing as, say, melanoma--unless that tumor has invaded so deeply below the dermis that metastasis to organs is inevitable without amputation, excision of the tumor with wide and deep margins is all that is necessary (albeit usually disfiguring and sometimes disabling). If big enough to consider amputation, amputation would probably prove futile anyway. If you have suspicious smaller skin growths, it is perfectly reasonable to excise them first, then biopsy and proceed (or not) accordingly depending on what the biopsy shows. A skin growth displaying the “ABCD” signs (alteration of its previous appearance, irregular border, telltale color--not just black or brown but evidence of red and/or blue as well--and diameter larger than a pencil eraser) is presumed to be malignant melanoma unless proven otherwise--and must be treated with at least surgical excision before biopsy; and radiation, chemo or both if the diagnosis is confirmed. Most people can and do survive melanomas if caught when small enough not to have burrowed deeply--but most people also don’t know to look for it. Go to a dermatologist and have all your moles, warts and freckles mapped as a baseline--and compare them periodically, under magnification, to those baseline photos (or see the dermatologist annually). Not only does a blistering sunburn early in life increase the possibility of melanoma, especially if fair-skinned, but the melanoma often appears on parts of the body not exposed to the sun (your entire skin is an organ, the body’s largest). And dark skin is not always protective: Bob Marley died of a melanoma he refused to have surgically removed (and spurned all but “alternative” medical treatment because he did not trust doctors--especially white ones).
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