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My mom had a bout of breast cancer in 1980. They removed the lump but she had radium implants. Metal skewers were implanted for a while and she was one of the last patients they used this procedure on. They wouldn’t let me near her because it could make me infertile. I said I didn’t care as this is my mother. They tried to remove me and failed. Doctor okayed it.
Ten years later I was told I was infertile but not due to radiation.
Ten years to the day of her first cancer, they found a lump in the same breast. Radium didn’t eliminate the risk. Radical mastectomy but no treatment done. They removed lymph nodes so she’s susceptible to germs.
In July, 2018 she had emergency surgery for colon removal and a mass removal Stage four cancer and six months of chemotherapy. Halfway through but the cancer didn’t spread. She’s handling the chemotherapy and if she wasn’t in great physical health, at 83 she’d not have made it.
My grandfather’s (her dad) sisters had breast cancer— all seven of them — and mom’s brother had breast cancer. Coincidence? His six brothers never had it.
I have yearly mammograms against my wishes. X-ray radiation.
Radiation may have killed cancer cells but it returned. Forty years later, new cancer. Until they know why cells turn cancerous, they can’t stop it. Treatment, depending on how soon it’s caught.
Miracle cures compete with the mysterious human body.
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Anti-Semites have Small Penis Syndrome. The only known treatment is electroshock therapy combined with cerebellum removal. Fortunately, it’s a tiny procedure.
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