Pancreatic killed my favorite professor in college. It's a nasty one.
Mal: Hell, this job I would pull for free. Zoe: Can I have your share? Mal: No. Zoe: If you die, can I have your share? Mal: Yes.
'The Train Job'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sarameg - Sep 14, 2009 4:14:23 pm PDT #8808 of 30001
bon bon - Sep 14, 2009 4:22:11 pm PDT #8809 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
How is it discovered? I assume it's not very preventable.
Dana - Sep 14, 2009 4:22:35 pm PDT #8810 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I'm so sorry to hear about Patrick Swayze. There need to be some memorial Dirty Dancing viewings.
ita, I blame you for how the U.S. Open turned out.
Jesse - Sep 14, 2009 4:25:10 pm PDT #8811 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
How is it discovered? I assume it's not very preventable.
I think that's part of the problem -- it's not diagnosed (not sure how they do it) until it's generally too late.
flea - Sep 14, 2009 4:25:19 pm PDT #8812 of 30001
information libertarian
One of the reasons it is so deadly is that pancreatic cancer is pretty asymptomatic in the early stages - it only tends to be diagnosed when it is widespread and metastasized. mr. flea's uncle was jaundiced and run down; it obstructs the bile duct.
Barb - Sep 14, 2009 4:28:00 pm PDT #8813 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”
Mr. flea's uncle died of pancreatic cancer and it is a pisser. I think the average survival from diagnosis like 5 months.
It doesn't present until it's generally around Stage IV and that's because it's moved onto other organs. We actually have a friend of ours who was diagnosed at State I and the reason it was found was because she and her husband were having unbelievably intensive physicals in preparation for adopting a little girl from China. I think some bright-eyed lab tech/doc saw something funny in her bloodwork, they did further tests and discovered the cancer. Got her into surgery right away, took out her pancreas and she became an instant diabetic, but after another mild scare a couple of years ago, she's still cancer free, more than seven years later. And they got their beautiful baby girl, Roan.
shrift - Sep 14, 2009 4:38:27 pm PDT #8814 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Oh, god, you're a geek.
I am. A geek who was planning to make green curry chicken for dinner, and for lack of fresh basil, will have to make something else. A meal lacking in delicious flavor.
DavidS - Sep 14, 2009 4:40:17 pm PDT #8815 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
A meal lacking in delicious flavor.
Maybe you could order some Chicago pizza to your door. Or, I don't know, curry. Or Hunter's Stew. Or an Italian Beef.
Vortex - Sep 14, 2009 4:43:51 pm PDT #8816 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I had the mediterranean burger, made with parsley and onion, a shmear of goat cheese, all on a whole wheat pita. So good.
shrift - Sep 14, 2009 4:44:15 pm PDT #8817 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I could walk two blocks and get a curry, but then I wouldn't be able to make a nerdy reference about a psychic detective.
(I am fairly certain that the meal I'm making will be quite tasty.)