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A particularly bad one, too: Glioblastoma Multiforme apparently.  Median survival time with treatment is 14 months.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Tue May 20th, 2008 at 02:12:12 PM EST
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At his age?

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue May 20th, 2008 at 06:00:04 PM EST
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Well, that's the median.  It could be a couple months, could be two years.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Tue May 20th, 2008 at 06:06:29 PM EST
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did you know that old age actually mitigates the expansion speed of cancer cells?

slower metabolism actually works in one's favour, as far as i understand.

teddy's had a great run.

long may it last...

~Government budget deficits are not nearly as dangerous as the deficits we have created in vital and complex natural systems.~ Naomi Klein.

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Wed May 21st, 2008 at 09:15:28 AM EST
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