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Brian Lenihan has cancer | 11 comments (11 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
Re: Brian Lenihan has inoperable prostrate cancer (4.00 / 2)
If he has pancreatic cancer, particularly as a secondary, then I fear his prospects are extremely poor. AFAIK there is no effective treatment for this condition, the best you can do is postpone the inevitable by a few months.

Patrick Swayze and Pavarotti are recent victims. As was Bill Hicks.

However dedicated he should remember the famous dictum of the dying, "Nobody wishes they'd spent more time in the office". He should seek the comfort of his family. He and they have my sympathy.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Thu Jan 7th, 2010 at 06:39:24 AM EST
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Re: Brian Lenihan has inoperable prostrate cancer (4.00 / 3)
That's why I was pointing the difference - prostate cancer has a rather much better prognosis.

And then there are the two French president that died right after leaving power (De Gaulle and Mitterrand). In some cases the desire to keep on doing one's main activity is what keeps one alive

Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères

by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Thu Jan 7th, 2010 at 07:17:56 AM EST
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Re: Brian Lenihan has inoperable prostrate cancer (none / 1)
There has been no mention of his pancreatic cancer being a secondary although there has been some mention of "managing" rather than curing the disease.  See also my reply to Linca above.

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by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot male dotty communists) on Thu Jan 7th, 2010 at 07:53:24 AM EST
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Brian Lenihan has cancer | 11 comments (11 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
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