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I found out I had colorectal cancer 4 years ago at 33. It was a shock because I go to the gym 4-5 times a week and taught brazilian jiu jitsu nightly. There n

by darod 10y ago

I found out I had colorectal cancer 4 years ago at 33. It was a shock because I go to the gym 4-5 times a week and taught brazilian jiu jitsu nightly. There no living right or living wrong prescription that will spare you. It can catch anyone at any time just like the author states. Aside from dealing with the disease, one of the biggest issues I found was disbursing information and managing the emotions of my friends and family. Everyone has questions on your daily status and a few think they can come in a provide the superman holistic miracle that will spare you from death. It's tough to balance it all. Like the author, I hate this notion of "fighting cancer". Norm MacDonald sums it up best. http://www.cc.com/video-clips/8kgu68/stand-up-norm-macdonald--battling-cancer http://www.cc.com/video-clips/8kgu68/stand-up-norm-macdonald...

X86BSD 10y ago
THIS. First I am very sorry to hear about your condition. I sincerely wish you all the best in dealing with the scourge of cancer. Second, I can't backup your statement enough. Cancer is not related to diet or exercise, not one bit. Steve jobs got it and he lived on a vegetarian diet and lived a pretty zen lifestyle at home. Not a human, but my dog who was an inside dog rarely went out except to do her business, and got skin cancer a few months ago. This totally blew my mind because I thought you only got that from over exposure to UV. When the vet told me it was probably genetic I was really schooled at that moment. With all the radio waves, and microwaves blasting us 24x7, toxins in our food and water, it honest to god, matters not one bit how you eat or what lifestyle you choose to follow, cancer can get anyone at any time for any reason. I do not believe diet or healthy lifestyle make any difference on wether you get a cancer or not. If it does make a difference I believe it is negligible. P.S. FU$% Cancer!
- teach 10y ago
  Cancer risk is influenced by diet and exercise. You may not believe that it matters, but quite a bit of excellent scientific research disagrees with you. But you can never lower your risk to zero; there's always a chance. So given enough individuals there are always some with "perfect" lifestyle choices that still get cancer.
  - darod 10y ago
    I agree 100%. I'd also add that it is possible that considering our biology is constantly evolving, genetic enhancements and defects will play a part in whether or not an individual gets cancer. I assume some mutation played a part in mine since my doctors can't find any obvious causes considering my young age.
- ThrustVectoring 10y ago
  Radio waves and microwaves are harmless. I'm an electrical engineer. There's stories of Soviet soldiers standing in front of microwave transmission dishes to keep warm, and I'm willing to do the same.
- Ralfp 10y ago
  > Steve jobs got it and he lived on a vegetarian diet and lived a pretty zen lifestyle at home. If there's any truth in stories of Job's dietary habits, those can only be described as extreme. Apparently he limited his monthly diet to single fruit or vegetable that he switched for another one at the beginning of every month. He only included variety in when eating outside.
- trhway 10y ago
  >matters not one bit how you eat may be in the narrow defined "normal" case. As a generic blanket statement - if you read what they put in many types of dog/cat food you will change your mind. Vets we talked to (we lost our cat to lymphoma several years ago) blamed the current high rate (one went as far as saying "epidemics") of internal organ cancers and the cancers like lymphomas among dogs and cats to all that poisonous staff that goes into the dog/cat food.
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by darod 10y ago

X86BSD 10y ago

THIS. First I am very sorry to hear about your condition. I sincerely wish you all the best in dealing with the scourge of cancer. Second, I can't backup your statement enough. Cancer is not related to diet or exercise, not one bit. Steve jobs got it and he lived on a vegetarian diet and lived a pretty zen lifestyle at home. Not a human, but my dog who was an inside dog rarely went out except to do her business, and got skin cancer a few months ago. This totally blew my mind because I thought you only got that from over exposure to UV. When the vet told me it was probably genetic I was really schooled at that moment. With all the radio waves, and microwaves blasting us 24x7, toxins in our food and water, it honest to god, matters not one bit how you eat or what lifestyle you choose to follow, cancer can get anyone at any time for any reason. I do not believe diet or healthy lifestyle make any difference on wether you get a cancer or not. If it does make a difference I believe it is negligible. P.S. FU$% Cancer!

teach 10y ago
Cancer risk is influenced by diet and exercise. You may not believe that it matters, but quite a bit of excellent scientific research disagrees with you. But you can never lower your risk to zero; there's always a chance. So given enough individuals there are always some with "perfect" lifestyle choices that still get cancer.
- darod 10y ago
  I agree 100%. I'd also add that it is possible that considering our biology is constantly evolving, genetic enhancements and defects will play a part in whether or not an individual gets cancer. I assume some mutation played a part in mine since my doctors can't find any obvious causes considering my young age.
ThrustVectoring 10y ago
Radio waves and microwaves are harmless. I'm an electrical engineer. There's stories of Soviet soldiers standing in front of microwave transmission dishes to keep warm, and I'm willing to do the same.
Ralfp 10y ago
> Steve jobs got it and he lived on a vegetarian diet and lived a pretty zen lifestyle at home. If there's any truth in stories of Job's dietary habits, those can only be described as extreme. Apparently he limited his monthly diet to single fruit or vegetable that he switched for another one at the beginning of every month. He only included variety in when eating outside.
trhway 10y ago
>matters not one bit how you eat may be in the narrow defined "normal" case. As a generic blanket statement - if you read what they put in many types of dog/cat food you will change your mind. Vets we talked to (we lost our cat to lymphoma several years ago) blamed the current high rate (one went as far as saying "epidemics") of internal organ cancers and the cancers like lymphomas among dogs and cats to all that poisonous staff that goes into the dog/cat food.

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