# I fucking HATE YOU, cancer. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 26, 2005, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucking-hate-you-cancer/318811 "2005-08-26T23:39:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2005, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucking-hate-you-cancer/318811/21 "2005-08-27T13:54:41Z")
Back when I was in college, my mom was diagnosed with ductile carcinoma in situ - cells that had turned cancerous but had not become a tumor yet. She went through a double radical mastectomy within a couple of months. For the longest time, I thought she’d gone way too far in her treatment - a lumpectomy would have worked, and had it not, chemo or radiation would have finished off the remainder. Now, though, I understand better just how terrifying the thought of going through either of those treatments is. That, and the possibility of having it return because one rogue cell made it past everything thrown at it. With the mastectomy my mom had, there’s no chance she will ever have breast cancer - there’s no breast tissue left. She’s a nurse, so I know she’s seen patients dealing with their treatment. Her mother died after several bouts of oral and esophogeal cancer when I was eight, so I never got to know her very well. Like I said, I understand her decision so much better now, especially when I’m starting to get old enough to need mammograms. ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2005, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucking-hate-you-cancer/318811/22 "2005-08-28T03:51:11Z")
Cancer sucks. I hope your friend gets good care. ---
**Author:** ![NotWithoutRage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NotWithoutRage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotWithoutRage)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2005, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucking-hate-you-cancer/318811/23 "2005-08-28T04:44:01Z")
Adds on to the “fuck cancer” pile. A little boy whose blog I’ve been following for some time, [Ryan Holt](http://www.ryanholt.com) died on Wednesday the 24th. He was five. ---
**Author:** ![cute\_witty\_username](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@cute\_witty\_username](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cute_witty_username)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2005, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucking-hate-you-cancer/318811/24 "2005-08-28T04:47:37Z")
> [@fishbicycle](#): > > She never got to meet my wife, which is something I’m really sorry about… they would have got on like a house afire. we just lost my FH’s mother - my future MIL - back in April to a long, ugly fight with lung cancer. she and i got along famously, and i miss her **terribly**. ☹ we considered getting married before she passed just so she could see her youngest tie the knot, but decided not to; she certainly was in no shape to even really be aware of what was going on. most people agreed with our reasoning. the family’s a little bit better. i say a little bit as in, we function and we don’t cry all the time. but i told my mom: i don’t think “okay” or “good” is something we’ll ever really be again. we just learned to coexist with the giant fucking hole that got blown through us. so, cancer, from me to thee: fuck you. fuck you sideways. fuck you sideways with a rusty spork. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2005, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucking-hate-you-cancer/318811/25 "2005-08-28T06:09:43Z")
Can’t be prostate cancer for a woman-- probably pancreatic cancer. My sympathies on that. My mother died of pancreatic cancer, and it’s a horrible way to go. Usually less than a year, and the mortality rate is something like 99%. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2005, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucking-hate-you-cancer/318811/26 "2005-08-28T12:53:35Z")
When I was 14, I swore I would give my left nut to sleep with Raquel Welch. Just before my 45th birthday, they cut out my cancerous left testicle. I kept my part of the bargain, and even though it’s been six years, I still expect her to appear in my bed any day now. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2005, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucking-hate-you-cancer/318811/27 "2005-08-28T16:04:18Z")
My wife had an MRI and some blood work done last month. Her doctor called the day after she flew to California and says she needs to see an oncologist. It scared the hell out of me when I looked up what an oncologist is. She is flying home this Thursday and will see an cancer doctor on Friday. And with the very real possibility of a strike at my job, things are a bit stressful at this time. ---
**Author:** ![KellyM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/57b2e6/32.png) [@KellyM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyM)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2005, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucking-hate-you-cancer/318811/28 "2005-08-28T16:21:35Z")
> [@duffer](#): > > On a side note, men can get breast cancer, is it possible for a woman to get prostate cancer? I thought we all shared almost every biological component. Is there some sort of residual prostate-type gland in women? The prostate has no clear analogous structure in women. Various sources have suggested that the Grafenberg spot (G-spot) is analogous to the prostate; others have claimed that either the cervix or the “urethral sponge” (a region of spongy tissue surrounding the urethra) are analogous structures. I don’t consider any of the references making these claims to be reliable. ---
**Author:** ![Atheist\_Princess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@Atheist\_Princess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atheist_Princess)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucking-hate-you-cancer/318811/29 "2005-08-29T06:30:18Z")
I suffered from Leukemia from the age of fourteen until just after my 17th birthday this June. I dont know what got me through that time or how the hell I went into remission but I effing thank my guardian angel. On a worse note, I lost my best friend from the childrens cancer ward just before I went into remission. On an even worse note, mum has just been diagnosed with stage ll cancer. Quite frankly, fuck cancer with a rusty electric pencil sharpener. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucking-hate-you-cancer/318811/30 "2005-08-29T13:46:47Z")
Joining in the chorus on behalf of Mr. S. Before we even met, he lost both parents and a sister to various forms of the Big C within a span of five years. At one point his mother repeatedly begged him to kill her because she couldn’t stand the pain. Cancer stinks. ---
**Author:** ![velveeta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/13edae/32.png) [@velveeta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velveeta)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucking-hate-you-cancer/318811/31 "2005-08-29T14:06:28Z")
> [@OtakuLoki](#): > > These days prostate cancer is usually treatable, with just medications and steroids. IF IF IF you catch it before it spreads, but men don’t want to get the dreaded test. My father was typical, and now he’s dead. It spread to his bones and killed him slowly and painfully over a 2 year period. No one should ever die the way he did. My sympathies **Biggirl**. fuck fuck fuck _runs off to cry now_ ---
**Author:** ![lightingtool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/57b2e6/32.png) [@lightingtool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lightingtool)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucking-hate-you-cancer/318811/32 "2005-08-29T16:09:25Z")
Fuck cancer and all its relatives. My Dad’s been going through chemo for almost a year now, and they are going to try a stem cell transplant next month. He only has a 25 to 30% chance of making it through everything. He’s only 62 years old, and chances are good he’s going to die next month. Fuck you, cancer, for making me fly to my parent’s house to say goodbye to my father last week. A 28 year old son should not have to say goodbye to a 62 year old father. ---
**Author:** ![Dazzling\_White\_Diamonds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/41988e/32.png) [@Dazzling\_White\_Diamonds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dazzling_White_Diamonds)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucking-hate-you-cancer/318811/33 "2005-08-30T02:24:53Z")
Paternal grandfather - oral cancer. Had most of his tonge and teeth removed. Has since passed away. Maternal grandfather - Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Projected life expectancy at time of diagnosis - 6 months. Lived 8 years. Paternal grandmother - breast cancer. Has gone into remission. She’s still with us. My husband’s ex-wife - liver cancer. The kind that left Mayo clinic scratching their heads. Projected life expectancy at time of diagnosis - 2 months. Lived 8 months. At the time of her passing, she had 2 boys aged 11 and 13, and a little girl who had just turned 3. My great aunt - ovarian cancer. She just passed away. There are no words to describe my hatred of this foul disease. ---
**Author:** ![Atheist\_Princess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@Atheist\_Princess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atheist_Princess)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucking-hate-you-cancer/318811/34 "2005-08-31T06:37:40Z")
> [@Atheist Princess](#): > > I suffered from Leukemia from the age of fourteen until just after my 17th birthday this June. I dont know what got me through that time or how the hell I went into remission but I effing thank my guardian angel. > > On a worse note, I lost my best friend from the childrens cancer ward just before I went into remission. On an even worse note, mum has just been diagnosed with stage ll cancer. > > Quite frankly, fuck cancer with a rusty electric pencil sharpener. It appears I spoke too soon. My doctor revealed to me yesterday after some tests that my leukemia has returned bringing along with it Mr Agressive Pancreatic Cancer. As you can tell, I’m in a great mood right now and totally psyched at being told that I have 12 months to live if my body doesnt respond quickly to the chemo I’ll be starting tomorrow. Just Fucking Dandy. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucking-hate-you-cancer/318811/35 "2005-08-31T14:57:31Z")
That’s sad news **Atheist Princess** , hope everything works out. It was active from 14-17? I never would have guessed from that healthy looking pic of you and your boyfriend you posted a while back. Hope you’re able to get through this bout in the same fine form. ---
**Author:** ![Atheist\_Princess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@Atheist\_Princess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atheist_Princess)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucking-hate-you-cancer/318811/36 "2005-08-31T23:33:04Z")
You saw my pic…? :o _blush_ That was posted just before I started losing my hair. My lovely boyfriend actually proposed the night before last, after we found out that I have cancer again. He’d been planning it for months apparently. I’m so lucky to have found a guy that has stuck by me thorugh the entire thing and stil wants to be with me. Watch MPSIMS for updates. ---
**Author:** ![kimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f0a364/32.png) [@kimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kimera)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucking-hate-you-cancer/318811/37 "2005-09-02T18:29:33Z")
> [@Atheist Princess](#): > > My doctor revealed to me yesterday after some tests that my leukemia has returned bringing along with it Mr Agressive Pancreatic Cancer. What type of leukemia do you have? ---
**Author:** ![kimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f0a364/32.png) [@kimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kimera)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucking-hate-you-cancer/318811/38 "2005-09-02T20:38:11Z")
> [@Atheist Priestess](#): > > I suffered from Leukemia from the age of fourteen until just after my 17th birthday this June. I dont know what got me through that time or how the hell I went into remission but I effing thank my guardian angel. But earlier you posted this: > [@Atheist Priestess](#): > > I’m so sorry to hear that. I have been battling leukemia for just over 9 years and I’m not even 18 yet. [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=6094913#post6094913) ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucking-hate-you-cancer/318811/39 "2005-09-03T03:25:20Z")
Lost my mom to colon cancer, my paternal grandfather to cancer. My dad will have a cancerous kidney removed in 3 weeks. This is on top of the prostate cancer he’s already dealing with. Cancer really really sucks. ---
**Author:** ![Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helen_s_Eidolon)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucking-hate-you-cancer/318811/40 "2005-09-03T22:53:41Z")
Count me in. My dad spent last year dealing with thyroid cancer (a very advanced case but a very ok kind of cancer) and some tests have just recently come in indicating that we may need to worry about other parts of him as well. I really hope the next couple of weeks don’t give me more reasons to hate it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucking-hate-you-cancer/318811.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucking-hate-you-cancer/318811.md?page=3)