Pancreatic cancer.

[boingy]

Really sorry to hear this mate.

Thank Mick

[boingy]

Sorry to hear Boingy , losing your dog breaks your heart .

Thanks

[boingy]

This little guy.

[Barrera]

Less than three weeks ago a relative who I barely knew ( nephews wife ) aged 42, went into hospital to have a routine gallbladder operation.

They started the procedure and had to stop, she was riddled with cancer.

I’ve seen a photo of her taken last Wednesday or Thursday in hospital, she was smiling and actually still looking very well, she was a girl who carried a fair bit of weight and she looked no different to normal.

In the early hours of Sunday morning she passed away!

We’ve all been stunned at the speed at which she’s gone, breathtaking really.

I’m not here looking for sympathy because like I said, I didn’t really know her, I feel sad for her because she was apparently a very nice lady and I feel for my nephew who’s a very nice lad.

It’s more a warning about pancreatic cancer chaps.

Too much weight around the midriff, too much heavily processed food, too much general sugar intake and alcahol consumption are big triggers of this cancer.

She had only had stomach issues for a very few weeks beforehand, this cancer usually tears its head when it’s far too late.

A time for personal reflection for us I think.

Good note Mick - a reminder for all of us to look after ourselves. You just never know what’s around the corner.

[Albionic68]

Some interesting stats on the site linked below.......

https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/hea...r#heading-Zero

[Omegstrat6]

This little guy.

So sorry to hear about your loss Boingy. As the owner of a boxer-mastiff who is pretty much my shadow I can understand how heart wrenching his passing must be for you, especially in such unexpected circumstances. Losing a pet of any kind is like losing a family member but is particularly so with dogs due to the nature of the relationship we have with them. That is a lovely photo of him and you can tell how special he was just by that "look" in his eyes.

On pancreatic cancer, I know several people going through this. All are men over 60 but whilst one of them fits the "normal" profile as he did not have a particularly healthy diet, smoked, was very overweight and didn't do much in the way of exercise, the other two are quite different. One may be carrying a little too much weight but does a quite physically active job, doesn't smoke and has a decent diet and the other has always been very fit, does a lot of sport, doesn't smoke, drinks very little alcohol and eats well.

In the first case he has had to endure several treatments and procedures and now has a stoma but his prognosis is very uncertain. In the second, his change of diet (certain foods and drinks make things worse) and medication seem to have helped but ultimately this is a kind of "stay of execution" and depending on how he feels and the results of his regular scan tests, ultimately he knows he will end up with a major operation. Whereas both of these showed indications of something being wrong for while, the third did not and whilst very ill for a time he has now recovered well and gone into remission. No doubt his healthier life style contributes to this outcome but it is a sobering thought that anyone can seem to get this cancer which can also make itself apparent quite suddenly.

As with all cancers, you have a better chance of remission if caught early and in a very few cases the prognosis can then be quite good if the tumours can be completely removed but otherwise the figures don't make good reading with only 5 out of 100 living a further ten years and 8 out of 100 living a further 5. Very sobering thought isn't it. Carpe diem indeed.

[boingy]

So sorry to hear about your loss Boingy. As the owner of a boxer-mastiff who is pretty much my shadow I can understand how heart wrenching his passing must be for you, especially in such unexpected circumstances. Losing a pet of any kind is like losing a family member but is particularly so with dogs due to the nature of the relationship we have with them. That is a lovely photo of him and you can tell how special he was just by that "look" in his eyes.

On pancreatic cancer, I know several people going through this. All are men over 60 but whilst one of them fits the "normal" profile as he did not have a particularly healthy diet, smoked, was very overweight and didn't do much in the way of exercise, the other two are quite different. One may be carrying a little too much weight but does a quite physically active job, doesn't smoke and has a decent diet and the other has always been very fit, does a lot of sport, doesn't smoke, drinks very little alcohol and eats well.

In the first case he has had to endure several treatments and procedures and now has a stoma but his prognosis is very uncertain. In the second, his change of diet (certain foods and drinks make things worse) and medication seem to have helped but ultimately this is a kind of "stay of execution" and depending on how he feels and the results of his regular scan tests, ultimately he knows he will end up with a major operation. Whereas both of these showed indications of something being wrong for while, the third did not and whilst very ill for a time he has now recovered well and gone into remission. No doubt his healthier life style contributes to this outcome but it is a sobering thought that anyone can seem to get this cancer which can also make itself apparent quite suddenly.

As with all cancers, you have a better chance of remission if caught early and in a very few cases the prognosis can then be quite good if the tumours can be completely removed but otherwise the figures don't make good reading with only 5 out of 100 living a further ten years and 8 out of 100 living a further 5. Very sobering thought isn't it. Carpe diem indeed.

Thanks for that Omeg. The bull breeds have a specialness all of their own. Diesel was attentive to everything I did for 14 years. Very sensitive dog.
Pancreatic Cancer really isn’t a diagnosis any of us want.