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A timely reminder from one of our own…

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    Clint, wish you all the best and now go and beat it and get back to good health.

    Kudos on your brave choice to warn and help others.

    Thats True Demon spirit.

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    1 hour ago, Redleg said:

    Clint, wish you all the best and now go and beat it and get back to good health.

    Kudos on your brave choice to warn and help others.

    Thats True Demon spirit.

    Shhhheit one of my most favourite Dees of all time, courageous and skillful. All the best GREAT MAN!!

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    Yes. Get checked. I did and luckily all good.

    I did demand the Dr buy dinner before the next check!

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    My Bro was diagnosed at 43! unfortunately he went to liver cancer, a secondary of bowel cancer 6 months later.  A terrible way for me to learn to keep on top of your Men's Health guys.

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    Generally just a blood test now. So easy. I think a lot of men were put off by the traditional test. As for the bowel cancer test they send out. Finally got around to it. So easy !

    You owe it to not only yourself but your loved ones.

    Do it NOW.

    Don't think, DO.

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    3 hours ago, Salems Lot said:

    My Bro was diagnosed at 43! unfortunately he went to liver cancer, a secondary of bowel cancer 6 months later.  A terrible way for me to learn to keep on top of your Men's Health guys.

    So sorry to hear about your brother, SL. But something good came from it… you know the benefits of getting tested. 💖

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    3 hours ago, Bystander said:

    Generally just a blood test now. So easy. I think a lot of men were put off by the traditional test. As for the bowel cancer test they send out. Finally got around to it. So easy !

    You owe it to not only yourself but your loved ones.

    Do it NOW.

    Don't think, DO.

    Well said, Bystander. And you’re spot on: people need to think of their loved ones. Take it from someone who knows… I had no family history of any type of cancer, I had no lumps or symptoms, I just had a routine mammogram because it was free and I was with a friend who was having one. Then I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Receiving that news was devastating. But that was nothing - absolutely NOTHING compared to having to tell my sons. That was as brutal as it gets. My youngest was only 10yo. The look on his little face still haunts me and is something I’ll take to my grave.

    I’d go one further and say people who don’t make a point of getting tested are selfish, because if they were putting their family first they’d avail themselves of any and every cancer screening test available. 

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    3 hours ago, Bystander said:

    Generally just a blood test now. So easy. I think a lot of men were put off by the traditional test. As for the bowel cancer test they send out. Finally got around to it. So easy !

    You owe it to not only yourself but your loved ones.

    Do it NOW.

    Don't think, DO.

    This was the reason many cases of cervical cancer went undiagnosed… women simply avoided Pap smears because of the attendant discomfort.

    But five minutes of discomfort for invaluable peace of mind is a good trade.

     

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    2 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    I’d go one further and say people who don’t make a point of getting tested are selfish, because if they were putting their family first they’d avail themselves of any and every cancer screening test available. 

    It’s not always selfishness, but sometimes life just gets in the way.

    I was distracted by moving my son to Canberra to take up a graduate position, then applying most of my energies into spending time with my Canberra based younger brother who was suffering Aphasia which had become full blown dementia, and which eventually took him from us. Then there was the dealing with the aftermath of that and then, my son relocating back to Sydney after completing his placement.

    By the time I did get around to having a colonoscopy, I was sadly too late to the party. 

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    6 minutes ago, hardtack said:

    It’s not always selfishness, but sometimes life just gets in the way.

    I was distracted by moving my son to Canberra to take up a graduate position, then applying most of my energies into spending time with my Canberra based younger brother who was suffering Aphasia which had become full blown dementia, and which eventually took him from us. Then there was the dealing with the aftermath of that and then, my son relocating back to Sydney after completing his placement.

    By the time I did get around to having a colonoscopy, I was sadly too late to the party. 

    So sorry to hear that about your brother, the Universe can be very cruel at times. Hope you’re doing well. 💖 I understand that life gets in the way, it gets in the way of many important things. Maybe ‘selfish’ is a little harsh but sometimes harshness is needed if it means someone will look at cancer screening as something that should be pushed up on the list of priorities. 

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    8 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    This was the reason many cases of cervical cancer went undiagnosed… women simply avoided Pap smears because of the attendant discomfort.

    But five minutes of discomfort for invaluable peace of mind is a good trade.

     

    I doubt that I will agree with you on football matters but on this 100%, well done for bringing to the forefront of peoples minds but at least more men are getting tested every year.

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    Yep. Good advice.

    I have been having regular blood tests every 6 months for many years. 18 months ago there was a significant jump in my PSA levels which is an indicator for Prostrate problems. After additional tests and a biopsy The indicators showed that the cancer was a vey aggressive type of cancer.

    Had all the offending bits removed as that was the recommendation of the surgeon.

    1 months down the track from the op and all is clear and trending the right way.

    the regular tests meant that I got it early.

    Get tested!

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    Great advice. If only they had a detection test for Ovarian Cancer, lost my mother in law in June to the silent killer (she only lasted 4 weeks from diagnosis) and have started fundraising to hopefully raise awareness/funds for the test (I won't share my fundraising link as it probably breaches posting guidelines and I don't contribute much here, although I visit daily for a read).
     

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