tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36768584.post5788177744912804826..comments2024-03-03T18:49:34.382-05:00Comments on Omics! Omics!: Remembering 2017's LossesKeith Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04765318239070312590noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36768584.post-32051970149391080992018-01-04T06:36:28.811-05:002018-01-04T06:36:28.811-05:00Life is cut short for some, and dreadfully short f...Life is cut short for some, and dreadfully short for a few. Whilst we had our Christmas celebrations a friends wife is dealing with colon cancer - the outlook is not great. And last Christmas my mother in law was diagnosed with breast Cancer - her outlook is pretty good - although side-effects of aromatase inhibitor are a problem; arthralgia that appears to be worst in women who respond best and probably benefit most form a full course of therapy, vitamin D supplements and acupuncture may help; but she does not want to stop unless the pain is debilitating.<br /><br />I'm an early detection fan but would agree the hype is a problem. However Ovarian cancer has an almost 100% rate of TP53 mutation so with sensitive tests we are likely to be abel to diagnose earlier...but it is not clear if we'll catch it early enough. The picture is similar, although not so clear for pancreatic cancer. We might get similar tests for smokers to catch lung cancer early enough for surgery.<br /><br />All the best for 2018. If all the readers of Omics Omics make their days count we can impact the number of deaths from diseases like cancer.James@cancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02825715598810395734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36768584.post-43870363120705323232018-01-02T11:19:26.370-05:002018-01-02T11:19:26.370-05:00What a great reminder Keith of the fragility of li...What a great reminder Keith of the fragility of life. Its an excellent reminder for us to 'number our days' and to make every day count.<br /><br />Was struck by the Scoutmaster story - strange to hear about mesothelioma in that context, a sad surprise ending to what must have been a remarkable person. (I myself know a very similar person, intellectual property too, involved in Scouting and like your friend very energetic.)<br /><br />Dale<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793338970769363594noreply@blogger.com