Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Suffering from pancreatic cancer, Reid probably only has a matter of weeks left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 7 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: Suffering from pancreatic cancer, Reid probably only has a matter of weeks left. Man, I didn't know that at all, but yup. "I had planned to visit Reid, who had not granted an interview since his cancer diagnosis, in November, but he put me off, saying he felt too weak. People close to him were saying that he had months left, if not weeks. Valedictories were planned, and lifetime awards were bestowed. Efforts were underway to rename the Las Vegas airport in his honor, preferably before his own time of departure. Reid refuses to believe that this honor will ever happen. “When I practiced law, I did a lot of personal-injury work, and I never spent one penny until that check was cashed,” he explained to me." I saw him come up in the headlines via this interview but had no idea he's near the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairslinger Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Why?! Why can't it be McConnell?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 I hardly always agreed with the man, but that's an unpleasant way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 I thought they caught it early and the prognosis was good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 19 minutes ago, Jose said: I thought they caught it early and the prognosis was good? While pancreatic cancer survival rates have been improving from decade to decade, the disease is still considered largely incurable. According to the American Cancer Society, for all stages of pancreatic cancer combined, the one-year relative survival rate is 20%, and the five-year rate is 7%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Chairslinger said: Why?! Why can't it be McConnell?! Turtles live a long time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finaljedi Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 McConnell survived polio, he’ll be in the senate long after we’re all dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 1 hour ago, SFLUFAN said: While pancreatic cancer survival rates have been improving from decade to decade, the disease is still considered largely incurable. According to the American Cancer Society, for all stages of pancreatic cancer combined, the one-year relative survival rate is 20%, and the five-year rate is 7%. Those stats are old though. I believe those stats are from '92-'98. Either way, yeah it's probably the most vicious cancer you can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 Just now, Jose said: Those stats are old though. I believe those stats are from '92-'98. Either way, yeah it's probably the most vicious cancer you can get. The most recent five-year survival rate from the PCAN is 9%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 I just saw on the ACA website that the five-year survival rate for Stage IA is 14%. That is mind-numbingly absurd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 The fact of the matter is that a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is effectively a death sentence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 The mother of one of my best friends has pancreatic cancer. Not sure how much time she has left. Save your sympathy though. She's the worst person I've ever met, a complete sociopath. I feel bad for her teenage daughter, though. She is sweet and I hope can stay safe after her mother passes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaynay1 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Its what killed Lemmy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 5 hours ago, Snaynay1 said: Its what killed Lemmy. what else could have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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