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Message 1603607 - Posted: 21 Nov 2014, 14:16:05 UTC

Are pink ribbons strictly breast cancer, or do they cover all kinds?

Would a woman who has cancer for the too-many-th time (but not in her breasts) appreciate a gift bearing messages of cancer support that does not say breast but has pink ribbons all over it?
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Message 1603610 - Posted: 21 Nov 2014, 14:29:28 UTC - in response to Message 1603607.  
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It looks like it depends on the cancer. A clear, pearl, or white ribbon would be for lung cancer. A yellow ribbon is for support of troops or military personnel, but is also for bone cancer. A blue ribbon can be for colon cancer or mouth cancer (go figure!).

If it helps, here's a list of awareness ribbons and their meanings.
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Message 1603611 - Posted: 21 Nov 2014, 14:48:42 UTC
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That always depends on the person.
My wife can talk about her breast cancer now but still get some tears.
Some women simply want to get over it and some really need support.


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Message 1603665 - Posted: 21 Nov 2014, 17:39:02 UTC - in response to Message 1603610.  

It looks like it depends on the cancer. A clear, pearl, or white ribbon would be for lung cancer. A yellow ribbon is for support of troops or military personnel, but is also for bone cancer. A blue ribbon can be for colon cancer or mouth cancer (go figure!).

If it helps, here's a list of awareness ribbons and their meanings.

Thanks for that. It looks like there are two different colors that apply to what she has.

I'll ask her husband what she would think. (I was hoping to keep it a surprise to him as well.)
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Message 1603919 - Posted: 22 Nov 2014, 5:10:27 UTC - in response to Message 1603665.  

It looks like it depends on the cancer. A clear, pearl, or white ribbon would be for lung cancer. A yellow ribbon is for support of troops or military personnel, but is also for bone cancer. A blue ribbon can be for colon cancer or mouth cancer (go figure!).

If it helps, here's a list of awareness ribbons and their meanings.

Thanks for that. It looks like there are two different colors that apply to what she has.

I'll ask her husband what she would think. (I was hoping to keep it a surprise to him as well.)

Nice thought. Expressions of support are usually appreciated, but a smart move to check with her husband on how she might react.
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Message 1604130 - Posted: 22 Nov 2014, 19:23:37 UTC
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Thanx for the thread David. I don't get confronted with cancer much but when it crosses your path, one starts thinking...
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Message 1604140 - Posted: 22 Nov 2014, 19:57:48 UTC - in response to Message 1604130.  

Thanx for the thread David. I don't get confronted with cancer much but when it crosses your path, one starts thinking...

I've had cancer get near Me 3 times, in 3 relatives(parents and a brother), all from different causes, none were experienced before and none have repeated since then. Otherwise My family is cancer free.
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Message 1604174 - Posted: 22 Nov 2014, 21:17:49 UTC

It got my father, about 10 yrs, ago. Fortunately, as he put it, he
was able to live a good life, until 91.
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Message 1604177 - Posted: 22 Nov 2014, 21:34:20 UTC - in response to Message 1604174.  

It got my father, about 10 yrs, ago. Fortunately, as he put it, he
was able to live a good life, until 91.


That's a blessed age Jim:) My mum's 58, her health problems have cleared up a bit(neck problems) She's just suffering her menopauze now:)
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Message 1604193 - Posted: 22 Nov 2014, 21:51:50 UTC - in response to Message 1604174.  

It got my father, about 10 yrs, ago. Fortunately, as he put it, he
was able to live a good life, until 91.


My father died of prostate cancer and my wife suffered from breast cancer.
Its no fun at all.


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Message 1604222 - Posted: 22 Nov 2014, 22:36:56 UTC

I've had cancer get near Me 3 times, in 3 relatives(parents and a brother), all from different causes, none were experienced before and none have repeated since then. Otherwise My family is cancer free.

Vic, my family is much like yours, in that it has been touched by cancer several times. I wish you peace, friend. It is difficult enough to lose parents, but losing a sibling is on a whole different level.

My father had melanoma (fortunately caught early) and prostate cancer in his later years. My mother has survived a non-aggressive breast cancer, but she is currently dying of metastatic colon cancer. One grandmother died of a brain tumor. Another grandmother died of what they think was uterine cancer. One of my brothers died of myelofibrosis, which is a rare bone marrow cancer-like disease.

Vic, my primary care physician has a really different take on cancer in my family than you seem to have regarding your family. It doesn't matter to my doctor that all the forms of cancer in my family have been different. My doctor only cares that my family appears to be quite susceptible to cancers of any type. This is why I get screenings left, right and center. If there is a test my doctor can order, by golly he orders it. Sometimes I feel like I am the best assessed person in town, but then I read articles like the one below and I remember why Eric and I really do like our family doctor.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/01/050111171446.htm

Vic, I know you have been really clear about the challenges you face with medical access. Please know I am not posting this to push you or to scare you. I just want other readers out there whose families have been hit hard by cancer NOT to assume that the different diseases of loved ones are necessarily unrelated.

Every reader of every age and sex should have a discussion with a physician about what screening tests are warranted and when, along with lifestyle factors that might be impacting their cancer risk.
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Message 1604224 - Posted: 22 Nov 2014, 22:42:55 UTC - in response to Message 1604222.  

I wish they would offer screenings, but so far, that's a big no... I had to get a flu shot at RiteAid... My grandparents on both sides died of old age, no cancer at all.
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Message 1604226 - Posted: 22 Nov 2014, 22:47:17 UTC

Every reader of every age and sex should have a discussion with a physician about what screening tests are warranted and when, along with lifestyle factors that might be impacting their cancer risk.


If i had trusted on this my wife wouldn`t be here anymore.
Thats very complicated.


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Message 1604227 - Posted: 22 Nov 2014, 22:47:41 UTC

Cancer is 1 thing that I havn't experienced in my circle of relatives and friends thankfully so I can't add anything useful here.

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Message 1604229 - Posted: 22 Nov 2014, 22:51:23 UTC

I told my mum too to NOT have the operation on her neck, all is well now fortunately. She even doesn't have to take those awful cortizone pills anymore.
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Message 1604230 - Posted: 22 Nov 2014, 22:54:16 UTC - in response to Message 1604226.  

Every reader of every age and sex should have a discussion with a physician about what screening tests are warranted and when, along with lifestyle factors that might be impacting their cancer risk.


If i had trusted on this my wife wouldn`t be here anymore.
Thats very complicated.


Screenings are not without errors, of course, and yes I suppose one could get a false sense of security from an incorrect result.

Making uniformly "perfect" lifestyle choices does not result in guarantees, of course.

All we can do is stack the odds in our favor as much as we reasonably can.

I don't find that to be complicated, Mike. I find it to be logical.
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Message 1604233 - Posted: 22 Nov 2014, 22:57:12 UTC - in response to Message 1604230.  

Every reader of every age and sex should have a discussion with a physician about what screening tests are warranted and when, along with lifestyle factors that might be impacting their cancer risk.


If i had trusted on this my wife wouldn`t be here anymore.
Thats very complicated.


Screenings are not without errors, of course, and yes I suppose one could get a false sense of security from an incorrect result.

Making uniformly "perfect" lifestyle choices does not result in guarantees, of course.

All we can do is stack the odds in our favor as much as we reasonably can.

I don't find that to be complicated, Mike. I find it to be logical.


For the one person there`s not much difference if you die because of no screening or a false result.
Dead is dead.


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Message 1604234 - Posted: 22 Nov 2014, 23:00:01 UTC

One of my uncles was told by his doctor that he
would die from the use of tobacco. It killed him
when he was only 106 years old.
Cancer has devastated many members of our family,
we know it all to well.


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Message 1604235 - Posted: 22 Nov 2014, 23:01:13 UTC - in response to Message 1604233.  

Every reader of every age and sex should have a discussion with a physician about what screening tests are warranted and when, along with lifestyle factors that might be impacting their cancer risk.


If i had trusted on this my wife wouldn`t be here anymore.
Thats very complicated.


Screenings are not without errors, of course, and yes I suppose one could get a false sense of security from an incorrect result.

Making uniformly "perfect" lifestyle choices does not result in guarantees, of course.

All we can do is stack the odds in our favor as much as we reasonably can.

I don't find that to be complicated, Mike. I find it to be logical.


For the one person there`s not much difference if you die because of no screening or a false result.
Dead is dead.


There's 'something' beyond death Mike, believe me.
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Message 1604238 - Posted: 22 Nov 2014, 23:06:55 UTC - in response to Message 1604235.  

Every reader of every age and sex should have a discussion with a physician about what screening tests are warranted and when, along with lifestyle factors that might be impacting their cancer risk.


If i had trusted on this my wife wouldn`t be here anymore.
Thats very complicated.


Screenings are not without errors, of course, and yes I suppose one could get a false sense of security from an incorrect result.

Making uniformly "perfect" lifestyle choices does not result in guarantees, of course.

All we can do is stack the odds in our favor as much as we reasonably can.

I don't find that to be complicated, Mike. I find it to be logical.


For the one person there`s not much difference if you die because of no screening or a false result.
Dead is dead.


There's 'something' beyond death Mike, believe me.


That doesn`t mean i want to go earlier or loose my family earlier.


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