WHO ARE THOSE GUYS?

YOU GET TO MEET LOTS OF PEOPLE AT A TEACHING HOSPITAL:

THE SURGEON, A RESIDENT, AN RN, THE NURSE PRACTITIONER, A TALL GUY, TWO GUYS IN THE DOORWAY, AND A MEDICAL STUDENT.

STUPID CANCER!

LEAVE MY FRIENDS ALONE!

BECAUSE I'M SUPPOSED TO BE

THANK YOU KIM JONG IL

FOR GIVING ME SOMETHING ELSE TO WORRY ABOUT!

funny:  Kim Jong Il looking at things
update: yay!  i reached another goal!  i outlived kim jong il.

F CANCER

MY HAT SAYS "FUCK CANCER"

UNLIKE DC,  WHERE PEOPLE ARE RESERVED, NEW YORKERS SPEAK UP:

WHAT DOES IT MEAN?  AT THE END OF THE DAY

I'M STILL HERE! DOING MY THING, ONE F-BOMB AT A TIME.
CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO BUY A  F*CK CANCER HAT

RESPITE: THINK BEAUTIFUL THOUGHTS

I'M FREE!

BEAUTY MAKES TIME STAND STILL

THE CANCER INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX

IT'S A MONEY-MAKER

IT'S A MONEY-MAKER.

DOUBLE BLIND

Clinical trials are research studies involving people. A clinical trial is a way to test a new treatment to prove that it is safe, effective, and possibly better than a standard treatment. The clinical trial may be evaluating a new drug, a new combination of existing treatments, a new approach to radiation therapy or surgery, or a new method of cancer prevention.    About Clinical Trials www.cancer.net

A placebo-controlled clinical trial compares a new treatment with a placebo (inactive drug or treatment). Placebo-controlled clinical trials in cancer research are rare, but are used when there is no effective, standard treatment available. Read more about placebos in cancer clinical trials.

I never understood my clinical trial while I was on it.  The information was all there in my informed consent.  Even though the language was respectful and direct, I was unable to process it.

Participants in clinical trials can play a more active role in their own health care, gain access to new research treatments before they are widely available, and help others by contributing to medical research.    Understanding Clinical Trials: clinicaltrials.gov

I'm glad I participated in the trial, even if I don't understand it.

I DID IT!

I had my colonoscopy.  It was so much fun!

Honestly, the sedation was fun, the prep was not fun, the medical team at Georgetown University Hospital are the best, and: my results were great.
Talk to your primary care physician about colon cancer prevention!

here's Jon Stewart's remarks about Katie Couric's colonoscopy on live television:
THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART:  PUBLIC ENEMA

here's Dave Barry's truthful hilarious story about avoiding his colonoscopy:
DAVE BARRY: A JOURNEY INTO MY COLON, AND YOURS

SO FUNNY I FORGOT TO CRY

DO I HAVE TO CRY?

Giving yourself permission to laugh is as important as giving yourself permission to cry and grieve. That's because humor is an important defense mechanism; it can help people with cancer adjust to the stress of their illness and treatment. Being able to laugh can create a sense of power. By helping you adjust to the reality of your illness, it can give you a renewed sense of control over your life.
--cancer.net

http://www.cancer.net/patient/All+About+Cancer/Cancer.Net+Feature+Articles/Quality+of+Life/Coping+With+Cancer+Through+Humor

RESTLESS, SLEEPLESS, PROWLING

 

I'M STILL AWAKE.

PINK LINK FOR THE CURE

IF THERE'S A BREAST CANCER NASCAR

http://www.facebook.com/NAPAKNOWHOW

COLORECTAL CAN'T BE FAR "BEHIND"

MARCO COLO

IS IT OKAY TO SAY RECTAL?

IF IT'S OKAY TO SAY BREAST,
MAY I SAY COLORECTAL?

COLON CANCER AWARENESS IS SO FUNNY!

IS IT OKAY TO SAY BOWEL?

WHAT, ME WORRY??

The fear of recurrence is both normal and reasonable.

It is a common fear expressed by cancer survivors, especially during the first few years your cancer is in remission.

It is important to remember that while you cannot control whether your cancer recurs, you can control how much you let the fear of recurrence impact your life.

---cancer.net

YOU HAVE BEEN DENID

MY HEALTH PLAN COSTS $1655/MONTH.  COPAYS ARE 20%.
MY CHEMO COST $176,000.  

WE APPLIED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

WHAT DID I EXPECT?  WE HAVE A MORTGAGE AND A CAR.

ANY TAKERS?  HOW ABOUT YOU, BOEHNER?

CANCER, AND LOSE WEIGHT

CANCER FOR WEIGHT LOSS HAS LIMITED APPEAL

PET SCAN:

I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT

AMY IS ON THE FREE-RANGE LEGUMES DIET

DRAW!

thank you Nancy Morgan, Director, Arts & Humanities, 

Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center,

at Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC

MAD

HEY:
I WAS CERTAIN I'D LIVE A LONG, LONG TIME.

BUT NOW I JUST DON'T KNOW.

RAGE IS SO EXHAUSTING!

I GUESS I'M OKAY.

  I'M STILL HERE!