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[the_rck]

Got a call this morning from the Cancer Center genetics people. Everything they tested came back 'completely normal.' I'm assuming, given family history, that there's some genetic factor related to colon cancer that we have but that isn't yet known to be a problem.

But still, good news.

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[wendelah1]

That's wonderful news.

[zhelana]

wait you have colon cancer? How did I miss this? I'm sorry to hear it.

[the_rck]

I don't have colon cancer, but my grandmother died of it, and her mother and her mother's father had it, too. My mother, my sister, my mother's youngest brother, and I have all had precancerous polyps removed.

Colon cancer is actually very preventable/treatable as long as one gets frequent enough colonoscopies. Those aren't fun, but... better that than dying the way my grandmother did.

I just don't think that we'd have had three generations in a line like that with the actual cancer if there weren't some genetic factor.

[zhelana]

ohyeah, that's probably true.

[retsuko]

Yay! :)

[tropicsbear]

Hurrah!

[lunabee34]

Yay!

[rthstewart.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, my goodness, some good news. I"m so glad for you and your family

[the_rck]

Thank you.