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Maternal Grandmother--Uterine cancer, leukemia...she is currently 89
Maternal Grandfather--Multiple myeloma, lost battle after 5 years
Aunt--body riddled with cancer by the time she found out---lived 6 months.
BIL--precancerous polyps at age 31
Uncle--mesophelioma

My thoughts and prayers go out to those of you who are unfortunatley touched by cancer.

Update 1/26/08: Found out my aunt has tongue and jaw cancer, will be going this week for cat scan to see if anywhere else.

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My grandpa...leukemia
both great uncles...prostate cancer
uncle...colon cancer

My mom..Pancreatic Cancer

all who are passed on

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My Grandfather (on my mothers side) died of liver cancer. He had three sisters as well who all died of some type of cancer all in their 60s-70s.

My mother had bone cancer that was caught early (by error) and her bone was removed and replaced with rods.

My aunt passed away of esophogel cancer.

Also a close family friend passed away of lung cancer 2 months after he found out.

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Lost my great grandmothers to breast cancer, my grandfather to lung cancer, my aunt to breast / bone cancer, and my uncle to stomach / liver cancer. DH lost his grandfather to prostate cancer.

My Dad survived cancer on his tongue. My mom survived breast cancer. Both parents survived skin cancer. My uncle survived colon cancer.

It's everywhere.

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My 33 year old cousin had ovarian cancer 2 1/2 years ago and just found out that she has peritoneal cancer.

She started chemo (again) Monday. Please God.

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My brother.

He was diagnosed with Liposarcoma in April 2007.

Thankfully, with surgery, the tumor was removed and he's been in remission ever since.

Of course he's not completely out of the woods yet - the type of cancer he had has a history of recurring so he has a very good chance of it coming back. Because of this he now has to go for regular check ups. But first and foremost we feel blessed that for now, he's here and cancer free.

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My Grandpa on my Dad's side died from colon cancer (years of bad eating plus never going to the doctor)

My Mom- Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
she technically beat- and lived for 2 years more then they gave her- she died from a blood infection- she had no immune system left

My Mom's Dad- thoart cancer- but beat it

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My Dad is a Prostate Cancer Survivor.
My Grandmother is a Breast Cancer Survivor.

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I lost my mom to breast cancer almost 6 years ago. She was first diagnosed at age 38 and survived 3 battles with it before it finally got her.

My maternal grandmother surived breastcancer.

We lost 2 of my mom's siblings to lung cancer.

My cousin was diagnosed with leukemia as a child and survived. She will be 35 this year.

Cancer is a terrible disease and I pray for all that have been affected by it.

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I lost both of my grandmothers to cancer, and a great grandmother also died from cancer.

My aunt survived breast cancer.

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Lost my mom to breast cancer when she was 40, was diagnosed at 30

Lost my Grandfather to prostate and brain cancer

Lost my grandmother to stomach cancer

Lost my uncle to lung cancer

My husband was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor in 2006. But I am happy to say that he has been cancer free since May 2006, coming up on 2 years

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My Grandfather and MIL died of lung cancer (both were smokers)

My brother died of Leukemia.

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My Grandma and my Mom had cancer and died. My dog and my cat both died of cancer too. Cancer is evil.

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My MIL- passed away from Lung cancer- 10/01/04

Grandpa- survived prostate cancer. Passed from Alzheimer's- another HORRIBLE disease.

COUNTLESS parents of friends. So sad.

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3 of my grandparents died from cancer before I was even born. My aunt was diagnosed with breast cancer a year or so ago. She's doing well, but she's not out of the woods. One of my very close friends had ovarian cancer at 17. She's doing very well & has been cancer-free for over 3 years now.

Dh's grandfather died of cancer last year. I think he may have lost another grandparent to cancer as well, but that was before I met him so I don't know the details.

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3 of 4 grandparents have died of cancer so far - brain, uterine and lung. One was a breast cancer survivor. And a coworker of mine was just recently diagnosed with cancer of the kidney, and will be having one of them surgically removed.

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My Grandma-Died From Breast Cancer
My Aunt-Breast Cancer at 35
My Mom-Breast Cancer
My Uncle-Soft Tissue Sarcoma-Cancer
My Aunt-Currently Fighting Pancreatic, Lung and Liver Cancer


I hate Cancer.

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My side...

My mother is struggling with Stomach Cancer right now.
My Aunt died of Breast Cancer
I personally had surgery for cervical cancer.
My friend is a Breast Cancer Survivor.


DH's side seems to be cancer free

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My grandmother (dads side) breast cancer.

My mother - 2 brain tumors and colon cancer - beat them all

my sister - breast cancer - found it at stage 4 when she was 36 - she passed away at 37 leaving behind 3 small children My life have forever changed becanuse of this.

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to you all!!

My dad was diagnosed with esophageal/stomach cancer in lae 2006 and elected to have surgery to remove it all. happy to say he is cancer free and doing well at age 62.

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My Aunt - diagnosed with liver cancer in January 2002 and died 4 months later.

Maternal Grandfather - Prostate Cancer died before I was born.

Ex Mother in Law - Breast Cancer, stage 2 she is currently undergoing chemo and had a total mastectomy on the right side.

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My grandma had breast cancer. It wasn't discovered until her autopsy. She had had a mammogram 2 months before she died and by the time of her death, it had already spread.

My FIL died of lung cancer. He died within 1.5 years of his diagnosis. RIP Pop.

My friend was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. She died within 6 weeks of her diagnosis.

My SIL's grandfather passed away of lung cancer 6 weeks after he was diagnosed.

Cancer suck s. Lung cancer suck s BIG time.

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Who hasnt'? it *****!

My mom: Stage 4 breast--survivor
my uncle: stage 4 pancreatic- passed away
my grandfather: lung cancer - passed away

My Dad's side:
His Father, sister and uncle: passed from lung cancer

DH's mom: breast cancer, but when they finally caught it was in her brain -- passed away.

DH's first cousin: testicular cancer

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My Mom - Colon Cancer
That's all I know from my Mom's side...she was adopted.

Dad's side...honestly, can't think of anything, but "they" have their own bunch of health issues.