• colorectal
• cervical
• pancreatic
• prostate
• kidney
• myeloma

As I write this, I'm in a hospital bed recovering from having my sigmoid colon and all the associated lymph nodes, removed.

June of last year they found 17 polyps in a routine colonoscopy/endoscopy. 2 were abnormally large. The rule of thumb is "More than 5 or >5mm you get re-checked." Well, 17 total, one was 20mm, one was 30m.

But not cancer as of June.

Report back 1/14 - 6 more polyps and stage 2 cancer. Possibly stage 3, we'll know more in 5-7 days when lab results are back.

If it got into the lymph system, that's stage 3 and will need chemo.

March is colon cancer awareness month! Wear blue!

"The average American in the United States consumes at least 63% ultraprocessed foods," says Dr. Mussallem.

She says vegetables only account for 12% of the average American diet – and half of those vegetables consumed are processed.

"We know that ultraprocessed foods are linked directly to premature mortality or deaths."

They also are linked to colorectal, ovarian and breast cancer.

https://cancerblog.mayoclinic.org/2024/02/06/is-there-a-connection-between-ultraprocessed-food-and-cancer/

Getting home made from scratch foods is probably becoming less and less common. Completely anecdotal…but my kids’ friends come over and all but a couple have no idea what to do with the home made stuff we make. They don’t want to eat it. Frozen pizza? Frozen chicken tenders? Boxed mac ‘n cheese? Sure.

Not sure if 46 is younger adult but it felt pretty damn young for prostate cancer.

Check water contamination, chances are your water has perflourinated chemicals in it (used to make Teflon). These chemicals never break down and bioaccumulate. They also cause cancer and other diseases. Don't buy Teflon or Goretex products.

Hmm, perhaps a diet of energy drinks and sodas isn't all that good for you 🤔