 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | I totally agree with Glenn's point. Additionally, if I ever need blood, I would not want it to come from someone who has had cancer or any other disease that my supressed immune system might not be able to handle. Let's keep ours out of the general system and donate only when our rare blood type is the last pint available to save a dying patient's life.
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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