 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | But I would answer no to most of those.
I'm with you 100% on trying to find some commonality that may link us all together but after posting on this site and talking to the experts like Brian and my doctors for over 2 years, I am resolved to leave the studies to the study experts. Even if you got 20 responses and all 20 were 100% exactly the same, what would that tell you, that 20 people out of a half of million all did those things you asked and all had OC? So what would that mean? Unfortunately just that. Organizations that conduct studies do so to exact established guidelines eliminating as many variables as possible while trying to reach one succinct conclusion. It's frustrating but necessary to achieve the desired confidence level in their conclusion.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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