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      • December 13, 2016 at 8:11 pm
      Patrisa
      Participant

      I personally don't believe everything i read… this for example…

        • December 13, 2016 at 10:08 pm
        Toby0987
        Participant

        That's just the white wine talking

        • December 14, 2016 at 5:21 am
        Patrisa
        Participant

        And not everything I read is funny as well…

        • December 15, 2016 at 4:47 am
        Toby0987
        Participant

        Ha!  This was meant to be a somewhat funny haha story-you cancer people are so serious!  The secret cause of melanoma is 

        • December 15, 2016 at 4:47 am
        Toby0987
        Participant

        Ha!  This was meant to be a somewhat funny haha story-you cancer people are so serious!  The secret cause of melanoma is 

        • December 15, 2016 at 5:40 pm
        jennunicorn
        Participant

        Hey Toby, I totally get the lightheartedness of your post. Just want to say that for Patrisa, and other caregivers, they may have a harder time joking about the whole cancer situation than us patients. From my personal experience with my loved ones, my diagnosis hits them a lot harder than it hits me, and I find myself making jokes around the dinner table about it sometimes which is met with some awkward half laughs and mostly uncomfortable vibes even from my closest family. So, we have to remember that some folks on here don't want much to do with cancer jokes and funny stories because to them there's not much to laugh about when it comes to cancer.

        Cheers,

        • December 15, 2016 at 5:40 pm
        jennunicorn
        Participant

        Hey Toby, I totally get the lightheartedness of your post. Just want to say that for Patrisa, and other caregivers, they may have a harder time joking about the whole cancer situation than us patients. From my personal experience with my loved ones, my diagnosis hits them a lot harder than it hits me, and I find myself making jokes around the dinner table about it sometimes which is met with some awkward half laughs and mostly uncomfortable vibes even from my closest family. So, we have to remember that some folks on here don't want much to do with cancer jokes and funny stories because to them there's not much to laugh about when it comes to cancer.

        Cheers,

        • December 15, 2016 at 5:46 pm
        Patrisa
        Participant

        Jenn,

        you are such a sweetheart and sooo on point… I can appreciate a good joke, but not when it comes to cancer….

        take care everybody!

        Patrisa

        • December 15, 2016 at 5:46 pm
        Patrisa
        Participant

        Jenn,

        you are such a sweetheart and sooo on point… I can appreciate a good joke, but not when it comes to cancer….

        take care everybody!

        Patrisa

        • December 16, 2016 at 2:58 am
        Toby0987
        Participant

        My wife agrees with you and said I'm a jackleg and has required I filter all my postings through her-kind of an account administrator. 

        • December 16, 2016 at 2:58 am
        Toby0987
        Participant

        My wife agrees with you and said I'm a jackleg and has required I filter all my postings through her-kind of an account administrator. 

        • December 16, 2016 at 2:58 am
        Toby0987
        Participant

        My wife agrees with you and said I'm a jackleg and has required I filter all my postings through her-kind of an account administrator. 

        • December 15, 2016 at 5:46 pm
        Patrisa
        Participant

        Jenn,

        you are such a sweetheart and sooo on point… I can appreciate a good joke, but not when it comes to cancer….

        take care everybody!

        Patrisa

        • December 15, 2016 at 5:40 pm
        jennunicorn
        Participant

        Hey Toby, I totally get the lightheartedness of your post. Just want to say that for Patrisa, and other caregivers, they may have a harder time joking about the whole cancer situation than us patients. From my personal experience with my loved ones, my diagnosis hits them a lot harder than it hits me, and I find myself making jokes around the dinner table about it sometimes which is met with some awkward half laughs and mostly uncomfortable vibes even from my closest family. So, we have to remember that some folks on here don't want much to do with cancer jokes and funny stories because to them there's not much to laugh about when it comes to cancer.

        Cheers,

        • December 15, 2016 at 4:47 am
        Toby0987
        Participant

        Ha!  This was meant to be a somewhat funny haha story-you cancer people are so serious!  The secret cause of melanoma is 

        • December 14, 2016 at 5:21 am
        Patrisa
        Participant

        And not everything I read is funny as well…

        • December 14, 2016 at 5:21 am
        Patrisa
        Participant

        And not everything I read is funny as well…

        • December 13, 2016 at 10:08 pm
        Toby0987
        Participant

        That's just the white wine talking

        • December 13, 2016 at 10:08 pm
        Toby0987
        Participant

        That's just the white wine talking

      • December 13, 2016 at 8:11 pm
      Patrisa
      Participant

      I personally don't believe everything i read… this for example…

      • December 13, 2016 at 8:11 pm
      Patrisa
      Participant

      I personally don't believe everything i read… this for example…

      • December 14, 2016 at 12:19 am
      jennunicorn
      Participant

      That small study won't stop me from enoying my favorite sauvignon blanc 🙂

      • December 14, 2016 at 12:19 am
      jennunicorn
      Participant

      That small study won't stop me from enoying my favorite sauvignon blanc 🙂

      • December 14, 2016 at 12:19 am
      jennunicorn
      Participant

      That small study won't stop me from enoying my favorite sauvignon blanc 🙂

      • December 14, 2016 at 12:35 am
      Janner
      Participant

      The horse is already out of the barn for most everyone here.  It doesn't say it increases the risk of recurrence, only the risk of getting melanoma in the first place.  Well….that's a done deal!  If you already have melanoma, what does it matter now?  Relax!

      • December 14, 2016 at 12:35 am
      Janner
      Participant

      The horse is already out of the barn for most everyone here.  It doesn't say it increases the risk of recurrence, only the risk of getting melanoma in the first place.  Well….that's a done deal!  If you already have melanoma, what does it matter now?  Relax!

      • December 14, 2016 at 12:35 am
      Janner
      Participant

      The horse is already out of the barn for most everyone here.  It doesn't say it increases the risk of recurrence, only the risk of getting melanoma in the first place.  Well….that's a done deal!  If you already have melanoma, what does it matter now?  Relax!

      • December 14, 2016 at 12:48 am
      Bubbles
      Participant
      • December 14, 2016 at 12:48 am
      Bubbles
      Participant
      • December 14, 2016 at 12:48 am
      Bubbles
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      • December 14, 2016 at 4:38 pm
      dvd
      Participant

      Not to disparage the author's study, but this should be taken for what it is – a retrospective, self-reported data collection. Although studies like this have a place in the scientific literature, they are not the strongest level of evidence upon which to base conclusions. In fact the conclusions in the study are not the same as those reported in the article. There is no statement about causative relationships – only that there is an association between the alcohol intake and the reporting of melanoma findings. It is a bit of a stretch to state that drinking alcohol causes melanoma…

       

      DVD

        • December 14, 2016 at 10:14 pm
        ed williams
        Participant

        I would sign up for any study that would look at drinking alcohol to prevent future reoccurance!!!! As long as I get to drink rum and coke!!! I would also want to be in the arm that was looking for max tolerated amount. Best Wishes and Cheers!!!Ed

        • December 14, 2016 at 10:14 pm
        ed williams
        Participant

        I would sign up for any study that would look at drinking alcohol to prevent future reoccurance!!!! As long as I get to drink rum and coke!!! I would also want to be in the arm that was looking for max tolerated amount. Best Wishes and Cheers!!!Ed

        • December 14, 2016 at 10:14 pm
        ed williams
        Participant

        I would sign up for any study that would look at drinking alcohol to prevent future reoccurance!!!! As long as I get to drink rum and coke!!! I would also want to be in the arm that was looking for max tolerated amount. Best Wishes and Cheers!!!Ed

      • December 14, 2016 at 4:38 pm
      dvd
      Participant

      Not to disparage the author's study, but this should be taken for what it is – a retrospective, self-reported data collection. Although studies like this have a place in the scientific literature, they are not the strongest level of evidence upon which to base conclusions. In fact the conclusions in the study are not the same as those reported in the article. There is no statement about causative relationships – only that there is an association between the alcohol intake and the reporting of melanoma findings. It is a bit of a stretch to state that drinking alcohol causes melanoma…

       

      DVD

      • December 14, 2016 at 4:38 pm
      dvd
      Participant

      Not to disparage the author's study, but this should be taken for what it is – a retrospective, self-reported data collection. Although studies like this have a place in the scientific literature, they are not the strongest level of evidence upon which to base conclusions. In fact the conclusions in the study are not the same as those reported in the article. There is no statement about causative relationships – only that there is an association between the alcohol intake and the reporting of melanoma findings. It is a bit of a stretch to state that drinking alcohol causes melanoma…

       

      DVD

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