| Korean War Vets with Brain Tumor
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I was just wondering how many people have loved ones that served
in
the Korean war and have/had a GBM? I have read of about 4-5 people
in
addition to my father that served in the Korean War and have GBM's.
I
just thought it was interesting and I thought I'd ask.
Suzanne
Proud D/O Pasquale 76 10/07 GBM
11/01 Full Resection
11/26 Started Temodar/Rad
12/16 Body couldn't handle temodar
Hospitalized 12/16- 1/14/08
Finally home and finished with radiation
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/pasqualepoliti
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Korean War/GBM?
Dear Suzanne,
Yes my dad served in
the Korean War but developed the
anaplastic oligo grade 3
with genetic deletions.? He belongs
to the local chapter of the Korean
War
Veterans Association but is the only
one with brain cancer although quite
a few
have developed other types of
cancer.? There is a magazine called
the Graybeards
that is the official publication of
the KWVA that maybe you can check.
Karen
Hi Karen,
Thanks... I thought I
remembered you telling
me that your dad was in
the Korean War. I will
look into that magazine.
This is my
father's 3rd battle with
cancer. Testicular 1976,
Bladder Cancer
3x, 2001,2002,2002 and
now this.
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You know, this is an
interesting point
brought up about the
wars and exposures
to various chemicals
(such as Agent Orange) -
I am curious if anyone
else has
filed with the VA and
has been approved or
turned down for
benefits?
The VA is being really
rude with us as far as
the brain cancer is
concerned -
they turned my husband
down for any medical
treatment at a VA
facility he might
want (which is ok, we
have private insurance),
but they say it is all
statistics
Janice L.
Gould
To:
brain-temozolomide@yahoogroups.com
From:
kma8691@...
Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008
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How interesting you would ask -- my husband was in the Korean war
and
stationed on Kwajalein Island in 1952-53. He has a GBM IV and is 75
years
old. Has had thyroid cancer and a few years later parotid gland
cancer. We
have been told the thyroid cancer most probably was caused from the
radiation exposure he got while on the island after the bomb tests
that were
going on over in that area. The drifting wind towards the island. He
was
in the navy air force. (Not a pilot). Where was your dad stationed?
Arlene john jones e-mail |
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Hi Arlene,
I'm not exactly sure where he was stationed. The records were
destroyed in a fire and we've had trouble getting information.
He was in the army and was in front-line combat. I know he fought
along the Naktong River in 1951.
I really don't know if any of this has to do with being in the war,
I guess we as caregivers "reach for straws" and answers.
I hope you are doing well today.
Suzanne |
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Susanne-- Your email sparked my interest. I have had a similar
question for
some time now. While my husband was not in the Korean war, he was in
the 2nd
war in Iraq. We've always wondered if this could be related in some
way or if
there could be a link. Currently, his presumed diagnosis is a low
grade glioma
(no biospy yet).
Has anyone else w/ a BT diagnosis fought in other wars?
Leah
w/o Matt, age 31, dx presumed low grade glioma 3/07
My husband was in Viet Nam and was exposed to Agent
Orange. Our first questions
to the VA about the possibility of a connection were
responded to with a very
strong no. They said there was no evidence that Agent
Orange could be causative
in the development of brain cancer. I still feel that
the only reason they say
this is because the frequency is so low in general and I
wonder if the VA has
any idea how many vets have this dx. I keep thinking I
need to pursue this
further. Has anyone else approached the VA with these
questions?
Candi |
Candi -
My husband talked to the VA about his prostate
cancer, then years later, the
development of brain cancer - he, too, was in
Viet Nam - served as a medic.
Janice L. Gould |
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Leah - yes, husband in Viet Nam war, now has brain
cancer after suffering from
prostate cancer - he, too, was exposed to agent orange.
The VA denied him any form of treatment - we dont know
what they say about his
disability yet tho
Janice L. Gould
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Maybe
Glioma Brain tumors are not all that rare?
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Suspect Ethylene Glycol
Monobutyl Ether for Cancers, too
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Some research
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and
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and
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and
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"ACUTE
EFFECTS:
HUMAN EXPOSURE ABOVE 200 PPM CAN BE
EXPECTED TO CAUSE NARCOSIS, DAMAGE
TO THE KIDNEY AND LIVER AND PRESENT
AN ABNORMAL BLOOD PICTURE SHOWING
ERYTHROPENIA, RETICULOCYTOSIS,
GRANULOCYTOSIS, LEUKOCYTOSIS AND
WOULD BE LIKELY TO CAUSE FRAGILITY
OF ERYTHROCYTES AND HEMATURIA."
TARGET ORGANS
these shared by someone in England
OECD SIDS
- 150 pages pdf - shared by someone
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Why did I study
2-butoxyethanol?
High or low blood pressure, high or
low blood sugar and high or low body temp
'Part of what
2-butoxyethanol does'
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You don't have to look EXACTLY alike - to Look Alike |
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Look Alike?
Do WWII Vets, Vietnam Vets,
Korean Vets, Gulf war vets and civilians with CFIDS look alike? Do
they look like the Exxon Valdez oil spill 'bioremediation' workers?
Do they look like our soldiers who fight in wars today?
Health-wise, do they look like our ancestors who fought in other
wars? And let's not forget the WWI
Vets & what was nicknamed 'the bird flu' -
Spanish
flu of 1918 |
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the
ways your body 'complains' about
too much of a chemical exposure
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Not just a virus or
cold?
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Health Changes like CFIDS after flu
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For
Central Nervous System symptoms
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Short term
memory loss
Difficulty concentrating
Personality changes to 'grumpy' -
Extreme Irritability
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Difficulty sleeping at night
All the time Depression
Suicidal Tendencies
Mimics true
psychiatric disorder (sometimes
called PTSD)
And HORRIBLE
headaches (Autoimmune
hypothalamus headaches?) |
These are some of the central nervous
symptoms signs of effects of 2-butoxyethanol
(but maybe some other chemicals too) ... in
the case of this exposure I suspect FATIGUE
also
But someone might want to check
THE FATIGUE signs of what ails you
(if it is
exposure to
2-butoxyethanol)
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&
these signs are there: |
Chills
Fatigue
Pale color
Shortness of breath
Rapid heart rate
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Yellow
skin color (jaundice)
Dark urine (indicative of blood in
urine - never dismiss this! Stop
exposure immediately!)
Enlarged spleen
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I got this list from the medical dictionary
- as 2-butoxyethanol is supposed to cause
hemolytic anemia. Later ,...
added these to 'the list'
At 2.5 days
after exposure .... elevated 'retic rate'
(&
small sized RBCs
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) & Very High WBCs
VERY HIGH WHITE
BLOOD CELL COUNTS
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Tired? But Blood Tests OK?
Rudy Giuliani 'flu'
NOT Flu
THE Fatigue
AIHA of CFIDS
is proof EGBE is the root cause
Some Bad
Products & Why
a cause of gall
stones, kidney stones ... & help suggestions
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