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I am dying of squamous cell carcinoma, and potential treatments are out of reach

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Re: I am dying of squamous cell carcinoma, and potential treatments are out of reach

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Post by skilled »

jacquesm wrote: post #360
skilled wrote: post #243

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Doesn’t really add anything to the conversation though

You quoted evidence without providing any, and conflate evidence with belief. That also doesn't really add anything to the conversation. The smart money says 'there is no afterlife, so use what you've got'. If you - or anybody else - is so sure that an afterlife exists then it would be nice to present some actual proof and absent that to admit that you're making it up or that it's hearsay.

The smart money? Do you think that Buddhists make up the whole idea of succession just for show?

Re: I am dying of squamous cell carcinoma, and potential treatments are out of reach

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Post by K0balt »

Google234 wrote: post #370
K0balt wrote: post #334

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This plan seems to have excellent incentive alignment and basically mirrors the system in place, but without the need to be approved for clinical trials. Experimental treatments being available to people with no options (there must be no applicable option with a proven probability of success or this becomes very questionable) could save drug companies millions-billions in the off chance that it proves to be incompati…

I don’t think these people would be useful. Pharma needs controlled double blind studies to actually tell if the therapies work.

Of course, for actual efficacy, but you can tell if a treatment has a negative reaction or fails to effect the expected physiology in the expected way with a very small number of samples.

If everyone you give it to dies from reactions, or the expected effects seem to be happening on a physiological level, you don’t know much about efficacy but you do know a lot more about the eventual prospects for an actual clinical trial. It’s basically an extension of en-vidrio testing.

Re: I am dying of squamous cell carcinoma, and potential treatments are out of reach

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Post by Tao3300 »

HPMOR wrote: post #253
scoofy wrote: post #215

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When there is nothing beyond death, there is no death. We won’t be sitting on the sidelines blindfolded. We won’t exist. From our perspective the death never actually happens. I’m surprisingly okay with my lack of experience of the billions of years before the earth existed, and I won’t experience the billions after. That said, just because we can’t stay at Disneyland forever, we might as well go on the rides while w…

All though you're correct it is rational to not fear death. I personally, and likely many other people here, have a very very strong aversion to it. I DO NOT want the cessation of experience. Ideally, I'd like to continue in perpetuity, to see the sun rise from Venus, or visit my tenth generation offspring on Saturn. All of those missed experiences would be deeply saddening. To see our species conquer to universe, to…

The cessation of experience is not so bad when you're asleep. It wasn't so bad before you were born.

Re: I am dying of squamous cell carcinoma, and potential treatments are out of reach

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Post by ProllyInfamous »

baseballdork wrote: post #428
sgseliger23 wrote: post #226

This is my brother. I love you. Anyone who has suffered through this disease or has a loved one that experienced it knows the feeling of helplessness. More on Jake’s story below, and a link to the fundraiser to support him and his wife: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-fight-against-cancer-wit... Be kind and good to your loved ones. Life is short and no one knows how much time we have left. While the FDA’s antiqua…

I was a student of your brother's at the University of Arizona for a semester. It was over a decade ago at this point, but I think it was English 109. It's hard to explain how humbling it felt to chat with him one-on-one. He struck me as a genuine, intelligent, and friendly guy who was worth listening to. This is such terrible news and I wish Jake and yourself the best.

What a genuine, intelligent, and friendly way to have remembered such a fella worth listening to.

>We get wise too late

>and old too soon.

>—Danish proverb

Re: I am dying of squamous cell carcinoma, and potential treatments are out of reach

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Post by jbritton »

I’m not a Dr., I’m not recommending anything, but you might want to look into the following:

I see the FDA approved drug cemiplimab-rwlc for squamous cell. https://www.skincancer.org/blog/new-treatment-for-advanced-c...

And if your willing to consider alternative therapies there is fenbendazole(see joe tippens protocol). It’s a dog dewormer and is available at pet stores as panacur-c.

Also see Albendazole, Flubendazole.

Re: I am dying of squamous cell carcinoma, and potential treatments are out of reach

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Post by jseliger »

sgseliger23 wrote: post #226

This is my brother. I love you. Anyone who has suffered through this disease or has a loved one that experienced it knows the feeling of helplessness. More on Jake’s story below, and a link to the fundraiser to support him and his wife: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-fight-against-cancer-wit... Be kind and good to your loved ones. Life is short and no one knows how much time we have left. While the FDA’s antiqua…

Thank you and love you too.

Re: I am dying of squamous cell carcinoma, and potential treatments are out of reach

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Post by jseliger »

baseballdork wrote: post #428
sgseliger23 wrote: post #226

This is my brother. I love you. Anyone who has suffered through this disease or has a loved one that experienced it knows the feeling of helplessness. More on Jake’s story below, and a link to the fundraiser to support him and his wife: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-fight-against-cancer-wit... Be kind and good to your loved ones. Life is short and no one knows how much time we have left. While the FDA’s antiqua…

I was a student of your brother's at the University of Arizona for a semester. It was over a decade ago at this point, but I think it was English 109. It's hard to explain how humbling it felt to chat with him one-on-one. He struck me as a genuine, intelligent, and friendly guy who was worth listening to. This is such terrible news and I wish Jake and yourself the best.

If possible put your email, even a throwaway, in your profile, and I will send a message.

Re: I am dying of squamous cell carcinoma, and potential treatments are out of reach

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Post by baseballdork »

jseliger wrote: post #438
baseballdork wrote: post #428

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was a student of your brother's at the University of Arizona for a semester. It was over a decade ago at this point, but I think it was English 109. It's hard to explain how humbling it felt to chat with him one-on-one. He struck me as a genuine, intelligent, and friendly guy who was worth listening to. This is such terrible news and I wish Jake and yourself the best.

If possible put your email, even a throwaway, in your profile, and I will send a message.

Sure thing, I updated my profile with my real email. I certainly don't expect you to remember me, but you might remember my buddy Atish, and I hope you know that you left a massive impression on both him and me. As kids fresh out of high school, you were (and frankly, you still are) the guy we looked up to. Thanks for being you.

Re: I am dying of squamous cell carcinoma, and potential treatments are out of reach

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Post by sgseliger23 »

baseballdork wrote: post #428
sgseliger23 wrote: post #226

This is my brother. I love you. Anyone who has suffered through this disease or has a loved one that experienced it knows the feeling of helplessness. More on Jake’s story below, and a link to the fundraiser to support him and his wife: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-fight-against-cancer-wit... Be kind and good to your loved ones. Life is short and no one knows how much time we have left. While the FDA’s antiqua…

I was a student of your brother's at the University of Arizona for a semester. It was over a decade ago at this point, but I think it was English 109. It's hard to explain how humbling it felt to chat with him one-on-one. He struck me as a genuine, intelligent, and friendly guy who was worth listening to. This is such terrible news and I wish Jake and yourself the best.

Thank you for the kind note. I’m sure he’d love to hear from you.
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