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Living Well Today and Tomorrow

The word cancer strikes a deadly fear in almost all who hear it. The fear itself can be a self fulfilling prophecy. . It is likely you have known someone who battled with cancer, or knew someone who knew someone who fought the fight. I too have known someone with cancer, my father. My father, who my sister and I referred to as "Mr. Nutrition" since early in life, was diagnosed with urethral cancer last year. He hid the problems from us for a while, most likely to not strike us with fear, prematurely. I rode with him and other loved ones to Ohio State University Medical Center in February 2006, still not knowing exactly what was happening, but knowing it was likely to be serious. He went into operating room for a few hours and then we spoke to the head of urology. I then learned the harsh news, my father had a growth and it was cancerous. Dr. Bahnson, the head of urology, said he had never seen such a thing in his entire career. Even after finding......

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