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desertblues

I was wondering what was the incidence of cancer, and what kinds of cancer, that are common in the High Desert.

Lisa M · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 9:26 pm Post subject:

Why, should we be concerned? Is there something in the water? Confused

desertblues · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:15 am Post subject:

I don't know if there's something in the water, in the air, whatever. I was just curious to see if there are high cancer occurrences in the high desert environment. I know a disccussion board probably wouldn't be the best place to find this information, but it's a start.

Lisa M · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:25 am Post subject:

I personally don't know anyone up here with cancer. My husband works with a young guy who's girl friend just found out she has uterine cancer. She's only 22. Sad

Lisa M · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:33 am Post subject:

By the way desertblues, I noticed you haven't introduced yourself yet to the forum, but: Welcome! I hope you like it here! Very Happy

desertblues · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:43 am Post subject:

I forgot!

I thought I had done that when I first signed up, months ago. I come and go, lots of sites to visit on the Net.

aliaslezardd · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 2:29 pm Post subject:

Ask Brokavitch.

desertblues · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 3:05 pm Post subject:

Is she still poking around?

clover373 · Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 12:13 am Post subject:

A friend of mine just found out she has cancer all through her cervix, uterus and ovaries. She has to have chemo, radiation and then a total hystorectomy. Don't ask me why in that order. She's only 33.

desertblues · Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 5:02 pm Post subject:

That's really tough, clover. I hope she sails through, and they get all of it. My sister-in-law was diagnosed with cancer when she was 32. She lived in the high desert most of her life.

sassy · Member Joined: 26 Jul 2005 Posts: 254 Location: Hesperia

My mother died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 42. She lived up here for 15 years before she passed away.

clover373 · Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 5:58 pm Post subject:

Thank you. Yeah my friend has been through a lot. She lost her husband a year ago last January to cancer also. This cancer thing really bites. I'm waiting for test results myself. My nerves are shot between the two of us.... Confused

Sorry to hear about your Mom "sassy".

desertblues · Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 8:18 am Post subject:

Sassy,
that's terrible - she was way too young. An uncle of mine passed away from the same thing at about 50, it runs in his family.

stubborn1 · Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 2:00 pm Post subject:

flintstone · Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:03 pm Post subject:

I never knew of anyone, but was extremely concerned as I walked thru George AFB, wondering why all of that vacant housing wasn't put to gooduse, and then saw all of the signs warning of cancer & contamination in the area.

Eric Reyes · Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:59 pm Post subject:

I saw new roofs on some of those homes a couple weeks ago.

Titwillow · Member Joined: 31 Oct 2005 Posts: 422

You should be careful about being out in the sun, also. I think there is a lot of skin cancer up here in the desert.

The several times I have been to our dermatologist, his waiting room is always full.
Melanoma is a very dangerous skin cancer. If you get it and it is not discovered, it can spread to other parts of the body.

I dont know much about it except some years back a cousin of mine died from it because she had let it go too long. She had a large dark mole on her back and did nothing about it because it did not show and did not hurt.
It was only when her bra hooks began to rub on the mole and it bled once or twice and ruined a brand new fancy blouse that she had just bought that she decided to see a doctor about it.

Altho the mole was removed and also some lymph glands, it had apparently already spread to other organs.
I think if you look up Skin Cancer on the computer you can find out more about the different kinds.

I have had a couple of little 'things' removed from my face and my arm that did not seem important to me, but when I showed them to the dermatologist, he said" humm", and took biopsies and then removed them. So far, so good.
But I stay out of the sun.

Eric Reyes · Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:49 am Post subject:

Thats scary information. Thanks! I've been meaning to have a tiny mole on my left arm checked out but after several years haven't done it yet.

fringe · Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 10:30 am Post subject:

Hello! my mom died of pancreatic cancer 1 year and 5 months after moving to the hi dez. My dad just had skin cancer removed from his arm. It literally popped up over night. He thought it was a boil it was so fast. Basal or squamous cell carcinoma-but again skin cancers and sun go hand in hand.