Re: CT Scan might have saved my life!!

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2006


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numero = 66573
interpreted = N
texte = Hi Bess Ho, I have no symptoms at all. As for drinking, I have not found any reference to it causing a kidney tumor but smoking could be a contributing factor as it is with pretty much all cancers. There is no concrete cause for kidney cancer or what triggers the defective cell growth. There have been studies that have shown that exposure to petrolium products causes kidney tumors to develop in mice.=20 Carcinigens such as Benzene and MTBE have also been observed to cause kidney tumors in mice and rats at higher doses both inhaled and consumed. I was curious about this, so I did some digging to see if there was any contaminated areas in my neighborhood. What I fouind was rather disturbing. Within .33 miles in almost every direction, I am surrounded by underground tanks from gas stations that have leaked into the soil and ground water. Both MTBE and Benzene are included. Sal D'Anna > Do you notice anything unusual before the diagnosis? Would drinking cause= the potential of tumor? What could have caused kidney tumor or cancer? > > Sorry I am trying to learn more about this. > > -----Original Message----- > From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf Of > sal danna > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 4:10 PM > To: WebDNA Talk > Subject: OT: CT Scan might have saved my life!! > > > The year 2006 is both a tragedy and a blessing for me. I had been > pushing my father for over a year to get a full body scan as a > preventitive measure. Out of the blue one day, he told me to schedule > a full body scan for the both of us. Although I didn't think it was > necessary for someone who is 33 to get such a scan, I went ahead and > made the appointment. > > I called the LifeScore Clinic to set the date for the exam. I was told > that the earliest appointment was weeks away unless I wanted to come > in on Friday, January the 13th, which was wide open. For Sicilians, 13 > is actually considered a lucky number, so I made the appointment. One > of the main reasons we chose LifeScore was because of their > ColonScore. It's much less invasive than the regular way a colonoscapy > is usually performed and it was an area my father was concerned about. > > On January 13, 2006 we both had our scans. I had the TotalScore and my > father had the UltraScore. We were immediately given our HeartScore > which showed some plaque on my dads arteries and no plaque on any of > my arteries, which should be expected for someone my age. When we were > finished, I scheduled a consultation to go over all of the results of > my father's scan with the doctor. I didn't schedule one for myself > since I figured it would be a waste of money considering my age and > all. > > The following week, I went with my father for his consultation on the > results of his scan. The doctor showed us a 3D representation of my > father's colonoscapy which showed that everything was normal. > > Then the doctor turned to me and said she was glad that I had come > with my father because she needed to go over my results with me. She > said it was very rare for someone my age to have such a scan, but in > my case, it was a good choice. I was told that the scan found some > sort of tissue mass in my right kidney and she wanted me to schedule > an Abdominal CT Scan with contrast dye injected during the procedure > so that she could make a better diagnosis. I immediately scheduled the > scan for the following week. > > On January 31, 2006 I had my second scan where they injected some sort > of dye in my veins during the scan. Immediately after the dye is > injected, all of your insides become warm which only lasts about 30 > seconds or so. When I was finished, I was told the doctor would call > me as soon as she went over the results. > > A few days later, I got the call. I was told that I had a 3.4 cm > kidney tumor that was of concern and needed to be removed as possible > kidney cancer. Upon further research, it turns out that no biopsy is > performed before surgery because of the location and risk of spreading > the cancer. The stats show that 90% of the time, the tumor is > malignant. > > I am scheduled this Friday for a Open Partial Nephrectomy which will > remove the tumor and surrounding tissue while saving the rest of the > Kidney. > > One of the major reasons for my posting is to encourage others who can > afford to have a full body scan to do it. That scan probably saved my > life. Who knows how big the tumor would have been if I had never had > the scan and it was left to just grow? If I had waited for symptoms, > the cancer could have spread to other organs in my body and it would > have been too late. > > Don't put it off, if you can afford such a scan, do it!!! > > Sal D'Anna > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . 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  1. Re: OT: CT Scan might have saved my life!! ( Gary Krockover 2006)
  2. Re: OT: CT Scan might have saved my life!! ( rupert ravens 2006)
  3. Re: CT Scan might have saved my life!! ( "sal danna" 2006)
  4. Re: CT Scan might have saved my life!! ( "sal danna" 2006)
  5. Re: OT: CT Scan might have saved my life!! ( "sal danna" 2006)
  6. Re: CT Scan might have saved my life!! ( Bob Minor 2006)
  7. Re: CT Scan might have saved my life!! ( Marko Bernyk 2006)
  8. Re: OT: CT Scan might have saved my life!! ( Stuart Tremain 2006)
  9. Re: OT: CT Scan might have saved my life!! ( John Peacock 2006)
  10. Re: OT: CT Scan might have saved my life!! ( Stuart Tremain 2006)
  11. Re: CT Scan might have saved my life!! ( "Bess Ho" 2006)
  12. Re: OT: CT Scan might have saved my life!! ( Donovan Brooke 2006)
  13. Re: OT: CT Scan might have saved my life!! ( John Peacock 2006)
  14. Re: OT: CT Scan might have saved my life!! ( "Jeannine W. Stehlin" 2006)
  15. Re: OT: CT Scan might have saved my life!! ( "Dan Strong" 2006)
  16. Re: OT: CT Scan might have saved my life!! ( Dale Lists 2006)
  17. OT: CT Scan might have saved my life!! ( "sal danna" 2006)
Hi Bess Ho, I have no symptoms at all. As for drinking, I have not found any reference to it causing a kidney tumor but smoking could be a contributing factor as it is with pretty much all cancers. There is no concrete cause for kidney cancer or what triggers the defective cell growth. There have been studies that have shown that exposure to petrolium products causes kidney tumors to develop in mice.=20 Carcinigens such as Benzene and MTBE have also been observed to cause kidney tumors in mice and rats at higher doses both inhaled and consumed. I was curious about this, so I did some digging to see if there was any contaminated areas in my neighborhood. What I fouind was rather disturbing. Within .33 miles in almost every direction, I am surrounded by underground tanks from gas stations that have leaked into the soil and ground water. Both MTBE and Benzene are included. Sal D'Anna > Do you notice anything unusual before the diagnosis? Would drinking cause= the potential of tumor? What could have caused kidney tumor or cancer? > > Sorry I am trying to learn more about this. > > -----Original Message----- > From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf Of > sal danna > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 4:10 PM > To: WebDNA Talk > Subject: OT: CT Scan might have saved my life!! > > > The year 2006 is both a tragedy and a blessing for me. I had been > pushing my father for over a year to get a full body scan as a > preventitive measure. Out of the blue one day, he told me to schedule > a full body scan for the both of us. Although I didn't think it was > necessary for someone who is 33 to get such a scan, I went ahead and > made the appointment. > > I called the LifeScore Clinic to set the date for the exam. I was told > that the earliest appointment was weeks away unless I wanted to come > in on Friday, January the 13th, which was wide open. For Sicilians, 13 > is actually considered a lucky number, so I made the appointment. One > of the main reasons we chose LifeScore was because of their > ColonScore. It's much less invasive than the regular way a colonoscapy > is usually performed and it was an area my father was concerned about. > > On January 13, 2006 we both had our scans. I had the TotalScore and my > father had the UltraScore. We were immediately given our HeartScore > which showed some plaque on my dads arteries and no plaque on any of > my arteries, which should be expected for someone my age. When we were > finished, I scheduled a consultation to go over all of the results of > my father's scan with the doctor. I didn't schedule one for myself > since I figured it would be a waste of money considering my age and > all. > > The following week, I went with my father for his consultation on the > results of his scan. The doctor showed us a 3D representation of my > father's colonoscapy which showed that everything was normal. > > Then the doctor turned to me and said she was glad that I had come > with my father because she needed to go over my results with me. She > said it was very rare for someone my age to have such a scan, but in > my case, it was a good choice. I was told that the scan found some > sort of tissue mass in my right kidney and she wanted me to schedule > an Abdominal CT Scan with contrast dye injected during the procedure > so that she could make a better diagnosis. I immediately scheduled the > scan for the following week. > > On January 31, 2006 I had my second scan where they injected some sort > of dye in my veins during the scan. Immediately after the dye is > injected, all of your insides become warm which only lasts about 30 > seconds or so. When I was finished, I was told the doctor would call > me as soon as she went over the results. > > A few days later, I got the call. I was told that I had a 3.4 cm > kidney tumor that was of concern and needed to be removed as possible > kidney cancer. Upon further research, it turns out that no biopsy is > performed before surgery because of the location and risk of spreading > the cancer. The stats show that 90% of the time, the tumor is > malignant. > > I am scheduled this Friday for a Open Partial Nephrectomy which will > remove the tumor and surrounding tissue while saving the rest of the > Kidney. > > One of the major reasons for my posting is to encourage others who can > afford to have a full body scan to do it. That scan probably saved my > life. Who knows how big the tumor would have been if I had never had > the scan and it was left to just grow? If I had waited for symptoms, > the cancer could have spread to other organs in my body and it would > have been too late. > > Don't put it off, if you can afford such a scan, do it!!! > > Sal D'Anna > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . 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