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kwassa

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36. I'm not misinterpreting your post.

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 06:02 PM

Jun 2012

Yes, this means that some men in their 70's and older will still die of aggressive prostate cancer simply because statistically they will exist. However, the trade-off is that many more men won't die of complications from unnecessary prostate surgery and treatment.

So, my dad is being sacrificed so that others will not die of surgery complications.

That is the trade-off.

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Tommy Chong Has Prostate Cancer, Says "Cannabis Is a Cure" [View all] Royal Sloan 09 Jun 2012 OP

If pot was a "cure," how'd Tommy get cancer in the first place? Archae Jun 2012 #1

He did say he was Politicalboi Jun 2012 #8

He went farther than that on CNN. sofa king Jun 2012 #15

Also, being in prison destroys a person's health - especially an older person CrawlingChaos Jun 2012 #23

That was my first thougth liberal N proud Jun 2012 #11

From personal experience JackInGreen Jun 2012 #12

Not just "pot". bitchkitty Jun 2012 #29

Rick Simpson is a great spokesman for it! GliderGuider Jun 2012 #46

Wait a minute: Alcibiades Jun 2012 #2

3 years "drug free" in prison. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #26

I'm a fan, but he needs to stick to comedy drm604 Jun 2012 #3

He might not be as crazy as you think Bradical79 Jun 2012 #49

Cure? Maybe. bluedigger Jun 2012 #4

Preventive PSPS Jun 2012 #30

Entirely JackInGreen Jun 2012 #47

I'm battling athlete's foot with beer. onehandle Jun 2012 #5

Vinegar is the cure Politicalboi Jun 2012 #9

I've drunk some pretty bad beer in my time, but I am not going to drink vinegar. nt onehandle Jun 2012 #10

Of course he says pot is the cure..... MindMover Jun 2012 #6

Pot IS just a plant AlbertCat Jun 2012 #7

I may be high but I have enough reading comprehension to understand where he says CBGLuthier Jun 2012 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Jun 2012 #16

The antitumor effects of cannabis were gone because he stopped using it. Occulus Jun 2012 #56

If he's not also treating it with real medicine, he'll probably die. Which is a shame. n/t Ian David Jun 2012 #14

my sister treated her brain tumor with "real medicine" and she died anyway. n/t Scout Jun 2012 #18

I'm sorry for your loss, but that doesn't mean that real medicine doesn't work better than woo-woo. Ian David Jun 2012 #20

it didn't work at all, actually. Scout Jun 2012 #24

No. n/t Ian David Jun 2012 #25

Modern Medicine is not meant to cure. CanSocDem Jun 2012 #34

So I should toss my epi-pen hughee99 Jun 2012 #39

Is there a 'question' in that statement? CanSocDem Jun 2012 #43

I am asking "Are you suggesting I toss my epipen"? hughee99 Jun 2012 #45

Then why do pediatric cancers now have an 80% cure rate when a hundred years ago mucifer Jun 2012 #41

Don't muddle the woo with sound science MattBaggins Jun 2012 #51

I thought that it was the Republicans who shunned science Freddie Stubbs Jun 2012 #48

"Real medicine??" CanSocDem Jun 2012 #35

You know what they call alternative medicine that's been proved to work? Ian David Jun 2012 #37

Out of desperation.... CanSocDem Jun 2012 #42

You have no idea how the gastric system works do you MattBaggins Jun 2012 #52

At 74 slow growth prostate cancer is unlikely to kill him before something else. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #27

That's kind of good news. "You'll die soon, but not from this." n/t Ian David Jun 2012 #28

Yeah, kind of. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #32

If you're a man and live to 80, you'll get prostate cancer NickB79 Jun 2012 #17

That is an important point. n/t Ian David Jun 2012 #21

Exactly. He probably doesn't even need treatment. mainer Jun 2012 #22

This is so illogical. My dad has advanced prostate cancer, and smoking marijuana to stimulate kwassa Jun 2012 #31

I'm sorry for your father, but you're mis-interpreting my post NickB79 Jun 2012 #33

I'm not misinterpreting your post. kwassa Jun 2012 #36

Many men who are treated will experience misery, even death mainer Jun 2012 #38

My point stands. And, there are other ways of looking at how to treat prostate cancer. kwassa Jun 2012 #40

Prostate cancer is curable, but not by pot. longship Jun 2012 #19

The essence of cannabis use is... CanSocDem Jun 2012 #44

Cannabinoids may help fight cancer Bradical79 Jun 2012 #50

thank you for bringing the science in... nebenaube Jun 2012 #53

You're welcome Bradical79 Jun 2012 #54

Tommy Chong stubs toes; says cannabis is a cure 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #55

THC cures cancer! wildbilln864 Jun 2012 #57

kick! nt wildbilln864 Jun 2012 #58

Wow, man! Stroked Jun 2012 #59