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Cardinal George Dropped From Cancer Drug Trial, Asks for Prayers
National Catholic Register ^ | 7 Jan 2015 | CNA/EWTN News

Posted on 01/07/2015 6:30:22 AM PST by SweetAkitoRose

CHICAGO — Cardinal Francis George has asked for continued prayers after being dropped from a cancer drug’s clinical trial, which was determined to be ineffective for him.

“He is at peace, but he counts on everyone’s prayers that he might be of service to the Lord and His Church in the time left to him,” the Archdiocese of Chicago said Dec. 31.

“Cardinal George would like to thank all those who have been praying for him, and asks them to continue to do so. You and those you love are remembered in his prayers as well.”

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Prayers for Cardinal George!
1 posted on 01/07/2015 6:30:22 AM PST by SweetAkitoRose
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To: SweetAkitoRose

Important notes for anyone and their family, if they develop cancer.

1) It must be the personal priority of that person, with the help of their family, to get treatment without delay.

2) Most cancers are treatable, so the biggest factor in mortality is procrastination. Patients often go into denial, or find reasons to not get treatment; and some doctors are just as bad, delaying their treatment for vital months.

3) Less treatable cancers are best addressed by the patient moving to one of the regional cancer research nodes in the country. Then they can “go shopping” to various research facilities to try and get in on new therapies. This also strongly helps these research facilities because they often have a hard time getting test subjects.

4) A very accurate diagnosis for an exact kind of cancer is vital, because different cancers have different treatment regimens. For example, there are 12-15 different kinds of breast cancer, and each one has a somewhat different *optimal* therapy. A “sub-optimal” or general therapy may work, but it is always better to have a fine tuned therapy.

5) Fatalism is self-destructive. Even when a cancer has metastasized, that is, spread through the body, in some cases treatments are so effective that they can wipe it out no matter where it is.

6) Ironically, so much research is being done today, that *nobody* has all the facts. So it is vital to continue to research every aspect and element of the disease and its treatments. This can be downright dangerous if you are getting oncological therapy from somebody who is “behind the curve” in the latest advances in treating that kind of cancer.


2 posted on 01/07/2015 7:08:27 AM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy
"Terminal lung cancer" IS a death sentence. That, I know.

In God's good time there will be a cure.

3 posted on 01/07/2015 7:10:37 AM PST by cloudmountain
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

Forgive me for not sharing your optimism. The cancer cure rate for every kind of cancer with the exception of childhood leukemia has not changed appreciably since the ‘60s. It has been the experience of several family members that treatments last for 2-5 years before cancer attacks again. In spite of the enormous medical expense, we are a far way from curing cancer.


4 posted on 01/07/2015 7:45:03 AM PST by txrefugee
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

One form of denial is “fear”.


5 posted on 01/07/2015 7:48:37 AM PST by Biggirl (2014 MIdterms Were BOTH A Giant Wave And Restraining Order)
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To: cloudmountain

The best cure is healing from Jesus, the Great King.


6 posted on 01/07/2015 7:50:39 AM PST by Biggirl (2014 MIdterms Were BOTH A Giant Wave And Restraining Order)
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

Everything you say is true but sometimes cancer cannot be beaten. My first wife had an absolutely clear mammogram in January of 1997 and a walnut sized tumor removed in December of 1997. A growth to that size in that time is beyond any expectation. She fought like a pissed-off Marine for six years but died in my arms. She had surgery four times, radiation 30 times, at least five different courses of chemo and was seen by some of the best oncologists in the country.

Never give up or lose hope but sometimes Goliath wins.


7 posted on 01/07/2015 8:39:44 AM PST by muir_redwoods ("He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative." G.K .C)
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To: cloudmountain

Likewise, how my husband died.


8 posted on 01/07/2015 8:51:23 AM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: SweetAkitoRose; nickcarraway; NYer; ELS; Pyro7480; livius; ArrogantBustard; Catholicguy; RobbyS; ...

May The Lord bless you and keep you;

May the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you;

May the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.

And may Our Lady bless you with her maternal love.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen

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9 posted on 01/07/2015 8:53:41 AM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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Prayers up!


10 posted on 01/07/2015 9:04:52 AM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: Salvation

Prayers for Cardinal George.


11 posted on 01/07/2015 9:05:25 AM PST by defconw (If not now, WHEN?)
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To: muir_redwoods
Beginning Experience, a peer facilitated weekend for those who are grieving the loss of a loved one
12 posted on 01/07/2015 9:12:23 AM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Biggirl
Interesting comment - One form of denial is “fear". My DH was diagnosed with prostate cancer. His younger brother was diagnosed with it months prior and his was stage 4. My DH was the fourth one in his immediate family to get this diagnosis. He procrastinated for over a year before getting treatment. Only early stage prostate cancer is curable. I know he was afraid, but he was so into denial that he did nothing, despite my begging and crying.
13 posted on 01/07/2015 9:20:03 AM PST by tioga
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To: Salvation

Prayers up.


14 posted on 01/07/2015 9:20:29 AM PST by tioga
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To: SweetAkitoRose

Prayers for Cardinal George for miraculous healing and that our Lord comfort him and keep him from stress and fear. Lord hear our prayers.


15 posted on 01/07/2015 10:00:01 AM PST by Pajamajan ( Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord for everything you have. Don't wait. Do it today.)
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To: tioga; Biggirl
The stages/phases of grief as put forth by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross in her book "On Death and Dying.":

Denial
Bargaining
Anger
Depression
Acceptance
and then Reaching Out to others.

16 posted on 01/07/2015 10:03:41 AM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Salvation
May God give strength and courage to Cardinal George!

St. John Paul II, who held his ministry in all sorts of injury and disability, guide him in his last days.

St. Joseph, Patron of departing souls, pray for him in his last hours.

17 posted on 01/07/2015 10:24:40 AM PST by Grateful2God (And Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.)
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To: SweetAkitoRose

Prayers sent...


18 posted on 01/07/2015 10:57:09 AM PST by Iscool
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To: cloudmountain

“Terminal lung cancer” is a doctor’s opinion. And ask two doctors for an opinion on the same patient, and you will get an argument. Some of the finest research organizations in the world are working on lung cancer right now, and each is going in their own direction, with everything too new to know what the others are doing.


19 posted on 01/07/2015 12:47:25 PM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy
“Terminal lung cancer” is a doctor’s opinion. And ask two doctors for an opinion on the same patient, and you will get an argument. Some of the finest research organizations in the world are working on lung cancer right now, and each is going in their own direction, with everything too new to know what the others are doing.

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“Terminal lung cancer” was the doctors', plural, opinion diagnosis and my husband died from it, as predicted. He HAD smoked. He even had one lung removed to try to stop the spread. No chance for survival.

My mother had lung cancer too, but hers was cured when the doctors took out 20% of her lower right lung lobe. She lived to be 94. They NEVER did tell her "terminal lung cancer." She had never smoked and her kind of lung cancer was the kind that any person of any age, either gender or any locale could get.

SOMETHINGS the doctors DO have down pat.
Also, the doctors that I have dealt with ALWAYS say: opinion or diagnosis. There is no reason on earth for them to say "opinion" when death is imminent.

20 posted on 01/07/2015 5:15:37 PM PST by cloudmountain
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