Cancer-stricken Marine 'sick with disgust'

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Cancer-stricken Marine 'sick with disgust'
Peter Devereaux is one of 20 retired Marines or sons of Marines who once lived at Camp Lejeune and are now suffering from breast cancer, a disease that strikes about one man for every 100 women who get it. All 20 fear that contaminated water on the base may have caused their illnesses, but the Marine Corps says no link has been found. Without it, the men are denied treatment by the VA. full story

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/25/marines.breast.cancer.folo/index.html
 
i was sent a notice from the VA about this around a year ago. not surprised that they are denying it. typical government. and you want them managing healthcare?
 
if its true that the water caused it, hopefully they can prove it, get a good lawyer or investigator.....else, the typical government bureaucrapy will deny benifits until the cows come home.....
 
Clearly there is a preponderance of evidence of a link. The chances that this many men from one place would get breast cancer is astronomical.

It's time to step up to the plate, deal with their cancer and find out what the hell caused it rather than try to ignore them into the ground and make more men with boob cancer.
 
Damocles said:
Clearly there is a preponderance of evidence of a link. The chances that this many men from one place would get breast cancer is astronomical.

It's time to step up to the plate, deal with their cancer and find out what the hell caused it rather than try to ignore them into the ground and make more men with boob cancer.
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that is a legal term of art and i don't think it has been met here at this point....circumstantial evidence however, lends great weight to the possibility that it is something to do with where they were stationed
 
Here are a few other things that have slipped out of the public consciousness:

Gulf War Syndrome that afflicted soldiers who were on stand-by but never entered the combat zone.

The rise in cancers of Iraqis who were in the areas were DU shells were used.
 
Damocles said:
Clearly there is a preponderance of evidence of a link. The chances that this many men from one place would get breast cancer is astronomical.

It's time to step up to the plate, deal with their cancer and find out what the hell caused it rather than try to ignore them into the ground and make more men with boob cancer.
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Detailed Guide: Breast Cancer in Men What Are the Key Statistics About Breast Cancer in Men?
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The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2009 about 1,910 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed among men in the United States. Breast cancer is about 100 times less common among men than among women. For men, the lifetime risk of getting breast cancer is about 1/10th of 1% (1 in 1,000). The number of breast cancer cases in men relative to the population has been fairly stable over the last 30 years.
In 2009, about 440 men will die from breast cancer in the United States.
The prognosis (outlook) for men with breast cancer was once thought to be worse than that for women, but recent studies have not found this to be true. Based on looking at each stage, the survival rates are about equal. In other words, men and women with the same stage of breast cancer have a fairly similar outlook for survival.
Last Medical Review: 09/24/2008
Last Revised: 05/13/2009
 
signalmankenneth said:
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Cancer-stricken Marine 'sick with disgust'
Peter Devereaux is one of 20 retired Marines or sons of Marines who once lived at Camp Lejeune and are now suffering from breast cancer, a disease that strikes about one man for every 100 women who get it. All 20 fear that contaminated water on the base may have caused their illnesses, but the Marine Corps says no link has been found. Without it, the men are denied treatment by the VA. full story

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/25/marines.breast.cancer.folo/index.html
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Maybe it's something from the base, but why would it be the water? What evidence do they have beyond assumptions?

What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof...
 
Damocles said:
Clearly there is a preponderance of evidence of a link. The chances that this many men from one place would get breast cancer is astronomical.

It's time to step up to the plate, deal with their cancer and find out what the hell caused it rather than try to ignore them into the ground and make more men with boob cancer.
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Are they not treating the cancer? I think they'd have to treat the cancer no matter where it came from.
 
TheHappyHippo said:
Maybe it's something from the base, but why would it be the water? What evidence do they have beyond assumptions?

What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof...
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Simple green. And other common cleaning chemicals are used more on the base daily than your average city would in a month. Not to mention their waste treatment plant is located directly across the street from a often very crowded mess hall.
 
Damocles said:
No, their treatment is not paid for by the VA unless you can show a link to the cancer and their service.
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Why don't they get lifetime free healthcare? I think that's reasonable for any veteran.

You're right, they shouldn't deny them treatment, because the possibility that it wasn't caused by the base is statistically negligible.
 
Watermark said:
Why don't they get lifetime free healthcare? I think that's reasonable for any veteran.

You're right, they shouldn't deny them treatment, because the possibility that it wasn't caused by the base is statistically negligible.
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I agree with the free health care thing. It would be nice.
 
Taichiliberal said:
Here are a few other things that have slipped out of the public consciousness:

Gulf War Syndrome that afflicted soldiers who were on stand-by but never entered the combat zone.

The rise in cancers of Iraqis who were in the areas were DU shells were used.
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There is a theory that GWS was cause by the vaccinations they gave out during that period.
 
signalmankenneth said:
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Cancer-stricken Marine 'sick with disgust'
Peter Devereaux is one of 20 retired Marines or sons of Marines who once lived at Camp Lejeune and are now suffering from breast cancer, a disease that strikes about one man for every 100 women who get it. All 20 fear that contaminated water on the base may have caused their illnesses, but the Marine Corps says no link has been found. Without it, the men are denied treatment by the VA. full story

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/25/marines.breast.cancer.folo/index.html
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This is just too tragic for words, my heart goes out to these men!
 
TuTu Monroe said:
Detailed Guide: Breast Cancer in Men What Are the Key Statistics About Breast Cancer in Men?
shim.gif
The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2009 about 1,910 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed among men in the United States. Breast cancer is about 100 times less common among men than among women. For men, the lifetime risk of getting breast cancer is about 1/10th of 1% (1 in 1,000). The number of breast cancer cases in men relative to the population has been fairly stable over the last 30 years.
In 2009, about 440 men will die from breast cancer in the United States.
The prognosis (outlook) for men with breast cancer was once thought to be worse than that for women, but recent studies have not found this to be true. Based on looking at each stage, the survival rates are about equal. In other words, men and women with the same stage of breast cancer have a fairly similar outlook for survival.
Last Medical Review: 09/24/2008
Last Revised: 05/13/2009
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????????????????

What are you saying?
 
Chapdog said:
There is a theory that GWS was cause by the vaccinations they gave out during that period.
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There's a lot of research and evidence to support that theory. My cousin was serving at the time of the initial Gulf War. His unit was on standby along with several others in Egypt. He personally knows of people who were never in theatre but did receive the innoculations...and subsequently came down with "Gulf War Syndrome". But as with everything, it's now out of sight, out of mind for the general public.
 
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