but it can cause
cancer of the pancreas, apparently
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 3 Nov 2010, 10:16, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

Yes, I think you need to eat a ton of it
and probably swallow it too. I think there are worse things out there causing cancer and, at the end of the day, everything causes cancer.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 3 Nov 2010, 10:19, Reply)

this is true
although one of my best friends from home has been really ill with girl problems. i just found out this morning that they are referring her for cancer tests. she's 29 and she has all the symptoms that my friend's mum had when it turned out to be ovarian cancer. i feel really sick with worry for her.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 3 Nov 2010, 10:24, Reply)

Oh, I'm so sorry
That's crap. In Spain you get checked once per year since you're 16, I don't understand why here it's only after you're 25 and every 5 years.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 3 Nov 2010, 10:34, Reply)

it's not 25 and every 5 years here is it?
I thought it was from when you started being sexually active or 16 and then with reasonable regularity after that.

not that I know for sure, being a bloke and all
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Nov 2010, 10:39, Reply)

My wife had similar problems about 10 years ago
and was diagnosed with ovarian cancer but when they went in to operate they found that instead of cancer she had bad endometriosis and ovarian cysts; so there is still hope.
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Wed 3 Nov 2010, 11:05, Reply)