For my brother

Joel,
I did get you're text message and I haven't given you a response yet due to the fact I have not seen the Oncologist that they want me to work with. I felt that I had to atleast give you a response of some sort and that it would be a good one to post on this thing. From the first day I was sick the doctors told me that this is a rare thing. Who knows if it really is. This time they also think that my current cancer is possibly linked to the shit I had the first time even though it is completely different.
Would I be concerned if I were you? I would say yes and no. Yes, for the simple fact that what is known is that a majority of cancers are passed along in your DNA and I truly believe that as well. I also don't think our family really know shit about the medical past of our ancestors which leaves us at a disadvantage. The other items that I have learned that can affect the gowth of cancer is race, sex, age, employement, eating habits, whether you live in poverty, and location(example: great plains or so. cal.). Those are just the basics. The family history is still the biggest factor though and I would be alarmed especially since I might some day soon need a bone marrow transplant and ones closest match is thier sibling. No, Shit happens in life. Some people get dealt the crappy hand and I appear to be one of those people at the moment. I would say excercise every other day and build up your immune system and by far cut out 90% of the junk that you eat. Eating a healthier diet is actually a key factor in a lot of cancer patients resistance against it eating away at the organs. Just learning to cook and eat better is good for everyone and that is something I never really took to heart until I did the research on certain fruits and vegitables and learned their true benefits. On a side note paint chips are bad stop eating those.
Overall though if I were you I would get everything checked out and get yearly check ups sisnce a majority of insurances offer a free one every six months. I would also start eating sensibly and cutting down on alcohol consumption. I barely drink anymore and that is pretty amazing since I could pound them. That is all I have for ya for now.