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Tony Snow has colon cancer ["Bad news, good prognosis"]
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| 14 Feb 2005
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Posted on 02/14/2005 8:15:31 AM PST by ladtx
I just heard Tony Snow say he has colon cancer.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Free Republic; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: americanhero; cancer; colon; coloncancer; colonoscopy; endoscopy; foxnews; getwellsoon; godbless; goodguy; maryheal; prayers; snow; talkradio; tony; tonysnow
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To: Tony Snow
Prayers are going up for you Tony. My Dad was diagnosed with colon cancer eight years ago and had surgery and low-grade chemo for a year. (he didn't even lose his hair) He had another colonoscopy on this Valentines Day and all was well. Hang in there.
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posted on
02/16/2005 5:15:04 AM PST
by
Lauratealeaf
(God bless our troops and their Commander in Chief, President George W. Bush)
To: Tony Snow
To: ladtx
Absolutely will I add my heartfelt prayers for such a good man. Good luck Tony Snow, and please God, give this one your blessings and healing grace.
To: Tony Snow
When two or more come together.... you certainly have more than that here praying for you. God bless and prayers abounding for you!!!
624
posted on
02/16/2005 6:14:24 AM PST
by
GummyIII
(Time for a tag line change....and I don't know if I have any clean!)
To: All
Andrew Napilitano (?sp) subbing for Tony today--I think he said he was scheduled for a CT scan and then schedule surgery ASAP.
Prayers abound. It is in God's hands and the faith on this thread is larger than the mustard seed.
To: Tony Snow
Prayers for a successful surgery and speedy recovery, from a going on 8 year colon cancer (stage 1) surviver. Your total health depends on digestive tract health. I felt for a long time you sounded like you had too many upper respiratory problems that would linger,not a good sign. Please take extra special care in the future, we need honesty,decency and a positive outlook that you give your viewers and listeners. Hope to see or hear you back really soon. God Bless you!!
626
posted on
02/16/2005 6:54:32 AM PST
by
samantha
(Don't panic, the adults are in charger)
To: Tony Snow
I have already written an e-mail through the Fox News webpage, but can't resist putting another little wish
for you here as well.
You are a lovely man who has one of the most even keel and personable news deliveries in our nation. You will be missed by many, but we will rejoice when you feel well enough to return to us!
Prayers in abundance for you. imintrouble
To: Tony Snow
That is good news about the blood tests. You and your family are in my prayers. As you can see, you are loved by so many.
To: ladtx
To: crz
I think it was really Tony Snow. The sign up date was 4/23/1998
630
posted on
02/16/2005 10:11:45 AM PST
by
buffyt
(If we stop fighting the terrorists, the world will die.)
To: All
Rush is talking about Tony Snow now.
631
posted on
02/16/2005 11:11:35 AM PST
by
AGreatPer
(Warning: Dip and Strip Pizza could cause double dipping.)
To: vaudine
What an inspiring story!! Thanks, Vaudine.
632
posted on
02/16/2005 11:15:09 AM PST
by
Humidston
(http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1282122/posts - Blood on the Potomac!)
To: FL_engineer
To ALL: For the rest of us that also have occasional or regular ulcerative colitis, are the non-invasive colon scans as good at detecting colon cancer in time? I don't care for the invasive procedure, and I am hoping there is a better way. thanks, FLE
A couple of points- people with ulcerative colitis are at an increased risk for colon CA. The risk of developing colon CA starts to rise after about 10 years of active colitis; at 20 years there is about a 20% risk of cancer. Also, the cancers that arise from ulcerative colitis do not usually arise from polyps, but rather arise from relatively flat areas of previous dysplasia. Therefore, colitis patients undergo frequent colonoscopies for surveillence, along with random biopsies to detect dysplasia and cancer. Since the cancers in colitis patients do not typically arise from polyps, the "non-invasive" procedure ( I think you are referring to CT colonography) is probably not a good choice, since the CT colonography will not detect these flat lesions, and biopsies cannot be done. Even for "average-risk" people without colitis, the effectiveness of CT colonography has been questioned. There is a relatively high rate of missing small polyps. Also, it isn't as "non-invasive" as you might think; your colon still needs to be inflated with air via a rectal probe, which is uncomfortable (both the inflating and probing!). When it's time to screen my colon, I'm going for the colonoscopy.
633
posted on
02/16/2005 11:54:03 AM PST
by
armydoc
To: ladtx
Prayers going out fer Tony...he's a genuinely good man...MUD
634
posted on
02/16/2005 11:56:59 AM PST
by
Mudboy Slim
(Decrease the Federal Expenditures as a percentage of GDP from its present 20% to 12% by 2013!!)
To: All
Prayers for Mr. Snow
A routine colonoscopy for folks over 40 is a GOOD thing. It is done and over with under mild sedatives and any polyps can be removed.
Just had my second. Every 5 yrs is not a bad preventive measure.
635
posted on
02/16/2005 12:03:12 PM PST
by
oceanperch
(2005 is going to be an Awesome Year, which way that will go only God knows)
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To: Tony Snow
Prayers sent for you and for your lovely family. God is walking right there beside you .. stay strong, keep the faith. You've got a whole lot to do to spread the truth and be a voice of reason in these times, and we're counting on you! God Bless You.
637
posted on
02/16/2005 2:38:39 PM PST
by
STARWISE
(Freedom, once tasted, will not be relinquished. The seeds are planted, the harvest will be historic!)
To: Tony Snow
Mr. Snow, you friends here will be praying for you. Remember God honors those that honor him. He is holding you very close. Speedy recovery to you and know you are in my thoughts and prayers daily.
638
posted on
02/16/2005 3:30:29 PM PST
by
MKM1960
To: ladtx
Tony, I hope you read this thread. My our Lord Jesus hold you in His Heart and hands. You're name is on a slip of paper and going into my "God Box" tonight.
639
posted on
02/16/2005 3:39:29 PM PST
by
Mercat
To: armydoc
WOW,
that's really good advice with just the kind of details a person who's had a colonoscopy before can understand.
THANK YOU
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