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Politico Breaking News: Chris Dodd has early-stage prostate cancer
Politico Breaking News email ^ | 31 July 2009 | Politico Breaking News email

Posted on 07/31/2009 9:28:00 AM PDT by John Jorsett

POLITICO Breaking News: -----------------------------------------------------

Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) has told the Hartford Courant that he has early-stage prostate cancer.

For more information...http://www.politico.com


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Connecticut
KEYWORDS: 111th; ahole; cancer; chrisdodd; connecticut; ct2010; doddmanout; justadistraction; prostatecancer; whocares
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To: Mount Athos

When my husband’d grandpa got it, his dr said basically (statistically) every man will get it if he lives long enough.


61 posted on 07/31/2009 10:19:28 AM PDT by lainie (The US congress is full to the brim of absolutely disgusting thieves who deserve humiliating ouster.)
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To: CedarDave

In England, the survival rate for Prostate Cancer is a little over 50 percent.

In France, the survival rate for Prostate Cancer is 25 percent.

If you live in the United States and get Prostate Cancer, you have a 93 percent chance of survival.

Seems like a teachable moment, Mr. Dodd ...

62 posted on 07/31/2009 10:20:17 AM PDT by BP2 (I think, therefore I'm a conservative)
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To: John Jorsett

OK....so what is the big deal.

Prostate cancer is diagnosed every 2 3/4 minutes in this country. Again, what is the big deal, because it is happening to a corrupt politician? But yeah, lets have a sympathy and pity party for the idiotic moron while forgeting the other fellow who is diagnosed with the same thing 2 3.4 minutes after he Dodd was....maybe we can get a TV news conference from them, as well.... =.=


63 posted on 07/31/2009 10:22:04 AM PDT by cranked
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To: John Jorsett

This is BS.

It’s nothing more than a ploy to get sympathy since he’s getting hammered in the polls.


64 posted on 07/31/2009 10:26:09 AM PDT by 2CAVTrooper (For those who have had to fight for it, freedom has a flavor the protected shall never know.)
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To: FreepShop1
SO why this announcement? For sympathy in preparation for a re-election run?

My thoughts exactly! I don't put anything past them.

66 posted on 07/31/2009 10:29:05 AM PDT by kcvl
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To: Hoodlum91

Prostate Cancer survival rate in US and European Countries
Prostate cancer survival rates in selected countries of Europe, and the US


67 posted on 07/31/2009 10:29:55 AM PDT by BP2 (I think, therefore I'm a conservative)
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To: Abathar
My urologist told me that every single older man has the beginnings of prostrate cancer

I didn't see any breaking news when Imus was diagnosed with it. And I also don't think he was looking for sympathy like Dodd, IMO, when he was diagnosed.

Imus didn't hold a 'press conference at his office' either to discuss a 'private health issue'. So why doesn't Dodd keep it 'private' and forget the press conference/photo op?!

And you're urologist is correct of course.

68 posted on 07/31/2009 10:36:33 AM PDT by kcvl
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To: FreepShop1
SO why this announcement? For sympathy in preparation for a re-election run?

My suspicion from the get-go.

69 posted on 07/31/2009 10:40:48 AM PDT by ScottinVA
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To: BP2

Yeah, really good survival rates for England, home of the vaunted single-payer health system, eh?


70 posted on 07/31/2009 10:42:51 AM PDT by ScottinVA
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To: John Jorsett

Hm...

Well look on the bright side Mr Dodd, you won’t have a bunch of government types deciding how useful you are to society before green lighting your surgery. :)


71 posted on 07/31/2009 10:44:29 AM PDT by Tzimisce (No thanks. We have enough government already. - The Tick)
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To: John Jorsett

Maybe Chris should show a demo on how the government will care for us if we end up with cancer as well. Good opportunity for an 0bamaCare test run.


72 posted on 07/31/2009 10:45:44 AM PDT by ScottinVA
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To: John Jorsett

He should follow the advice of the President and just take some pain pills.


73 posted on 07/31/2009 10:50:56 AM PDT by tips up
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To: Mount Athos

yes.

Don’t forget Rudy.


74 posted on 07/31/2009 10:53:47 AM PDT by HonestConservative (http://web.me.com/pac8185/Site_2/Podcast/Podcast.html)
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To: FreepShop1

That would be my take on it, prostate cancer is one of the most curable with the new treatments.


75 posted on 07/31/2009 10:58:42 AM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: Hoodlum91

Wow, that is an eye opener. I suppose it will be run on the nightly news by Katy Couric soon.

Mail it to Krauthammer, Drudge, and Hannity.


76 posted on 07/31/2009 11:11:24 AM PDT by tiki (True Christians will not deliberately slander or misrepresent others or their beliefs)
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To: John Jorsett

Surgery scheduled for next week at Memorial Sloan Kettering. No wait list, no local yokel Connecticut surgeon to treat the esteemed Senator Dodd.


77 posted on 07/31/2009 11:11:40 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Obama: A day without TOTUS is like a day without sunshine)
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To: BP2
Seems like a teachable moment, Mr. Dodd ...

A teachable moment indeed. Look at the high survival rates on the USA vs. Socialized Medicine Europe and you can see the money being wasted on the elderly men in America who would otherwise die and reduce the financial burden of medical care. Sen. Dodd should (since he is age 65) get a packaged version of "end of life" counseling, given by a teenage Americorp volunteer, and two aspirins.

78 posted on 07/31/2009 11:31:59 AM PDT by JimSEA
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To: GraceG

I’m thinking Cuba would be better yet.


79 posted on 07/31/2009 11:32:01 AM PDT by DadofMany1
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To: John Jorsett

Hmmm I wonder how socialized medicine would work out for Dodds? What is it, less than 60% survival rate for prostrate cancer in England? Hey, he’s sixty five. Maybe with such a low survival rate anyway we should go ahead and send over some of those federal counselors to his home to educate him on hospice care and end of life options?


80 posted on 07/31/2009 11:32:03 AM PDT by MMABC
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