Dave
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Registered: 26th Feb 01
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Diagnosed with cancer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/22946026
Seems fairly confident they've caught it early and he'll beat it though.
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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I reckon he could live long enough to not worry about it.
Not that I know about these things.
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Cavey
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
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Thought he was going to be a Pedro then, seems everyone else his age was.
Shame about the cancer - he's getting on a bit, so done well to get this far without too many major illnesses.
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Hammer
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Registered: 11th Feb 04
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Harsh, one evil fucker of a disease.
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JonnyJ
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Registered: 23rd Sep 05
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Im going to be really sad the day he goes seems such a nice man. Hope he battles through this. He'd only just bee taken to hospital because of a fall hadnt he? Wonder if they spotted it then.
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p
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Registered: 20th Apr 04
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quote: Originally posted by JonnyJ
Im going to be really sad the day he goes seems such a nice man. Hope he battles through this. He'd only just bee taken to hospital because of a fall hadnt he? Wonder if they spotted it then.
Complete and utter legend. Like John Motson. Way, way, way before my time they were doing their thing, but at least I can say I grew up with those guys still at their best
Sad to hear that, though.
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p
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Registered: 20th Apr 04
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quote: Originally posted by Hammer
Harsh, one evil fucker of a disease.
Was randomly talking to someone the other day... I do wonder when we will get a serious, serious breakthrough.
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Jamie Walby
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quote: Originally posted by p
quote: Originally posted by Hammer
Harsh, one evil fucker of a disease.
Was randomly talking to someone the other day... I do wonder when we will get a serious, serious breakthrough.
Yeah right! That would be pretty awesome. Wonder if it will ever happen in our lifetime.
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Welly Wanger
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Registered: 5th Jan 12
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Depends on how greedy the Governments and the Pharmaceutical companies are, as with a cure all major funding will stop.
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
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quote: Originally posted by Welly Wanger
Depends on how greedy the Governments and the Pharmaceutical companies are, as with a cure all major funding will stop.
I like you.
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Welly Wanger
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is that a good thing?
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Robbo
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Registered: 6th Aug 02
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yes no funding, but sales of AN ACTUAL PRODUCT
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Nath
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quote: Originally posted by Robbo
yes no funding, but sales of AN ACTUAL PRODUCT
Imagine how in demand that'd be!
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Welly Wanger
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Yes but cost of product per patient compared to funding in finding a cure, will be not in their favour. Hemp and Cannabis extracts of Oil which contains Cannboids may combat cancer. But as the word cannabis is used the Governments turn there back on it in favour of the Big Pharmaceutical companies world wide. As this oil can be produced by the likes of me and you in you're kitchen. Hemp and cannabis have been used for medicinal use for century's. Have a read up on Cannabiods and Rick Simpsons.
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Robbo
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i'd say the company's biggest issue will be the huge public demand to make the product free, in which case theyll just demand huge subsidies form governments again. its win win for pharmas, believe me.
my old company (Abbott Labs) created a product that cures certain forms of arthritis (humira) and struggeld for 6 months between sellign and givign away and i beliueve eventually went for selling and got hammered for it
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