The latest news I have is this:

The tumors found near my Dad’s gastro-intestinal tract apparently originated from the bladder cancer that my father was diagnosed with in March of 2004 and had surgically removed (along with his prostate) in March of that year.

Given that he had six months of chemotherapy after the original surgery (which incidentally showed cancer in his prostate, which was also removed as a prophylactic measure), yet NONE of the scans he had since he was declared “cancer free” have shown any indication of the “new” growths in his abdomen, I must question the efficacy of the detection methods.

Perhaps I am too much involved with matters scientific and have a better than desirable understanding of the nature of statistics, but the current situation does not warm my heart.

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