My mom has been drinking every night of past few years now. she smokes least 1 pack of cigarettes a day too. She complains of pain in her stomach and says must be some infection and all. I lost my dad last year to cancer and my moms sister has got cancer too few months back. I hope my mom wont get cancer from booze.
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Cancer has many causes, depending on the area of the body involved. \nCigarette smoking, alcohol and family members with the diagnosis are not a very good combination and your mothers chances of developing it are increased. \nTalk to her about it and together look for more information so you'd be able to take better care of yourselves.\nAlso, it wouldn't hurt to go get that stomach pain checked, it could be an ulcer and is best not left untreated.\nHope this helps.
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Hi Patz! I have really good news today and I'm glad that your question was still open.My mother was diagnosed with cancer almost a year ago and I was devastated by this news.This past months were by far the most difficult of my whole life! I've been living whith her and we had the opportunity to talk a lot,to became even closer than we already were.Yesterday,I took her to the doctor and he told us that her body is finally free of the cancer cells.I was so happy and so relieved! We know that this can came back any time but,for now,we are celebrating life! I can't think of better news!\nMoon :)
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My mom was an alcoholic and was very abusive to me, my sisters and especially my father. she had a heart attack and died in the house my dad still lives in. She is still there though, we have all had several experiences with her ghost. its like she caused so much misery in that house she is trapped there to see everyone else being SO happy without her.
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No, it is a theoretical thing. The only thing that is sure is your chance of getting ill increases. You can never prove it was the secondhand smoke, bad diet, drinking. Just that it did not help.
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You are deffinatley showing signs of having and or developing a serious problem. I think you should go and talk to someone (a councellor, not a friend or anything cos they can be quick to condem). I went through something similar and found talking through my problems really good. You shouldnt drink to get drunk - thats simply binge drinking. Have you thought about why you want to be drunk? Is it to feel good, to block out pain, etc? Also, its troubling to think that you hide your behavour. I know that its hard to talk about it, but it is deffinatley worth it. Its amazing how good i felt after the first session, just to spill everything out to someone who was totally unbiased, knowing that its totally confidential and whoever your talking to isnt going to think your a nutcase is fantastic!!! I hope everything works out for you, and again, please go and talk to someone. Something that really woke me up was when i was told that you can actually die just from drinking too much - because its a depressant, it can actually relax your system so much that you stop breathing and just die in your sleep. Imagine your parents/siblings/friends/etc walking in to wake you up and not being able to - that thought freaked me out. So yeah, again, hope it all goes well, i would give you my email address if you wanted to talk but i dont really want to post it here! Take care
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Make a video of her doing it....what a wonderful world we live in where you can tape just about anything and everything. Yes she has a problem with drinking because she cannot remember anything she does the next day. What she is doing is killing herself and one day may end up in the hospital for alcohol poisioning if she doesn't watch herself. But ya its AA not AAA, I think your A key got stuck hopefully. AA is not a shame but rather a support group for those who have alcohol dependency. I wouldn't knock it if you don't know what it is like.
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Carcinoma of the stomach is a tough one. Be the best friend you can to your friend and his wife. It sounds like she is already getting the best care possible. sorry
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Women's shelters, friends, AA, family members, church help, etc.\n\nTake her somewhere & tell her it is only because you CARE that you want to help her.\n\nDon't make her feel like you are judging her about drinking but print off some info on the Internet for her about what it does to your liver, your skin, etc. Get her interested in activities with her kids in the evening so she can't drink so much. Just sit down and talk to her, calmly, with a  compassionate heart and all the caring & love in the world. It won't be easy but it is a start. Good luck!
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Praying is a good thing then act on your prayer. Cancer is a terrible thing and if I had Cancer, I would be looking for a hundred ways to prevent my body from suffering. I hope you can convince your mother to help herself though the process. \n\nAvocado with Apple Cider Vinegar and Lemon\n\nHere’s a recipe that will make you go to the bathroom in a couple of hours.\n\nPeel 1-2 avocados\nAdd a little sea salt\n3-4 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar (to taste)\n1-2 tablespoons of lemon (to taste)\nMix all together and spread on your favorite crackers\nHave a good time eating\n\n\nYou might want to give her some Chamomile tea, Essiac tea, Kombucha Tea, Ginger Root Tea, and Green tea are ways to soothe her stomach. \n\nI would also have her do the water cure and drink 6-8 glasses of distilled water with a pinch of unrefined Himalayan pink sea salt in distilled water. Also add 12 grains of brown rice to every gallon of distilled water she drinks to give her proper minerals to improve bowel function. Consider a coffee enema to start a stopped bowel function. \n\nConsider giving her a tablespoon of raw unfiltered apple cider vinegar, cinnamon, and honey is carrot juice three times a day.\nIf she can handle a dash of cayenne and or turmeric then even better.\n\nMega Doses of Vitamin C could restore her bowel movement and immune response. Whatever you do, there is no time to waste. Stick with whatever is working abd throw out the rest.\n\nYah bless.
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Has she had a PET scan to try and find the primary cancer? If she has bone cancer that has spread from an unknown primary cancer then this is not a good situation. She has been given the radiation for palliative pain control in her bones and not as a curative treatment. Make sure her pain is treated properly as it will probably increase over time. Perhaps it is time to contact hospice or make other preparations to take care of your mother. \n\nHere is a good webpage about cancer of unknown primary so that you can better ask questions about treatment options of your mother's Drs. Make sure you have realistic expectations because there is no reason to make her sick from chemotherapy if the treatment will not produce remission or extend life span.  good luck\n\nhttp://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1463.htm
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See your doctor.  It may be nothing, but when my mom did that, she had uterine cancer.  It was caught early and they did a hysterectomy which got it all.  She has been cancer free for over 10 yrs now.\n\nI don't want to scare you and it could be nothing serious.  But knowing what happened with my mom, I would get checked out.\n\nSue
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My opinion is that everything causes cancer now days.  It seems as if there is nothing healthy out there.  I am going to continue to use my cell phone, smoke cancer sticks, and drink cancer causing sugar substitues in my tea.   I mean really, what can we do.
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Me and my mother suffer from the same thing. I don't think it leads to colon cancer, but we haven't found anything that removes it. I guess there's some digestive pills and enzymes that help relieve it...i've hear it's dependent on stress.
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I dont want to alarm you.  But my mother had breast cancer and it spread into her bones after being told 4 years earlier that she was cancer free.  After her dignosis in May of 2003, sadly it took intill Dec of 2004 to kill her.  She was only 49.  They tried everything from chemo to radiation.  They even had her on a hormone pill but the cancer had just spread so much.  I am really sorry about your friend my heart goes out to her.  I would find out what stage she is in.  My mother was in stage four so there was really not much they could do.  Through the treatments they provided it did prolong her life for a year and half after given a timeline of 6 months.  And again I am truly sorry about your friend.
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i am very sorry to here about your family member. i have worked as a cancer nurse for over two years now and unfortunately, it sounds as if she is near the end. sometimes thats the hardest part of cancer (worse than all the treatments combined) if morphine is not helping her i would ask the docs for some type of continuous medication to keep her pain free. they offer those medications for at home use as well (not sure if she's home or where she is) but most meds can be given continuously at home. try the very best you can to keep her comfortable, let her know you are there for her, and just be a family. there are nurses who come to your home to help during these times as well. i hope things go well
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Your friend's mother needs to take her to a  public health clinic.  This could be something more serious like a kidney infection.  I say this because you mentioned she had abdominal and back back pain. The symptoms of a UTI are the frequent urges to urinate with a burning feeling.  I, unfortunately have had a UTI and for temporary relief I bought a over the counter medication called AZO.  It will only relieve her symptoms, but will not rid her of the infection.  She needs antibiotics to cure her UTI, if that is what she has. I hope everything works out.
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my sister-in-law just gave birth to her baby girl and she's 36..both of them are healthy and doing fine. just tell your wife to not to drink or smoke and do what the dr.s tell her to do and they will be fine.  i send you my wishes and best luck to the 3 of you!!