http://www.avclub.com/article/one-weeks-jeopardy-contestants-died-her-episodes-a-247484

Applies for Jeopardy, gets diagnosed with cancer, gets selected, tells the producers that she wants on and wants to donate her winnings to cancer, and then wins.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Well, the best thing you can learn from her is to get your colonoscopy early. Colon cancer is one of the few preventable cancers and can be treated if detected early.

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God is the uncaused cause of the universe. He had no beginning and has no end. He is not bound by the laws of the universe he created.

That, and clubhouse cancer.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

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Elections have consequences.

She was 41 when she died. I don't believe colonoscopies are routinely done on people that young.

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"I honestly don't see a good bet on the board here."

A colonoscopy cannot prevent cancer.

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I will be getting my first at 40. Given the family history, I'm pretty much a lock for it. #moonriver

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Given the fact that polyps turn cancerous and can be cut out prior to turning cancerous it's not a stretch to say removing polyps prevents those polyps from turning cancerous.

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God is the uncaused cause of the universe. He had no beginning and has no end. He is not bound by the laws of the universe he created.

Colonoscopies can be done on people in their 30s. They just typically do them because the average person in that age group is not necessarily at risk. Colon cancer runs in families and people who have a blood relative who was diagnosed are encouraged to get their colonoscopy 10 years before their nearest relative was diagnosed.

Where people go wrong on this is that they very often refuse to go for the test until they have serious symptoms, which is often after the cancer has grown significantly. Older guys who refuse to go to the doctor sometimes get the bad news when they finally get a colonoscopy.

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God is the uncaused cause of the universe. He had no beginning and has no end. He is not bound by the laws of the universe he created.

no but they sure are fun!

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

Poor old Walt has a polyp in the duodenum. It's benign, but--ooh--still a bastard.

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lung cancer
mouth cancer
gangrene