X-Message-Number: 17248 Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2001 02:52:02 -0400 From: James Swayze <> Subject: P-53 gene therapy for cancer, attn: Linda References: <> > > Message #17247 > Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 22:01:05 -0700 > From: Mike Perry <> > Subject: Courage > > Linda Chamberlain is bravely facing a possibly terminal illness after many > years of effort to advance the cause of conquering death. Let us wish the > best in her personal battle, and redouble our efforts to advance the cause > for which she has struggled so long. Linda, I'm fairly certain you are way ahead of me on this but I learned the other day about a new treatment for cancer called P-53 gene therapy. My limited understanding is that it helps regulate when cells should divide or not keeping them from becoming cancerous. They are injecting the gene, if I recall correctly, directly into tumors and shutting down their growth by limiting their cellular division. Please ask your doctors about it. Demand they go the extra mile for you. They have a way sometimes even if subconsciously of judging how aggresive to be based on their patient's age and their subjective and mainstream idea of an expected life span. In other words they deemed my grandmother as too old to be worth the effort. There should be no value judgement based on age. A life is just as precious as any other regardless of age and life experience....and your life is certainly so to all of us. James -- From the point of ignition To the final drive The point of the journey is not to arrive --RUSH Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=17248