LAUNCH OF MILITARY CANCER SURVIVORS' DISCUSSION

Hoping to hear from you soon - active duty or retirees.
- LCDR SpongeBob
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Hello Sponge Bob,
I am very impressed with what you are doing and would like to let you know if you need any people to help count me in. You can email me direct at [email protected] I am a Cancer survivor now for a little over 8 yrs now and am very happy to be alive.
One another note I want to thank you and all the men and women under your command for the job you all do to keep us safe.
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This comment has been removed by the Moderatorsrvivr95 said:Hello Sponge Bob,
I am very impressed with what you are doing and would like to let you know if you need any people to help count me in. You can email me direct at [email protected] I am a Cancer survivor now for a little over 8 yrs now and am very happy to be alive.
One another note I want to thank you and all the men and women under your command for the job you all do to keep us safe.
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Thanks very much, Pete!srvivr95 said:Hello Sponge Bob,
I am very impressed with what you are doing and would like to let you know if you need any people to help count me in. You can email me direct at [email protected] I am a Cancer survivor now for a little over 8 yrs now and am very happy to be alive.
One another note I want to thank you and all the men and women under your command for the job you all do to keep us safe.
Peter
I appreciate your words of encouragement and support. Congrats on your 8 year success story - stories like yours are an inspiration to all of us!
I am curious, are you former military? As I mentioned in a recent post to petenice at the MCS discussion, there seems to be a higher per capita incidence of testicular cx among people who are either military pilots/navigators like petenice (with a radar between their legs) or military shipdrivers like me (leaning over a radar for 8-12 hours a day. It really has to make you wonder.
Thanks again for your post. I hope you don't mind that I copied it over to the MCS discussion.
Happy holidays!
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Hello LCDR SpongeBob,
I am a senior in high school and I am hoping to get into one of the Service Academies (Air Force Academy, Naval Academy, Coast Guard Academy, West Point) or a ROTC program. The last step to my applications are to complete the Department of Defense Medical Exam. I think I heard somewhere that the military has a 5 year cancer free policy but does anyone know if I will pass the DOD medical exam with a history of cancer?
Just 3 months ago, I had stage 1 testicular cancer. (mixed germ cell tumor) I had one testicle removed and had an implant placed. I am now completely cancer free and after several CT scans and blood tests, there is no recurrence. My doctor said I should have no problem serving in the military. My candidate fitness test scores are exceptional and I am back to competing in several varsity sports for my school.
Do you know if I will be able to be medically qualified or maybe get a medical waiver? Thank you!
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Any experience with the new PACT Act passed 2022? It covers a lot of different types of cancer... some specified "of any kind". This post is pretty old... not sure if I should expect a reply. So, I posted links on most of the different types of cancer covered on each specific board. Hopefully, we can get some discussion going with someone who has experience with this specifically:
https://news.va.gov/112016/what-the-pact-act-and-cancer-moonshot-mean-for-you/
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