Oprah today?

bfbear
bfbear Member Posts: 380
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Is today that Oprah special on breast cancer that some of you were discussing last week??
Debi
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  • Kat11
    Kat11 Member Posts: 1,931 Member
    #2
    Yes, In my neck of the woods
    Yes, In my neck of the woods the show is over. I missed the first half hour. It will air again tonight so maybe I will catch it then.
  • rjjj
    rjjj Member Posts: 1,822 Member
    #3
    I don't get Oprah
    even though I have 95 channels , i haven't seen her for years, just Ellen (who i adore) and Rachael Ray who i try to cook like... Let me know about it, wish i could see it.
    jackie
  • Kit1018
    Kit1018 Member Posts: 48
    #4
    rjjj said:

    I don't get Oprah
    even though I have 95 channels , i haven't seen her for years, just Ellen (who i adore) and Rachael Ray who i try to cook like... Let me know about it, wish i could see it.
    jackie

    DVR
    I just dvr'd it.
    I am excited to see it.
  • tasha_111
    tasha_111 Member Posts: 2,072
    #5
    Kit1018 said:

    DVR
    I just dvr'd it.
    I am excited to see it.

    Tell Us
    Please keep us posted. I don't have TV at all. Hugs Jxxxxx
  • tommaseena
    tommaseena Member Posts: 1,769
    #6
    tasha_111 said:

    Tell Us
    Please keep us posted. I don't have TV at all. Hugs Jxxxxx

    today
    It is on today--repeat. "Why Christine Applegate had a double mastectomy". I will miss it for I am golfing this afternoon. Wish I was staying home instead.

    Tell us how it was.

    Thanks
    Hugs, Margo
  • dyaneb123
    dyaneb123 Member Posts: 950
    #7
    Oh boy! Thanks for reminding
    Oh boy! Thanks for reminding us. Oprah comes on at 4:00 here in Tennessee.
    Dee
  • Christmas Girl
    Christmas Girl Member Posts: 3,682 Member
    #8
    Just a thought...
    For the sisters who missed it, don't have a TV, or are out of the broadcast area...

    I've never visited oprah.com - but, am wondering if you can view her shows there?

    Kind regards, Susan
  • Kristin N
    Kristin N Member Posts: 1,968 Member
    #9
    Christmas Girl said:

    Just a thought...
    For the sisters who missed it, don't have a TV, or are out of the broadcast area...

    I've never visited oprah.com - but, am wondering if you can view her shows there?

    Kind regards, Susan

    Yes, it is on today, but, it
    Yes, it is on today, but, it is a repeat, but, a good show if you haven't seen it. Thanks for the reminder.

    image
  • Jeanne D
    Jeanne D Member Posts: 1,867
    #10
    Kristin N said:

    Yes, it is on today, but, it
    Yes, it is on today, but, it is a repeat, but, a good show if you haven't seen it. Thanks for the reminder.

    image

    Thanks for alerting us to
    Thanks for alerting us to Oprah today. I watched it again. I can't believe that with all of the money, all of the research, all of the brilliant minds, that there isn't a cure. I think the medical community just makes too much money off of cancer to ever let a cure be given. I really do..sad.
  • bfbear
    bfbear Member Posts: 380
    #11
    Jeanne D said:

    Thanks for alerting us to
    Thanks for alerting us to Oprah today. I watched it again. I can't believe that with all of the money, all of the research, all of the brilliant minds, that there isn't a cure. I think the medical community just makes too much money off of cancer to ever let a cure be given. I really do..sad.

    Interesting...
    That's an interesting thought, Jeanne. Hmmmmmmmmmm.
  • Christmas Girl
    Christmas Girl Member Posts: 3,682 Member
    #12
    bfbear said:

    Interesting...
    That's an interesting thought, Jeanne. Hmmmmmmmmmm.

    I don't know...
    If one chooses to think only in terms of $ profit - think of the money that could be made with an actual cure.

    A local ACS contact once told me that their "unofficial mission statement" (i.e., amongst the employees only) is to work themselves right out of their jobs. Then, they'll all seek employment in the private sector vs. working for a non-profit where they make far less money than they could. And, my own onc is very involved with actually finding a real cure for BC. Once it happens, he might move on to skin cancer. My breast cancer surgeon left our specialty at the end of last year - now focusing on pancreatic cancer surgery, hoping to make inroads there.

    Personally, I can't handle a pessimistic perspective, towards much of anything. I need HOPE to continue living each day. Like air, water, food, shelter. I guess I'm a "glass half full" person, not a "glass half empty" one.

    Kind regards, Susan
  • cats_toy
    cats_toy Member Posts: 1,462 Member
    #13
    Christmas Girl said:

    I don't know...
    If one chooses to think only in terms of $ profit - think of the money that could be made with an actual cure.

    A local ACS contact once told me that their "unofficial mission statement" (i.e., amongst the employees only) is to work themselves right out of their jobs. Then, they'll all seek employment in the private sector vs. working for a non-profit where they make far less money than they could. And, my own onc is very involved with actually finding a real cure for BC. Once it happens, he might move on to skin cancer. My breast cancer surgeon left our specialty at the end of last year - now focusing on pancreatic cancer surgery, hoping to make inroads there.

    Personally, I can't handle a pessimistic perspective, towards much of anything. I need HOPE to continue living each day. Like air, water, food, shelter. I guess I'm a "glass half full" person, not a "glass half empty" one.

    Kind regards, Susan

    thank you Susan
    I'm with you, I have heard stories of so many doctors who supposedly found a cure but were shut down by the drug companies. I do not believe it, if there was a cure, it would be out there. I know these things take time, and hopefully a cure is in the near future, but look at how far we have come! It used to be an instant death sentence. Chin up ladies! We will beat this and it will only get better from now on!
    =^..^= (glass 3/4 full!)
  • Kristin N
    Kristin N Member Posts: 1,968 Member
    #14
    cats_toy said:

    thank you Susan
    I'm with you, I have heard stories of so many doctors who supposedly found a cure but were shut down by the drug companies. I do not believe it, if there was a cure, it would be out there. I know these things take time, and hopefully a cure is in the near future, but look at how far we have come! It used to be an instant death sentence. Chin up ladies! We will beat this and it will only get better from now on!
    =^..^= (glass 3/4 full!)

    I am an optimist, I always
    I am an optimist, I always look and think the good in all. But, I tend to think that there has also been a cure or at least, something very close. If you really think about all of the billions, if not trillions of dollars that have been spent over decades to research this, one has to see that more advancement has to have been made. If you research any hospital, hospice etc., you will find that cancer is the biggest money maker in any medical field. And, cancer is the most costly inre to treatment. And, think of the money that would be lost with a cure, once again, billions and trillions. A cure would wipeout cancer, much like it did polio, smallpox etc. I would hope and pray that a cure would not be kept from cancer patients, but, I think along the lines that it probably is. But, that doesn't mean that I still don't look ahead to the future, as I do. I have so much to look forward to. I have a wonderful husband, family, friends, coworkers anything and everything one could hope for. But, I refuse to bury my head in the sand.
    glass full :)
  • Christmas Girl
    Christmas Girl Member Posts: 3,682 Member
    #15
    cats_toy said:

    thank you Susan
    I'm with you, I have heard stories of so many doctors who supposedly found a cure but were shut down by the drug companies. I do not believe it, if there was a cure, it would be out there. I know these things take time, and hopefully a cure is in the near future, but look at how far we have come! It used to be an instant death sentence. Chin up ladies! We will beat this and it will only get better from now on!
    =^..^= (glass 3/4 full!)

    Thanks, Cat!
    I needed that, and there you were. Thanks for having my back. I'll always have yours, too. Count on it.

    To my "3/4 glass full" friend... :-)

    Kind regards, 12/25
  • Kat11
    Kat11 Member Posts: 1,931 Member
    #16
    Jeanne D said:

    Thanks for alerting us to
    Thanks for alerting us to Oprah today. I watched it again. I can't believe that with all of the money, all of the research, all of the brilliant minds, that there isn't a cure. I think the medical community just makes too much money off of cancer to ever let a cure be given. I really do..sad.

    Jeanne, Funny how mentioned
    Jeanne, Funny how mentioned not ever having a cure. My mother would say that all the time. She would say, that there is to much money to be made. Like the Army had to introduce penicillin or we still would not have that today. It's all about the money, and the insurance company's.
  • mimivac
    mimivac Member Posts: 2,143 Member
    #17
    Kristin N said:

    I am an optimist, I always
    I am an optimist, I always look and think the good in all. But, I tend to think that there has also been a cure or at least, something very close. If you really think about all of the billions, if not trillions of dollars that have been spent over decades to research this, one has to see that more advancement has to have been made. If you research any hospital, hospice etc., you will find that cancer is the biggest money maker in any medical field. And, cancer is the most costly inre to treatment. And, think of the money that would be lost with a cure, once again, billions and trillions. A cure would wipeout cancer, much like it did polio, smallpox etc. I would hope and pray that a cure would not be kept from cancer patients, but, I think along the lines that it probably is. But, that doesn't mean that I still don't look ahead to the future, as I do. I have so much to look forward to. I have a wonderful husband, family, friends, coworkers anything and everything one could hope for. But, I refuse to bury my head in the sand.
    glass full :)

    Cure
    I'm with Kristin and Jeanne on this one. Cancer treatment has come a long way and is a HUGE source of profits for the pharmacutical and health care industries. However, cancer prevention remains an underfunded enterprise. The possible environmental causes of cancer, such as chemical pesticides, plastic byproducts, and chemicals in our water, food, and cosmetic products are all but ignored as possible cancer-causing agents. Now, I'm thrilled that treatment is so advanced right now. Obviously. But, I'm not happy that cancer incidence (especially among the young) continues to rise, even when we account for the natural aging of the population, and that more is not being done to prevent cancer in the first place. Conspiracy? Who knows. But I'm not buying that everyone is out there altruistically working for a cure. Not even the American Cancer Society.
  • Kylez
    Kylez Member Posts: 3,761 Member
    #18
    mimivac said:

    Cure
    I'm with Kristin and Jeanne on this one. Cancer treatment has come a long way and is a HUGE source of profits for the pharmacutical and health care industries. However, cancer prevention remains an underfunded enterprise. The possible environmental causes of cancer, such as chemical pesticides, plastic byproducts, and chemicals in our water, food, and cosmetic products are all but ignored as possible cancer-causing agents. Now, I'm thrilled that treatment is so advanced right now. Obviously. But, I'm not happy that cancer incidence (especially among the young) continues to rise, even when we account for the natural aging of the population, and that more is not being done to prevent cancer in the first place. Conspiracy? Who knows. But I'm not buying that everyone is out there altruistically working for a cure. Not even the American Cancer Society.

    I missed Oprah darn it.
    I missed the show. But, someone said it was a repeat, so, maybe I have already seen it. I try to watch everything that I can that relates to breast cancer. And, I have to agree with Mimi, Kristin and Jeanne on this too, as many others do. It has been too many years and way too many dollars to have not found one.
  • Kylez
    Kylez Member Posts: 3,761 Member
    #19
    mimivac said:

    Cure
    I'm with Kristin and Jeanne on this one. Cancer treatment has come a long way and is a HUGE source of profits for the pharmacutical and health care industries. However, cancer prevention remains an underfunded enterprise. The possible environmental causes of cancer, such as chemical pesticides, plastic byproducts, and chemicals in our water, food, and cosmetic products are all but ignored as possible cancer-causing agents. Now, I'm thrilled that treatment is so advanced right now. Obviously. But, I'm not happy that cancer incidence (especially among the young) continues to rise, even when we account for the natural aging of the population, and that more is not being done to prevent cancer in the first place. Conspiracy? Who knows. But I'm not buying that everyone is out there altruistically working for a cure. Not even the American Cancer Society.

    I love your pic Mimi. I
    I love your pic Mimi. I need to get one on here too. You look so happy!
  • Alexis F
    Alexis F Member Posts: 3,598
    #20
    Kat11 said:

    Jeanne, Funny how mentioned
    Jeanne, Funny how mentioned not ever having a cure. My mother would say that all the time. She would say, that there is to much money to be made. Like the Army had to introduce penicillin or we still would not have that today. It's all about the money, and the insurance company's.

    I totally agree Kat11. It
    I totally agree Kat11. It is about the money. Have a good day!

    And, your "nanananana" cat is really funny Kat!
  • Alexis F
    Alexis F Member Posts: 3,598
    #21
    Kristin N said:

    I am an optimist, I always
    I am an optimist, I always look and think the good in all. But, I tend to think that there has also been a cure or at least, something very close. If you really think about all of the billions, if not trillions of dollars that have been spent over decades to research this, one has to see that more advancement has to have been made. If you research any hospital, hospice etc., you will find that cancer is the biggest money maker in any medical field. And, cancer is the most costly inre to treatment. And, think of the money that would be lost with a cure, once again, billions and trillions. A cure would wipeout cancer, much like it did polio, smallpox etc. I would hope and pray that a cure would not be kept from cancer patients, but, I think along the lines that it probably is. But, that doesn't mean that I still don't look ahead to the future, as I do. I have so much to look forward to. I have a wonderful husband, family, friends, coworkers anything and everything one could hope for. But, I refuse to bury my head in the sand.
    glass full :)

    I agree with you too
    I agree with you too Kristin. You know it has to be out there with all of the scientist's and doctor's working on it forever with unlimited resources. And, I love your picture too. How do you do that? Makes me smile!

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