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    Posted by on October 16, 2009 at 7:24 pm

    this isn’t just about cancer but how women react differently than men to drugs and other conditions….for instance…
    for women…..avoid Erythromycin..it causes some women to have heartbeat abnormalites. Our hearts take longer to relax after each beat than men’s do, and erythromycin lengthens that interval.
    As for pain drugs…this is interesting…..
    They don’t work well for men, but pain drugs called kappa-opioids, such as Nubain or Stadol, are proven to bring great releif towomen in moderate and severe pain after surgery, and kappa-opiods aren’t addictive.
    And….anesthesia during surgery is less effective on women..in fact, we’re 3 times as likely as men to awaken early.
    Check out the site….really interesting
    http://partnership.hs.columbia.edu/publications.html

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    October 16, 2009 at 11:45 pm

    THE MIKE NOT ALLOWED TO LOOK FORUM

    i’ve been saying it for years and years…back when i was working with Upjohn….all tests were done on MEN…….and i’m going …Hey wouldn’t a 120lb female need a bit less than a 200lb man?….Still they continued with their men and mice…hey..Of Mice and Men….maybe make a good book huh? (yeah i know)..little sarcasm there!
    Anywho i’m glad there is now such a group studying women.
    Pat

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    mmc

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    October 16, 2009 at 11:12 pm

    Really interesting!

    You might cross post this to articles (even though it’s not directly BC related) as some men might be afraid to read this section. :)

    I think it would be good for men who have wives or daughters to know this information as well.

    As a matter of fact, I cut and pasted your post into an email and sent it to my wife, sister, and daughter.

    Now me, I go everywhere. Even if there was a Forum topic called “Mike not allowed to look”, I would be the first one in there checking it out! ;)

    Mike


    Age 54
    10/31/06 dx CIS (TisG3) non-invasive (at 47)
    9/19/08 TURB/TUIP dx Invasive T2G3
    10/8/08 RC neobladder(at 49)
    2/15/13 T4G3N3M1 distant metastases(at 53)
    9/2013 finished chemo -cancer free again
    1/2014 ct scan results….distant mets
    2/2014 ct result…spread to liver, kidneys, and lymph system

    My opinions are my own and do not reflect the opinion of ABLCS or anyone else. I am not a doctor nor do I play one on TV.

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