Comments on: Part IV: The Infectious Connection

By: Specklebird

Specklebird — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 03:31:00 +0000

My twin brother suffered from Burkitt’s in San Francisco 1986. The location and
year hint what the underlying cause might have been. There were quite a number
of patients at the hospital there in the same predicament. I wonder to this
date how Epstein- Barr would have played a part in his cancer, he lived only 4
months after diagnosis. Could it be that a compromised immune system allowed
dormant E/B virus to proliferate? He was never tested for HIV. I don’t recall
him ever having Mono up until he moved to SF 7 years before the Burkitt’s
diagnosis. There are few if any of his friends from the time he lived in the bay
area that are still alive that might know that. This story has renewed my
curiosity of that period in our lives.

By: Specklebird

Specklebird — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 03:28:00 +0000

My twin brother suffered from Burkitt’s in San Francisco 1986. The location and
year hint what the underlying cause might have been. There were quite a number
of patients at the hospital there in the same predicament. I wonder to this
date how Epstein- Barr would have played a part in his cancer, he lived only 4
months after diagnosis. Could it be that a compromised immune system allowed
dormant E/B virus to proliferate? He was never tested for HIV. I don’t recall
him ever having Mono up until he moved to SF 7 years before the Burkitt’s
diagnosis. There are few if any of his friends from the time he lived in the bay
area that are still alive that might know that.. This story has renewed my
curiosity of that period in our lives.

By: Miriam98115

Miriam98115 — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:28:00 +0000

Thank you Joanne and the staff at the World, with a lymphoma recovery rate of 90% plus in the US and Europe, it need to be said again Burkitt’s lymphoma is a highly curable illness with the right strategic investment in treatment and support — healthy children who can go on to live productive lives is the pay-off.