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AlaskaAngel · 04-27-2007, 12:28 PM

Thanks Becky. Do you know how far out the numbers for improved survival with blood boosting apply to? I'm tempted to do a poll of all of us old-timers here just to see if the blood boosting oxygenation is a short-term effect that maybe works best concurrently with chemo, or if it is a long-term one.

I wondered also whether maybe one reason the younger women tend to have more aggressive cancer might be because their bones are better at producing blood cells whereas the older women's systems probably produce fewer blood cells.

I enjoy sharing thoughts, and marvel that you keep the busy schedule that you do, Becky!

A.A.

04-27-2007, 12:28 PM	#3
AlaskaAngel Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Alaska Posts: 2,018	Thanks Becky. Do you know how far out the numbers for improved survival with blood boosting apply to? I'm tempted to do a poll of all of us old-timers here just to see if the blood boosting oxygenation is a short-term effect that maybe works best concurrently with chemo, or if it is a long-term one. I wondered also whether maybe one reason the younger women tend to have more aggressive cancer might be because their bones are better at producing blood cells whereas the older women's systems probably produce fewer blood cells. I enjoy sharing thoughts, and marvel that you keep the busy schedule that you do, Becky! A.A.