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The author was trained as a research scientist. His research skills were applied to undertake the research to aid in the understanding of the complexities of cancer and especially the silent killer, ovarian cancer.

The author was present for every cancer treatment for his closest friend, and a sincere attempt was made to understand as much about the effectiveness and nature of the treatments as possible. A chronological history of events throughout the duration of the treatment process is documented over a period of 30 months.

This document explains cancer in general and the details of ovarian cancer from the initiation of cancer cells, how they develop, and ultimately become a tumor. Foods, a healthy diet and life style, the three keys to a healthy life are discussed. This may be the mechanism for the prevention of diseases of all kinds. Cancer is best controlled at the cellular level. This is where real progress needs to made.

Milk and dairy products are discussed at length and a case is built for exclusion of this non-essential product in a wholesome and healthy diet.

A personal view of cancer, doctor involved, and opinions of cancer treatments and acceptability are offered.

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Santé et bien-être

Santé du quotidien

Santé au quotidien

Cancer

Fitness

Health

Diseases

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Publié par	LifeRich Publishing
Date de parution	15 novembre 2022
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781489744760
Langue	English

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THE CURSE OF OVARIAN CANCER
A CASE STUDY

Harvey Meredith, Ph.D.

Copyright © 2022 Harvey Meredith, Ph.D.

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ISBN: 978-1-4897-4475-3 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-4897-4476-0 (e)

LifeRich Publishing rev. date: 11/03/2022

In loving memory of Celeste, the most perfect lady I have ever known, I miss her terribly. (2/16/28-12/2 5/21)

CONTENTS
Preface
Chapter 1 What is Cancer?
Chapter 2 Introduction to Ovarian Cancer
Chapter 3 Ovarian Cancer, The Deadly Invader
Chapter 4 The Nuts and Bolts of Ovarian Cancer
Chapter 5 The Case Study of Celeste
Chapter 6 The Chemo treatments
Chapter 7 High Hopes Going into 2020.
Chapter 8 A New Cancer treatment
Chapter 9 High-Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma
Chapter 10 Milk and Ovarian Cancer
Chapter 11 Connections between milk, dairy products and cancers.
Chapter 12 Milk, Dairy Products, and Health.
Chapter 13 Antioxidants and Cancer
Chapter 14 Joe Tippens Story
Chapter 15 Cellular Functions and Cancer
Chapter 16 Diet, Health and Cancer
Chapter 17 Reflections
Chapter 18 Closing Thoughts
Chapter 19 Summary of the Cancer Experience
The English Language used to write a Book
Lexophiles
Sayings

PREFACE
In the thirteen years I knew Celeste, we never had a disagreement. She was the most compatible person I ever knew. She was never moody or outwardly depressed. She was always upbeat, positive, and busy with activities of her interests. Even when struggling with cancer treatments, she managed to maintain a favorable outlook and was always pleasant. She was among the most honest people I have ever known. I could predict how Celeste would come down on most topics. She made decisions based on her interests and those which met her character. She was likely the most determined person I have ever known. Persistence was a quality she o wned.
Celeste had a long list of diverse activities that she loved. One was spending time at South Padre Island. The beach and the water were a special attraction for her. She attacked the waves as a teenager. When knocked down, she sprang up laughing at herself. Her last trip was October of 2021.
She enjoyed cruises to many places around the world. Her love included daily dips in the pool when possible. She ensured a pool would not be distant and added a swimming pool to her homes. For the last 13 years she lived in an association with a pool and she enjoyed aerobic water classes at the YMCA pools. She had traveled extensively prior to our meeting, but her desire for new adventures had not decl ined.
Celeste took piano lessons at age 16, working in a drug store to pay for the lessons and became an accomplished pianist. She could play most any music beautifully. Celeste had taken up art working with water colors, acrylics, lithography and mosaics. She borrowed $1,000 from her father and put herself through college. Her major was mechanical engineering and architecture, initially. She ended up in architecture, a five-year college program and worked a career as an engineering draftsman for oil companies. Celeste was fearful of heights so after she retired, she took flying lessons to become a pilot to overcome this fear.
She was a Life Master in the bridge world. She had played in tournaments around the state to gain the gold and silver points required to become a Life Master. One of her great enjoyments was playing competitive bridge every Monday afternoon until it was stopped due to COVID-19. She was a vociferous reader, making trips to the library and always checking out three or four books each time. Celeste loved movie theatres, Netflix, and library movies. She worked the crossword puzzle from the daily newspaper at the breakfast table, often finishing in record time with perfect engineering drawing lettering, in ink. Then, she would casually place the puzzle in the trash receptacle. She completed the last crossword puzzle on December 17, 2021.
She did not have a large wardrobe of clothes but she could put together combinations so that she looked classy. She never left the house without looking spiffy, not even to the grocery store. She always told me that you never know who you might see! Even when wearing something like levies, she would always top it off with a decorative addition to make her dress spe cial.
Her big love was flowers and plants. She always grew a huge display of plants of all description, many unusual tropical plants that needed to be overwintered in the garage. She tended the flowers herself, often working outside until darkness closed her day. She knew the names of the plants, even the most exotic ones by both the common and scientific name. When her plants were blooming, the first activity each day was to go outside and pick assorted flowers for a daily arrangement. She relied on the grocery store to supplement her flower arrangements out of season, but she always had flowers throughout the h ouse.
When Celeste bought her last home in 2010, at age 81, she did not like the darkness in the dinette area. She decided she wanted a double window in the wall on the side of the house without windows. The contractor who built the house lived two houses away and was on the architect committee for the Association. He reviewed the project and determined if the bricks were removed in the wall, the wall would come crumbling down. Celeste put his comments on the back burner and contacted a skillful contractor who had rebuild her deck with Timber Tech, an artificial wood, who had done a marvelous job. She had previously had the same fellow rearrange the plumbing in her bathroom and install California closets. This fellow told Celeste that it would be no problem and undertook the project. When completed, the kitchenette was well lighted with two large windows that looked as if they had been part of the original house. A reminder of her determina tion!
The string on one of the venetian blinds in a three-panel window broke. After all efforts to repair the string failed, Celeste went to the phone and ordered blinds and when they arrived, she hung them herself. She said, they told me how to measure them and I placed the order. This she accomplished when she was 91 years old.
Celeste and I considered each other our most precious friends. There was nothing either of us would not have done for the other. When Celeste was diagnosed with cancer, we attacked it together. Celeste never had a cancer treatment without the presence of both of us. I missed one doctor’s appointment, otherwise, I was at her side for doctor’s appointments as well.
Celeste was diagnosed by our family doctor on June 26, 2019. It was diagnosed as Uterine Papillary Serous Carcinoma (USC), Stage III. It is a type II cancer, an aggressive variant of endometrial cancer. It accounts for less than 10 percent of all endometrial cancers and 80 percent of endometrial cancer related de aths.
Celeste accepted the diagnosis of ovarian cancer with a will to fight it as no other battle in her life. She had always been so careful with her health and her diet. She never drank coffee or tea and enjoyed oatmeal and salads most every day. She never asked, “Why Me” when she was stricken with such a tragic disease as a rare deadly ovarian cancer. The cancer, has few if any survivors. Celeste was in such great physical condition (she was at the gym five days a week), she felt confident she would be a survivor. Life was so precious to her. She had been a member of the YMCA and other gyms for over 30 years. She was strong and healthy. She would handle two 10-pound weights on the weight bench and exercise for long periods of time along with her regular exercise routine. There was no family history of cancer. She carried 128 pounds on a five-foot, seven-inch frame, and she was diligent about keeping her weight constant. She continued he