It's not the first time I've heard of that though. I have another couple 
friends who have had lung and throat cancers commonly associated with 
smoking though they never have in their lives. It's just a strange thing.
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From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 1:17 AM
Subject: Re: Health Update On Our Friend Alan, N7MIT


>I have never smoked in my life, so it is kind of odd thatI got cancer in my
> lungs.
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> Alan - N7MIT
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> Alan R. Downing
> Phoenix, AZ
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Eric Oyen
> Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2015 9:51 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Health Update On Our Friend Alan, N7MIT
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> ouch! I had a relative that passed away from that specific cancer. He =
> probably would still be alive if the VA hadn't misdiagnosed it as =
> emphysema. Alan caught it early, so the chances are fairly good.
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> -eric
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> On Jun 20, 2015, at 4:13 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
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>> Unfortunately, the news is not very good.
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>> Alan has given me permission to share the news with the group.
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>> To quote Alan himself:
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>> "I got very bad news yesterday regarding my lung biopsy.  I have adno
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>> with cancer of the lung.  It sounds pretty bad, but I will fight it."
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>> Let's all continue to keep Alan in our thoughts and prayers.
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>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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