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[nkarafo]

Whenever someone so young dies of cancer, i get more angry than sad.

Seriously, why are humans so powerless over this condition. I know "it's complicated" but jesus, it's taking forever.

 

[Goro Majima]

How do you screen for Lung Cancer? I have a family history multiple myeloma. I had a colonoscopy after Boseman died. I’d been having issues and I figured better safe than sorry.

Not a doctor but I think maybe a chest X-ray?

Masses and stuff often show up there

 

[Pallas]

Damn... by far the most entertaining character on the old saved by the bell show. Rip Screech. Died too young.

 

[Kazekage1981]

i am just shocked that he even got lung cancer in the first place. I am not a medical professional, but i don't think he smoked or did anything to harm his lungs, so what gives?

if you have a lump, or if you notice something unusual about your body no matter how benign it seems, please dont dismiss it as if it was nothing, go to a doctor right away.

RIP

 

[Paulxo87]

So ten years ago I almost went out on a double date with screech with my then ex and her friend who was a popular bartender in jersey. He started dating her after a comedy performance he had at a popular bar/comedy club in sayreville nj.(she was bartending there) The date never happened we just didn't care enough to take them up on the offer.

I didn't even realize until tonight when her cousin posted a bunch of photos of her and Dustin together that she died in April of last year..38 years old. I had no idea. Just says unexpectedly on the obituary. I texted my ex to find out details. She was a great person. Geeze

 

[West Texas CEO]

damn..

 

[Stouffers]

i am just shocked that he even got lung cancer in the first place. I am not a medical professional, but i don't think he smoked or did anything to harm his lungs, so what gives?

if you have a lump, or if you notice something unusual about your body no matter how benign it seems, please dont dismiss it as if it was nothing, go to a doctor right away.

RIP

A lot of things can cause lung cancer.. like radon. Our basement has a high radon reading even after spending thousands on mitigation.

 

[Virt McPolygon]

I already put my own fingers up my butt. Does that count?

Asking if he was an asshole while alive is a ResetEra move.

 

[GoldenEye Samurai]

Asking if he was an asshole while alive is a ResetEra move.

Well, I don’t mesh well with that forum. Always felt more at home here. I wasn’t trying to stir the shit stew. I just always heard he wasn’t a great guy. Still, he didn’t deserve to die like that. There’s far worse people out there than Dustin Diamond. Hell, I would have marked out like a little girl if he would have shown up in Season 2 of the new Saved By The Bell. That would have been awesome.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

I never saw Stage 4 cancer that didn’t result in quick game over. This is what’s so crazy: people ignore symptoms and by the time the cancer is diagnosed it’s too late.
Don’t ignore the symptoms guys, if something is not right go do a checkup.

 

[Sakura]

i am just shocked that he even got lung cancer in the first place. I am not a medical professional, but i don't think he smoked or did anything to harm his lungs, so what gives?

if you have a lump, or if you notice something unusual about your body no matter how benign it seems, please dont dismiss it as if it was nothing, go to a doctor right away.

RIP

You can get lung cancer even if you never smoked a day in your life. Granted, you are far more likely to get it if you are a smoker.

 

[Tesseract]

brutal way to go, i'd blow my brains out before succumbing to the icu

44 is far too young

 

[jufonuk]

RIP rest in powers

 

[teezzy]

Damn man sooo young. Enjoy what you got people. You think your life is shit when other people are suffering...your life is amazing man. You are alive. R.I.P. Screech

This is lovely. Thanks for posting

 

[GoldenEye Samurai]

You can get lung cancer even if you never smoked a day in your life. Granted, you are far more likely to get it if you are a smoker.

 

[Radical Dreamer]

Dustin Diamond has cancer & was too afraid to seek treatment earlier, pal says

DUSTIN Diamond has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and was too afraid to seek medical help earlier in case people made fun of him, a worried pal has revealed. The Saved by the Bell sta…

www.thesun.co.uk

Read this article. I know it's the sun but I believe it. Nobody magically just finds out you have stage 4 lung cancer. He had a huge lump on his throat for a while and never got it looked at. Insane.

This. Jesus christ people just check yourself once a year for your own sake. I live with one kidney and from this year on I decided to check it (x-ray) and do a blood/urine test once a year for sure.

 

[Hoya Destroyer]

RIP. I had no idea that he was sick.

 

[UnNamed]

Yesterday I was posting something stupid on GAF, then for no reason I looked for some images typing screech on google. I found out his dead was reported just 40minutes early. I was shocked.

 

[dave_d]

I never saw Stage 4 cancer that didn’t result in quick game over. This is what’s so crazy: people ignore symptoms and by the time the cancer is diagnosed it’s too late.
Don’t ignore the symptoms guys, if something is not right go do a checkup.

Unfortunately in his case the tumor in his neck was the evidence of a stage 4 lung cancer. If he had gone in earlier the only difference is that they would have told him he was terminal earlier. For a chance at cure they would have had to catch in while it was still in one of his lungs. (Which is apparently done via x-ray or low dose CT and if those turn up something then biopsy to confirm a cancer.)