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[Ninja Kn1ght]

Warren Buffett has been diagnosed with stage-1 prostate cancer. Apparently it's not life-threatening.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/...tate_n_1432689.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003

Famed billionaire investor Warren Buffett has been diagnosed with stage-1 prostate cancer, according to Bloomberg TV. Berkshire Hathaway, the firm where the 81-year-old Buffett is CEO, said the diagnosis "isn't remotely life threatening."

 

[Devolution]

For some reason I thought he was older.

 

[Messypandas]

get well soon dude

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Was going to say he had the money to cure it, but I see there is no need to!

 

[Macattk15]

Least it's non-life threatening.

Seems a lot of older dudes get some form of prostate cancer at old age

 

[Stinkles]

For some reason I thought he was older.

He is being punished by god for being a socialist. God wants you to prosper, not help people. If you read between the lines of what Jesus was saying, you'd know this already.

 

[speculawyer]

Extremely common with old white men and very treatable.

 

[Bay Maximus]

I've always liked the dude. Hopefully he knocks this out quickly and gets back to pissing off the repubs.

 

[Quick]

Least it's non-life threatening.

Seems a lot of older dudes get some form of prostate cancer at old age

That's why a prostate exam is always strongly recommended at around 60 years of ages and up.

 

[s7evn]

All men get prostate cancer at some point (like a 95% chance after age 90 or something). It also just takes 10+ years to kill someone. At least this seems treatable.

 

[dubc35]

All men get prostate cancer at some point (like a 95% chance after age 90 or something). It also just takes 10+ years to kill someone. At least this seems treatable.

Yeah, it's pretty much a when, not if, if you live old enough that is.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Stage 1 = easily managed.

 

[R2D4]

My dad had stage one and he had to get his prostate removed but the cancer came back. Then he had to have radiation for about 3 months. He's cancer free now. He's 70.

 

[Lebron]

My dad got stage 3 or 4 and did daily radiation treatment(took like 5 mins) for like 3 months and he was fine. Warren should be good to go by end of summer.

 

[Draft]

Apparently one of the most effective ways to treat prostate cancer in older men is testicle amputation. Removing them slows the growth of the cancer considerably.

 

[LordCanti]

Apparently one of the most effective ways to treat prostate cancer in older men is testicle amputation. Removing them slows the growth of the cancer considerably.

At 81, I guess it's time to retire the family jewels anyway.

 

[ComputerMKII]

 

[SUPREME1]

Focused microwave treatment. Saw it on the news just earlier today.

Apparently it's haveing great results. Something liek 90% of men treated are fine a year later with no side efects of having to do chemo or other treatments.



Edit: Damn. Might have been colon cancer. I don't remember!

 

[Draft]

At 81, I guess it's time to retire the family jewels anyway.

Yup. One of my co-worker's father in law has prostate cancer and opted for the testicular removal. He's in his late 80s and according to the co-worker was pretty pragmatic about the whole thing.

 

[kirblar]

Yeah, the slow-growth kind is common, and often the best course is minimal treatment at that age since the cancer itself is unlikely to kill you before something else does.

 

[Hoo-doo]

Stage I is the best diagnosis you could receive in this case. He'll be fine.

 

[Draft]

Yeah, the slow-growth kind is common, and often the best course is minimal treatment at that age since the cancer itself is unlikely to kill you before something else does.

My co-worker told me this, too, and I had a hard time accepting it on an emotional level. It seems sensible but jeez, to have cancer and just do nothing because you're likely to die from something else first? What a stark example of man's mortality.

 

[xbhaskarx]

At 81, I guess it's time to retire the family jewels anyway.

Speak for yourself I plan on still needing my balls at that age.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

They caught it at the right time and he has more than enough resources at his disposal.

 

[Zzoram]

Prostate cancer usually takes 20 years to kill you. He doesn't have that many years left so he can ignore it.

 

[BruiserBear]

He is being punished by god for being a socialist. God wants you to prosper, not help people. If you read between the lines of what Jesus was saying, you'd know this already.

I'm trying to figure out if this is a veiled rip on Buffet or just a random joke.