Basketball superstar Rommel Adducul recently revealed to the public that he will be undergoing treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The slot man for the Purefoods franchise complained of nasal congestion during the past few days causing him to have difficulty of breathing. The nasopharynx is the the space behind the nose that is continuous with the oropharynx - the space directly behind the mouth. One of the most common presenting side is a neck mass - due to infiltration of cancer cells of neck lymph nodes — and Adducul’s teammates claim that they’ve noticed the mass since Purefoods’ last championship series.
Nasopharyngeal cancer may not ring a bell, but Southeast Asians have a greater chance of getting it compared to people from other parts of the world. The likelihood of a Filipino, Malaysian, Thai or Indonesian getting nasopharyngeal carcinoma is estimated to be between 800% to 2500% relative to people in Europe or the Americas. Male sex also carries an increased risk for developing the condition. The symptoms include nasal discharge/ obstruction / bleeding, ear symptoms (including decreased hearing and tinnitus), headaches and neck pain. As with a lot of cancer, the mechanism of developing the disease is still not clear. It has been suggested though that the Eppstein Barr Virus could transform the cells to the malignant type.
I actually have a classmate who was diagnosed with the disease a few years back and after a few months of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, he was able to bounce back and recover. The chance of recurrence is relatively low at 20%. The prognosis for Adducul’s case is actually good so we might get to see him on the court soon.
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LakwatseroOh no, now I’m afraid, my officemates’s mom died of nasopharyngeal cancer last month. Why am I afraid? Well because I have a nasal blockage which I don’t know if a kind of tumor (cancer) or just another case of deviated septum as a result of an accident (a badminton racket landed in my face, right in the bridge of my nose). I think I should visit an ENT soon.
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Mar 29 08 at
1:03 pm
LakwatseroOh no, now I’m afraid, my officemate’s mom died of nasopharyngeal cancer last month. Why am I afraid? Well because I have a nasal blockage which I don’t know if a kind of tumor (cancer) or just another case of deviated septum as a result of an accident (a badminton racket landed in my face, right in the bridge of my nose). I think I should visit an ENT soon.
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Mar 29 08 at
1:04 pm
MicamyxI do admire Rommel Adducul with his courage to admit his condition at hindi siya paawa. Just have a positive outlook in life kumbaga
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Mar 29 08 at
1:43 pm
wingzeroRommel shouldn’t be afraid, if its diagnosed early, his chance of full recovery is.. I would say 80 - 100 percent…
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Apr 16 08 at
1:18 pm
fayerommel adducul should not be afraid because he knows he can recover fast he’ll just have to believe that he can recover fast we’ll pray for you
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May 02 08 at
3:13 pm
arnelwe always keep on praying to you mr. adducul god bless.
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May 03 08 at
7:05 am
debbiei had nasopharyngeal a year and a half ago. i went through both radiation and chemo treatments. i thank god that i am cancer free now. but i have been left with bad side affects. please let me know how you do
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May 03 08 at
11:43 am
BIOFor cancer patient.
The latest cure for cancer cells is the vitamin B17, which is composed of the following elements:
-cyanide (poisonous)
-benzaldehyde (poisonous)
-glucose molecule
Once vitamin B17 is inside our body, cyanide, benzaldehyde and sugar will breakdown inside our body. Cyanide and benzaldehyde will poison the cancer cell and eliminate it without harming or poisoning our body.How?
There is only one substance that can unlock this compound then release the cyanide and benzaldehyde, that substance is an enzyme called “beta-glucosidase”. This enzyme can only be found at the cancer cell. So the molecule will unlock only at the cancer cell, not in any part of our body… once it is unlock, these poisonous molecule will poison the cancer cell.
There is an enzyme that will protect our body from being poisoned by cyanide and benzaldehyde and that enzyme is called “rhodanese”. It has the ability to neutralize this poisonous molecule and convert it to byproducts that are beneficial for health. This enzyme can found numerous in different parts of our body except in the cancer cell. So this enzyme will only protect our human body from being poisoned but not the cancer cell.
I am here to help those Filipino people suffering from cancer… I have here a natural solution in curing cancer…
We already helped different Filipino cancer patient and now they are called cancer survivor with out undergoing expensive and dangerous chemo and radiation therapy.
This is 100% natural; anything that is natural is better than those synthetically or chemically made drugs.eric111203@yahoo.com for more information…
if anyone hir can help me communicate with rommel pls help…
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May 06 08 at
1:35 am
ellieMy prayers is always with you my friend..We may never see and talk to each other that often..I know you know I will always behind you to support and pray for you.. I know your faith to God is unquestionable..just hang on and Believe God is Good.. My prayers also with your family especially to your wife who is always with you no matter what.. God Bless to both of you..
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May 08 08 at
3:58 pm
dirkidol pagaling k sna
maging ok
kna papanu n yan!!ina abangan
tka p nman lagi
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Jun 13 08 at
8:52 am
aiahjust pray….at syempre uffunan mo rin sarili mo ta penu alistu ka mama=mapya!
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Jun 15 08 at
6:51 am
