That makes my veins hurt.

Cord, you hate cigarettes, we get it. I used to work with a guy that couldn't serve tables in the smoking section at work because of the smoke. He spent every night in a bar/club full of smoke. I bet you are that guy.

Cord, I'm surprised at you. You usually show astonishing insight. However, this time you're off the mark. The procedure is not offered in the U.S. due to a lack of pertinent research supporting its effectiveness. Socialized medicine doesn't necessarily mean that brilliant surgeons can't come up with novel, life-saving techniques. But it does mean that those discoveries are few and far between and most citizens can't access them. Kudos to the Brits for offering this to Swayze despite his less than stellar health regime (i.e. smoking like a chimney). But I can't help but think that a Brit will be pushed to the back of line while an American takes his/her place on the operating table.

Are there no British citizens with pancreatic cancer who need this surgery?

Oh, right, fame gets you priority.

Janice: just like David Crosby - although that was a while ago so I don't actually remember if he bumped in line, or people were pissed because he killed his own liver.

I am not saying this is a bad thing, but part of me thinks that the doctors chose/offered it to Swayze to publicize the new procedure. The article says something about it being done for the first time this past December. Maybe they want to get the word out there and chose a celeb because you get more news stories. I wonder if it is still billed as "experimental"?

I would really like to know how reworking veins can get rid of cancer cells. I call BS.

My layman's guess would be that tumors need a blood supply to survive. Cut off the blood, kill the tumor.

It's naaht a toooo-ma.

You smart cookie Lisa Happy St Pats to all!

Speaking of killing your liver.
Yeah, I'll drink to that.

i vote for smart cookie.

so to sum up, that's two votes for smart cookie, one angry vote for dumb cunt.

speaking of swayze, i watched ghost last night. wow, i forgot how much i loved that movie.

fuck you, willie lopez!

Can I be a smart cunt? Or perhaps a cunty smart cookie?

Is it wrong that when I think of Ghost, I mostly think of Whoopie. Which makes me think about how she has been cast as "hot" in an absurd number of movies (namely, more than 0). I love Whoop. She is fantastic, but she isn't overtly sexy. I mean, she has a rack and they never shoved those puppies out there. Maybe it's because I like eyebrows, who knows.

yeah, whoopi was awesome as oda mae. so good.

swayze's acting was pretty terrible in it, but i don't care. nobody puts swayze in a corner.

in australia, cunt is so frequently used that it has no sting. i really used to hate that word, but now, i sort of like it. my bf is an australia-phile.

then again, cunt with an australian accent just sounds hot.

Yeah, cunt never bothered me, but then I have a potty mouth. Also, I sort of became desensitized when watching unedited english t.v. Also, I love twatt, but with an accent. You would LOVE Life on Mars, STM. Fer reals. DCI Jean Hunt gave me my new fave phrase that I unsuccessfuly try to work in to my daily life: "stop fannying about." Especially great since fanny means lady bits.

i love "lady bits."

I also love "jiggly bits."

What is Life On Mars and where do I watch it? BBC?

Yes. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge, know what I mean? Say no more.

I agree with Cord's point- why waste a procedure on someone who obviously doesn't care enough about himself that he continues to smoke? I'm from Alberta, and this very courageous mother embarked on an anti-smoking campaign when she was diagnosed. You kind of can't see what she went through, and not give a thought about smoking and cancer.

http://www.tobaccofacts.org/to.....appen.html

They can do all the vein sugery they want. Bottom line is it won't work. Pancreatic cancer is the one that no one ever survives. I know at least have a doozen renegade experimental procedures for this disease. Not to be mean. Just the reality of it.

Hey Alvarado:

"Socialized medicine doesn’t necessarily mean that brilliant surgeons can’t come up with novel, life-saving techniques. But it does mean that those discoveries are few and far between and most citizens can’t access them."

What the hell kinda nonsense is this? Are you on CRACK? The fucked up health system of the US denies many of its citizens access to medical care due to lack of insurance — HELLOOOO???!!!

Moreover, due to the emperor Chimp, funding is denied to scientists if they don't subscribe to the bible based world view, meaning the US has lost its scientific edge.

Moreover, Alvarado, have you EVER lived in a country that has universal health care? I bet not. So stop swallowing right wing propaganda and repeat nonsense you don't even understand.

Bandida, your "emporer chimp" commment made me spit laugh my red wine. Good call!