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showoff · Joined: 03 Sep 2009 Posts: 5

I was always a little in awe of Great-aunt Stephina Roos. Indeed, as children we were all frankly terrified of her. The fact that she did not live with the family, preferring her tiny cottage and solitude to the comfortable but rather noisy household where we were brought up-added to the respectful fear in which she was held.
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　　We used to take it in turn to carry small delicacies which my mother had made down from the big house to the little cottage where Aunt Stephia and an old colored maid spent their days. Old Tnate Sanna would open the door to the rather frightened little messenger and would usher him-or her - into the dark voor-kamer, where the shutters were always closed to keep out the heat
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　　She was a tiny little woman to inspire so much veneration. She was always dressed in black, and her dark clothes melted into the shadows of the voor-kamer and made her look smaller than ever. But you felt. The moment she entered. That something vital and strong and somehow indestructible had come in with her, although she moved slowly, and her voice was sweet and soft.
　
　　She never embraced us. She would greet us and take out hot little hands in her own beautiful cool one, with blue veins standing out on the back of it, as though the white skin were almost too delicate to contain them.
　　
　　Tante Sanna would bring in dishes of sweet, sweet, sticky candy, or a great bowl of grapes or peaches, and Great-aunt Stephina would converse gravely about happenings on the farm ,and, more rarely, of the outer world.
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　　When we had finished our sweetmeats or fruit she would accompany us to the stoep, bidding us thank our mother for her gift and sending quaint, old-fashioned messages to her and the Father. Then she would turn and enter the house, closing the door behind, so that it became once more a place of mystery.
　　
　　As I grew older I found, rather to my surprise, that I had become genuinely fond of my aloof old great-aunt. But to this day I do not know what strange impulse made me take George to see her and to tell her, before I had confided in another living soul, of our engagement. To my astonishment, she was delighted.
　　　　
　　"An Englishman,"she exclaimed."But that is splendid, splendid. And you,"she turned to George,"you are making your home in this country? You do not intend to return to England just yet?"
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　　She seemed relieved when she heard that George had bought a farm near our own farm and intended to settle in South Africa. She became quite animated, and chattered away to him.
　
　　After that I would often slip away to the little cottage by the mealie lands. Once she was somewhat disappointed on hearing that we had decided to wait for two years before getting married, but when she learned that my father and mother were both pleased with the match she seemed reassured.
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　　Still, she often appeared anxious about my love affair, and would ask questions that seemed to me strange, almost as though she feared that something would happen to destroy my romance. But I was quite unprepared for her outburst when I mentioned that George thought of paying a lightning visit to England
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before we were married."He must not do it,"she cried."Ina, you must not
world of warcraft power leveling,let him go. Promise me you will prevent him."she was trembling all over. I did what I could to console her, but she looked so tired and pale that I persuaded her to go to her room and rest, promising to return the next day.

xinshangl · Joined: 17 Dec 2009 Posts: 5

In terms of deaths caused by various forms of cancer, lung cancer ranks second only to Breast Cancer. The

National Cancer Institute recently reported that an estimated 172,570 new cases of lung cancer will be reported

this year and that 163,510 American will die from this disease.

Lung cancer is caused predominantly by smoking. One expert says that in the case of Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

(cancer), it is almost always caused by smoking.

Lung cancer is called lung cancer because it begins in the lungs. The right lung has three sections, the left

lung has two. Each section is called a lobe. Sometimes the term "bronchogenic cancer" is used to refer to lung

cancer as most lung cancers begin in one of the two breathing tubes, the bronchi, in the lungs.

There are two major types of lung cancer. One is the Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) mentioned in the previous

paragraph. The other is Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC).
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Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer has three subtypes: Adenocarcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Large Cell

Undifferentiated Carcinoma. NSCLC is the least "serious" of the two types. In fact, if it is detected early, it

is possible that it can be cured with surgery.

Andenocarcinoma accounts for about 40 percent of lung cancer cases in the U.S. It is the most common cancer among

women and can be seen in non-smokers. Squamous Cell Carcinoma represents about 30 to 35 percent of lung cancers

and tends to stay localized in the chest longer than other types of lung cancer. Large Cell Undifferentiated

Carcinoma represents only about five to 15 percent of lung cancers in the U.S. The incidence of this type of

cancer seems to be decreasing.

The worst and most aggressive form of lung cancer is Small Cell Lung Cancer. It represents only about 15 to 20

percent of all lung cancers. It spreads to the lymph nodes and other organs more quickly than NSCLC, but seems

more responsive to chemotherapy drugs.

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer is described in stages - Stage I through IV. WebMD recently reports survival rates of

NSCLC as:
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Stage 1A or 1B with no lymph node involvement has a five-year survival rate of 43 to 64 percent when treated with

surgery.

Stage IIA or IIB with a single lymph node involvement, when treated with surgery, has a five-year survival rate

of 20 to 40 percent.

Stage IIIA with a single lymph node involvement in the center of the chest, when treated with surgery has a five

-year survival rate of 15 to 25 percent.

Stage IIIB with lymph node involvement in the chest and neck, when treated with radiation without other

treatment, has a five-year survival rate of five to seven percent.
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Stage IIIB with lymph node involvement in the chest and neck, when treated with radiation and chemotherapy, has a

five-year survival rate between seven and 17 percent.

Stage IV with extensive lymph node involvement or cancer that has spread to other organs, hen treated with

chemotherapy and palliative care to reduce symptoms and increase comfort has a one-year survival rate.
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The prognosis is much bleaker for patients with Small Cell Lung Cancer. This form of cancer is found in two

stages: limited or extensive. The limited version is that which is found in only one lung and nearby lymph nodes.

The extensive type has spread outside the lung to other parts of the chest or body (metastasized). Limited SCLC

when treated with chemotherapy and radiation therapy has an average survival time of 18 to 20 months. The

extensive form of SCLC when treated with chemotherapy has a survival time of 10 to 12 months. Ttwo-year survival

rate is one to three percent, and the five-year survival rate less than two percent.

The majority of people diagnosed with SCLC will die despite the best available treatment.

While surgery plays the most important part in the treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, chemotherapy is

always the chosen treatment for Small Cell Lung Cancer. In the case of limited stage SCLC, radiation therapy may

also be used as the cancer is still localized to the chest area where radiation can be focused.
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Small Cell Cancer Cells are so small they cannot be seen on scans. Even in the case of limited stage SCLC, it is

possible for some cells to break away from the primary cancer and migrate to anywhere in the body. For this

reason, chemotherapy is the preferred treatment as it treats the whole body, unlike radiation therapy which must

be focused on a selected area. In act, chemotherapy is the preferred treatment for both limited and extensive

stage Small Cell Lung Cancer.
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