NCAA president Brand has pancreatic cancer

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NCAA president Myles Brand is being treated for pancreatic cancer, and he says the long-term prognosis is "not good."

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1977 Indiana Graduate

C'mon and get real. Brand was hired by IU for one reason only...to get rid of Knight! Nobody had the balls to stand up to Knight in any way until Brand. He didn't come to IU to see that kids graduated when they participated in the athletic programs! Brand is a bully every bit as much as Knight was. Knight had successful basketball teams AND graduated his kids. Brand fired Knight. That's all he did at IU...or at least all he deserves to be known for there. If he wanted to reform, why not send him to a university that needs (or needed) it? Can you say 'High Profile Target?' It's unfortunate Brand is fatally ill, but I won't miss him.

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#1 - Mon Jan 19, 2009 8:04 PM EST

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I think there is hope for people with pancreatic and other cancers, even brain tumors or prostate cancers. There is often autoimmune aspects to them that exposure to BUTYL or 2-butoxyethanol would cause. The anemia is more serious than the cancer and it is usually overlooked by doctors. (info on fatigue of CFIDS, CFS, FM says doctors do not know what the anemia, the fatigue is). I suspect it is autoimmune hemolytic anemia that doesn't show up as doctors expect. Signs are 'shortness of breath' the chills, rapid heart beat. Senators Kennedy and Byrd should have this info also. Help #is

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#2 - Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:22 AM EST

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