Could be, but the autopsy was thorough & complete. They took his brain out and all of his vital organs, and examined & tested each one. Guess they didn't find any other cancers. And of course, his blood, lymph nodes, etc were tested. The drug killed him. I knew A.J. for 15 years...he was a *health food* advocate...NO red meat, pork, fat, salt, etc. He drank only bottled water & whizzed-up fruit & vegetable drinks in his blender. He was an expert on Herbs & vitamins, and an ecologist about not spraying fruit trees or crops, etc. with pesticides. Everything he did was geared toward good health, clean air & water. You'd better keep a close watch on yourself, Sue, so many family deaths from cancer. Jan C. -----Original Message----- From: Sue & Bobby Bates <bsbates@netease.net> To: BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com <BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, May 03, 2002 9:24 PM Subject: Re: [BSChat] Re: A.J.'s death >"jcurtis" <jcurtis@redrock.net> wrote.... >> (They also found a tiny cancer on his liver...so he would have faced >that down-the-road).< > > If they found one on his liver then chances are great that he also >had it elsewhere. Having lost both parents & 2 brothers to variations >on the same theme, I learned from the experts that the liver is a >filter for our body and cancers that occur there were originally tiny >cells that have been 'captured' enroute from other sites in the body >via the bloodstream. > Sorry I can't offer any help on the pain/patch medication. That is >a new one on me since I left pharmacy 7 years ago. >Best, >SueB > > > > >==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== >Unsubscribe from the list: >Mailto:Blacksheep-Chat-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsu bscribe > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >