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Originally Posted by dabateman
Women are statistically more likely to outlive men. Did she smoke? Was she tortured? Those are things that could reduce a life span.
I'm not trying to be pessimistic. I'm merely pointing out the statistical probability.
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This is as stupid as the old joke where the couple heard that 1 out of every 4 people born are Chinese so they stopped at 3 children...
Instead of "statistical probability", why not just go to the damn records?!?!...
McCain in 'excellent health,' doctor says
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A team of doctors from the Mayo Clinic declared Friday that there appears to be no physical reason why Sen. John McCain, the 71-year-old presumed Republican presidential candidate, could not carry out the duties of the office.
"Sen. McCain enjoys excellent health and displays extraordinary energy, and, while it is impossible to predict any person's future health, I and my colleagues can find no medical reason or problem that would preclude Sen. McCain from fulfilling all of the duties or obligations of the president of the United States," said Dr. John D. Eckstein, an internist who has been overseeing McCain's treatment for 16 years at the famed research center's campus in Scottsdale, Arizona.
McCain has been undergoing periodic examinations there since the 1990s and annual examinations since 2000, Eckstein said. His most recent comprehensive examination took place in March, with follow-up tests this month.
The doctors described a number of health issues faced by McCain, many of them typical for a man of his age but at least one of them potentially serious.
McCain has had four malignant melanomas removed. Three of them -- on his left shoulder, left arm and left nasal wall -- were limited to the top skin layer and were not invasive. They were removed in 1993, 2000 and 2002, and all were declared Stage 0, of little long-term concern.
But a fourth melanoma proved to be invasive and was removed from his left lower temple in 2000, Eckstein said....
...McCain has many of the risk factors associated with the cancer: light skin, light-colored eyes and a history of excessive sun exposure, she said.
Though there is no sign of recurrence, McCain monitors his skin carefully, is examined by his dermatologist every three to four months and "practices good habits of sun safety," she said.
Connolly described the candidate's prognosis as good.
"There is no way to predict with certainty the percentage, but the percentage would be thought to be in the single-digit area," she said.
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So the only real issue is one where the "statistical possibility" (since you're so interested in them) is in the "single-digit area"...
That "less than 10%" makes you downright scared he'll die, eh?...
As far as your previous issues with possible stress indicators...
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McCain has displayed no evidence of heart disease or other cardiovascular disease, Eckstein said. "Indeed, he walked the Grand Canyon rim to rim in August 2006" and hikes whenever his schedule permits, he said.
A stress echocardiogram carried out in March was "entirely normal," he said.
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And the smoking?...
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McCain, a two-pack-a-day smoker for 25 years, quit in 1980. He recently had a CT scan of his chest performed, and it proved normal, Eckstein said.
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Your whole accusation is not pessimistic...It's downright sabotage...
09-05-2008, 01:36 AM
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