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christie1111 wrote:Of course a jerk I have to work with proceeded to tell me about a relative with oral cancer who had to have his tongue removed and then was so upset he committed suicide.

Uh, thanks for sharing! IDIOT!

When swampyturtles was pregnant with the twins, she got the benefit of all the horror stories of twni births, one natural one caesarian, one living one not, etc....

Sheesh!

In 2007 Zenk Pinter was diagnosed with oral cancer. Through a series of four surgeries and brachytherapy radiation, Zenk Pinter's Stage II cancer was treated, and for the time being, she is in compete remission and is cancer free. In October 2007 Zenk Pinter appeared on CBS's 'The Early Show' to publicize the risk factors of oral cancer and to stress early screening. Colleen has partnered with The Oral Cancer Foundation (http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org) to do additional interviews in print and TV media as well as produce a public service TV announcements (PSA) on the importance of early detection. In January 2008 Zenk Pinter's oral cancer was integrated into As the World Turns story line, with her character Barbara Ryan receiving the same diagnosis. This happened as the Oral Cancer Foundation was looking for low cost ways to inform the American Public about the risks from oral cancers. While a difficult role to play having just come out of treatment for the disease herself, she and the producers of ATWT agreed to the story line. In Spring 2008, CBS, the station that her show has appeared on for decades, donated the minutes for her Public Service Announcements on the disease to play, to the tune of about $500,000 in air time nationally on their affiliates.