Paul Allen has non-Hodgkins lymphoma

Way to rain on the parade barfo.

Get better Paul, we need you at the games!

 

I work for a biotech and know a little about it (but certainly am no expert). Hodgkin lymphoma is generally more treatable. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma used to have a terrible prognosis, but over the last ten years has gotten a lot better. Not sure what DLBCL prognosis is, but a friend with a different type of Non-Hodgkin was told 20 years. PA is probably going to go through multiple cycles of a combination of chemo and rituxin. Rituxin is brutal first cycle, then chemo gets tough as he gets more cycles (and rituxin isn't so tough in later cycles).

Pretty sure they'll probably follow that up with radioimmunotherapy (radioactive isotope attached to a monoclonal antibody that targets cancer cells) -- Bexxar or Zevalin most likely.

Weight loss and hair loss are likely and that would probably happen early in treatment. It'll take multiple cycles (6?) before they have an idea how the treatment is coming along. Each cycle is approx. 2 weeks. So it'll be a little while before they know how he's responding.

 

I posted this in the game thread when the news broke about Allen's illness. It was in response to a "what happens to the Blazers if Allen dies" question.

 

Paul Allen Battling Lymphoma

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=4661907

I hope the fans show some support for Paul with signs etc at the game tomorrow night. The guy is the best owner in sports and the reason we dont have to worry about the Trail Blazers ever leaving Portland.

 

Re: Paul Allen Battling Lymphoma

From Crapzano

http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/or...f/2009/11/canzano_its_the_blazers_turn_t.html

Love this comment in regards to Crapzano's article:

 

Re: Paul Allen Battling Lymphoma

Shit! I even looked at both page 1 and 2 and didnt see the thread that was already started about this topic. SORRY!

 

Thanks for posting that, Barfo. So the survival rate is 70%, as opposed to the 90s for Hodgkins.

Canzano showed he is able to write full paragraphs, instead of 1-sentence sarcastic paragraphs. He still wrote it 5 times as long as necessary.

Without Paul Allen, everything changes. I've written many times (mainly on another board) that every single Pritchard transaction was enabled by our outspending other teams. Allen deserves the praise, not Pritchard. All this magic doesn't happen without an owner who isn't in it for the profit.

--Taking on the LaFrentz and Francis contracts to basically bribe the other team to get players

--Buying draft picks

--Offering FAs Hedo, Milsap, and Miller bigger bucks than they would have gotten, etc.

--Signing McMillan by paying him more than most coaches.

--The confidence we have that our players will be resigned, no matter what it costs. (Some got overpaid, making it hard to trade them, but that's how it goes.)

Doesn't the confidence we feel that the Blazers won't move come from Paul Allen having signed some contract personally, so that he can be sued personally for losses? (What was that again?) Would his death take away that extra security we feel because his name is on the dotted line? I don't think the team would leave this small market if Allen died, because attendance is so high. But I think we will lose the embarassment of riches that is our overstocked roster.

 

Hope he gets better soon. Health is more important than anything else.

 

You can send a "get well" message to Paul at http://www.nba.com/blazers/form_111809_2009_11_18.html
Hopefully those that post a message will keep it respectful.

 

BUMPPPPPPPPPPPP

Best owner in sports, to worst owner in only 1 year!!!

 

Reading Canzano's article sucking up to PA sure is interesting in light of his recent comments ... nothing new there I suppose.

 

wow, JC you piece of shit

 

PA and Vulcan don't deserve to keep this team, but no one wants to see people sick with a serious illness. I hope he comes thru this.

 

Sad to read that, my heart goes out to the families.

 

You''ll see. Now that they're back in charge, we'll see trades and improvement instead of stagnation. If Paul Allen dies, the Blazers will go into survival mode like the Sonics were in, in their last decade with impoverished owners.

The best owner and organization in sports.

 

I like Paul Allen still. Jesus, you guys get your panties in a bunch about firing pritchard.