GC11Y27 FIGHTING THE BEAST WITHIN (Traditional Cache) in Indiana, United States created by Team Gunpowder

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gunpowder: For those recent who could not find the cache it was right where it was suppose to be. My wife's cancer doctor has moved to the Joe & Shelly Schwarz Cancer Center at IU North Hospital so I am archiving this cache and will placing a new one there.

GC11Y27 ▼

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Hidden : 3/30/2007

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This cache is a tribute to those who are fighting Multiple Myeloma, a rare incurable blood cancer that my wife is currently battling.

Multiple myeloma (also known as MM) is a cancer that begins in plasma cells, a type of white blood cell which are immune system cells in bone marrow that produce antibodies. Myeloma begins when a plasma cell becomes abnormal. The abnormal cell divides to make copies of itself. The new cells divide again and again, making more and more abnormal cells.

In time, myeloma cells collect in the bone marrow. They may crowd out normal blood cells. Myeloma cells also collect in the solid part of the bone. The disease is called "multiple myeloma" because it affects many bones.

Multiple myeloma is the second most prevalent blood cancer after non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It represents approximately 1% of all cancers and 2% of all cancer deaths.

Recent statistics indicate both increasing incidence and earlier age of onset. The average age at diagnosis is about 68 years, and only 1% of cases are diagnosed in individuals under the age of 40 (my wife was 37 @ diagnosis-maybe we should have bought a lottery ticket). Approximately 50,000 Americans currently have myeloma. Approximately 16,000 new cases of myeloma will be diagnosed each year in the U.S. Approximately 11,000 estimated deaths will occur each year as well.

Its prognosis, despite therapy, is generally poor, and treatment may involve chemotherapy and stem cell transplant.

Prognosis: The International Staging System can help to predict survival, with a median survival of 62 months for stage 1 disease, 45 months for stage 2 disease, and 29 months for stage 3 disease.

The IU Spring Mill Clinic, the building south of the cache location, is where my wife sometimes gets her treatments. She also has had a stem cell transplant downtown at the IU Medical Center in April 2006. For more on MM see (visit link)

The cache is a camo taped peanut butter jar. It contains a logbook, pencil and small items. Please replace as good as found. Parking within a rocks throw of the cache.

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Ybbx hc sbe qvivar vaare fgeratgu

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A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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