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I think the biggest positive is that the medical field is learning more as a whole about individual cancers. You have to think of each cancer type as a different animal- caused by different mutation, different response to surgery/chemo/radiation/immunotherapy.

“Minor details” like a molecular marker being positive or negative can have huge impact on treatment and survival.

In the last 10 years, massive advances in tonsil and base of tongue cancer have been made, such that generally 90%+ survive it (if the patient is p16+/ HPV RNA+). Treatments have been advanced to decrease side effects without decreasing cure. There is a blood test that can theoretically catch recurrence very early, but this is still being worked out.

Thyroid cancer has a 90%+ general survival rate, and there are new immunotherapy medications to manage metastatic thyroid cancer (which is fortunately rare).

However other things like cancer in the mouth (tongue, cheeek, etc) and voice box (larynx) are very different than the tonsil and things have not changed much recently.

Overall things are improving and I think will continue to do so.

Source: surgically remove these cancers

Hunted this season in MN in Danner Vital 400g. Temps ranged 20s-60s. Hiking the SE MN bluffs in them was significantly better than my mucks (which have a place, just not in the hills). Added Arctic shield boot covers with a hand warmer for colder days. A great hiking boot for long walks and warm toes for cold sits. Favorite boots I’ve ever owned.

Am originally from LA and they’d prolly be too warm for early season, but they do make an un insulated version.

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From LA, currently in MN for awhile:

Northern MN is really nice late August, early September. Highs in the 70-80s, lows 40-60s.

Boundary waters canoe area could be fun if they’re a little more adventurous (rent canoes, paddle only lakes connected by “portages”).

Voyageurs National Park is similar but you can rent houseboats or a fishing boat. Would recommend getting a permit soon if you’re interested.

Or really just pick any lake north of Minneapolis and you would be good.

More towards August will be warmer and more swimming friendly weather. By mid September, nights can easily be in the 40s consistently.

Crushable

West Baton Rouge parish is what I mean, sorry if unclear

Auke Lake?

The rope swing on the East side is awesome!

Who do y’all insure through for this?

I like the breast meat cut into strips and fried. Haven’t figured out a way to eat the leg meat and like it.

Hunted public land pretty hard for 4 days. Had two different birds hang up about 75 yards out. I became convinced that the public land birds, if they can see your decoy setup, ain’t coming that final distance. They want you to come to them. So finally got on another gobbler. Got to within 100yds or so with some thick stuff between me and him so he couldn’t see the decoys. Start some soft yelps, pot call purrs, and diaphragm clucks. Get a good response. Two hens show up looking for their friend. Turn my head 90° from the direction of the gobbler, cup and project the same soft yelps sideways. Get a good response. 5 min later same calls but craning my neck around the tree I’m sitting under and project behind me. He gobbled twice in the span of a couple minutes and had clearly cut the distance. I stayed silent, and he showed up about 40yds out in the thick stuff. Took the first shot I got through an opening.

That wouldn’t bother me a bit. Wife is on board so we may have a problem.