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re: As far as lung cancer goes
Posted on 2/2/16 at 8:56 pm to vilma4prez
Posted on 2/2/16 at 8:56 pm to vilma4prez
Ima go with parliament.
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Posted on 2/2/16 at 8:56 pm to glassman
My mother is a pulmonologist.
She doesn't have an easy job.
She doesn't have an easy job.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 8:57 pm to glassman
Chemo and radiation are hard on the body. They're meant to kill less healthy cells while killing the cancer cells.
Something to keep in mind with smoking is that it does a lot more than just lung cancer. Chances are you'll die of heart disease rather than lung cancer, with smoking being a HUGE modifiable factor.
Something to keep in mind with smoking is that it does a lot more than just lung cancer. Chances are you'll die of heart disease rather than lung cancer, with smoking being a HUGE modifiable factor.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 8:58 pm to stout
best wishes for your father's recovery
Posted on 2/2/16 at 8:59 pm to stout
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My dad has been fighting lung cancer for over a year now and has a great oncologist. He told us that only a very small number of people actually get cancer from smoking. Something like 17%. The odds go up when you add in other factors which in my dad's case working around asbestos in the 70's and 80's is the suspect.
My father just was diagnosed. Looks like it is primary instead of metastatic. The oncologist they are sending him to in BR does some type of procedure where radioactive capsules target the tumor instead of typical chemo blasting everything. Apparently this doctor trains the Mayo Clinic doctors.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 8:59 pm to glassman
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but radiation and chemo were the real killers.
When my dad was going through all of that he told me he can see why some people opt out of treatment which is what his dad did when he had lung cancer. It's very rough and it changed a lot about him. Certain smells make him sick now and he is weaker than before but it did wonders for his cancer. The doc actually said he has never seen someone respond so well to the treatment so we are hopeful that he just has to have some preventative treatment every now and then. They actually did radiation on his head as a preventative measure a few months back and it affected his short term memory.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 9:00 pm to Kafka
Thanks Kafka
Posted on 2/2/16 at 9:02 pm to Jizzy08
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Chemo and radiation are hard on the body. They're meant to kill less healthy cells while killing the cancer cells.
The original chemo is derived from mustard gas, so yes they are. Radiation.. yep..
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smoking being a HUGE modifiable factor.
No one will say that smoking tobacco is good for you. I'm glad I quit tobacco and nicotine cold turkey.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 9:05 pm to jmarto1
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Apparently this doctor trains the Mayo Clinic doctors.
I hope the best for y'all. A good doctor makes all the difference we have learned.
My dad's radiation oncologist is an IRL Doogie Howser
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The young cancer doctor in Lake Charles is proving age truly is just a number. The now 29-year-old never graduated high school, because he was accepted to Purdue University at the age of 11.
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Dr. Chang first took the SAT when he was eight years old. Next came the grade skipping! "Well it was something like 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th and 12th grades," he said.
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Dr. Chang graduated from Purdue at age 15 with honors. Then it was grad school at 16, a masters degree at 18, and a year off to get a different certification. "I wound up learning how to fly," he said.
This newly trained pilot decided medical school was next.
LINK
We have been lucky to have him and his other doctors.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 9:06 pm to glassman
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Very true. Hope your dad is doing okay. Lung cancer is the "cause" of my dad's death, but radiation and chemo were the real killers. He was retired and playing golf 4 days a week, gets treatment and went from a vibrant 70 year old guy to a person who looked 90 and bitter. He told me he should have refused treatment and just let it take its course. It sucks, I miss him every day, but I'll never forget how a really healthy guy just withered away because of "medicine".
Cancer is an industry
1000% truth
Posted on 2/2/16 at 9:07 pm to glassman
I quit about 5 months ago 
Posted on 2/2/16 at 9:19 pm to stout
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The doc actually said he has never seen someone respond so well to the treatment so we are hopeful that he just has to have some preventative treatment every now and then.
That is great. Wishing you and your family the best.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 9:23 pm to Jizzy08
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I quit about 5 months ago
I quit on August 10, 2015. Cold turkey, no vaping, no patches, no gum. Vaping isn't quitting smoking, you are still addicted to nicotine and it still produces smoke.
Congrats, man. It was a lot easier than I thought. I didn't start smoking until I was 28 and I blame it on my ex...
Posted on 2/2/16 at 9:26 pm to BRgetthenet
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2 packs of Marlboro lights for 20 years, and you may as well keep smokin.
That's not true at all.
LINK
Posted on 2/2/16 at 9:32 pm to Spock's Eyebrow
Ok...
As much as I wish the members and their loved ones the best dealing with unfair and tough times....
I guess I was just thinking that big tobacco would never let these numbers be released. .
I feel that if camel, kool, or Marlboro came out as the #1 in cancer it would ruin a million dollar industry. .
As much as I wish the members and their loved ones the best dealing with unfair and tough times....
I guess I was just thinking that big tobacco would never let these numbers be released. .
I feel that if camel, kool, or Marlboro came out as the #1 in cancer it would ruin a million dollar industry. .
Posted on 2/2/16 at 9:48 pm to Paul Allen
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I've been a pack every 2 weeks or so "social smoker" for years now and cardiologist told me its ok. He said a true "smoker" is 7-10 smokes on average per day
He's speaking statistically. I wouldn't take the chance. All it takes is the right insult to a cell and you're screwed.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 11:51 pm to Jake88
Yup. Bumping a logical question
Posted on 2/2/16 at 11:57 pm to vilma4prez
Harsher brands certainly don't help out with cancer but genetically, you can either have cancer in your genetics or not. The name brand cigarette is at the bottom as far as how a person gets cancer
Posted on 2/3/16 at 12:42 am to stout
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My dad has been fighting lung cancer for over a year now and has a great oncologist. He told us that only a very small number of people actually get cancer from smoking. Something like 17%. The odds go up when you add in other factors which in my dad's case working around asbestos in the 70's and 80's is the suspect.
Your dad's oncologist is full of shite.
According to the American Lung Association:
Smoking-Attributable Lung Cancer
Smoking, a main cause of small cell and non-small cell lung cancer, contributes to 80 percent and 90 percent of lung cancer deaths in women and men, respectively. Men who smoke are 23 times more likely to develop lung cancer. Women are 13 times more likely, compared to never smokers.
Between 2005 and 2010, an average of 130,659 Americans (74,300 men and 56,359 women) died of smoking-attributable lung cancer each year. Exposure to secondhand smoke causes approximately 7,330 lung cancer deaths among nonsmokers every year.
Nonsmokers have a 20 to 30 percent greater chance of developing lung cancer if they are exposed to secondhand smoke at home or work.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 12:45 am to PygmalionEffect
I had a very good friend die of lung cancer at 21. She smoked socially and maybe a few during the week but was by no means a habitual smoker.
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