Tuesday, October 28, 2008

How do I get financial help for Uncle with Lung Cancer

How do I get financial help for Uncle with Lung Cancer?
My uncle just found out he has lung cancer. His job has let him go and they are taking his insurance from him. Worse yet, he will have made too much money this last year to get medicare. Disability will take way to long to get. Soon he will need help with treatment and medication costs. I just was hoping someone might have some suggestions of organizations that might be able to help us. I and my family would appreciate any help anyone can give.
Cancer - 4 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
write to American Cancer Society and check with MD Anderson In Houston,TX or with Cancer Centers of America
2 :
Hold on, here. Why did his company let him go? Is he that sick already? And he should be using the company's COBRA option to continue his insurance. They cannot fire him because he has cancer (besides, how would they know he has cancer unless he told them). That is against the law. If this is what happened, he needs to talk to a lawyer.
3 :
you can ask help from social worker in your area or in the hospital you are referring.He can give you addresses of organizations helping such patients.Also you can ask help from your local leaders so that you can get help from govt. funds
4 :
see a lawyer to sue that company then.........Apply for ssi (social security) right now as it is retroactive as of the date of application. In the mean time d\apply for workmans comp on the chance that it may be work related, if that is a no go then apply for state aide which will pay for all the medications. No?? Go to Mexico, swim the river back & then re-apply for all of the above. Do not forget to vote in the elections for or against the folks that make it so hard for u.s. citizens to get help!

Read more discussions :

Friday, October 24, 2008

What is the right food for lung Cancer patient

What is the right food for lung Cancer patient?
My mother is at the 4th stage of Non-Small Lung Cancer. She is under Chemotherapy treatment. Now sometimes whatever she eats or drinks make her to cough and it takes long time to stop coughing. She now gets scare of eating and drinking everything. Could anyone tell me that what are the right food or drink to give her so she would never cough?
Cancer - 2 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
She has end stage long cancer, she is going to cough. Let her decide what, when and how much she wants. Time is short by the way, spend your time with her and forget the food.
2 :
I'm really sorry for you mom, I've done some research and found this article that should give you enough info http://interesting-science-facts.blogspot.com/2009/02/lung-cancer-compact-decsription-and.html Best of luck

Read more discussions :

Monday, October 20, 2008

What is the minimal age for lung cancer death caused by secondhand smoke

What is the minimal age for lung cancer death caused by secondhand smoke?
Also, how long after being around a heavy smoker does it take for lung cancer to develop? (my 14 year old friend lives with his grandma, a smoker who refuses to quit... but he doesn't smoke himself. even so i am a bit worried)
Cancer - 11 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
4 hours
2 :
don't know
3 :
There simply isn't enough data to give such a specified answer. I would simply avoid it as much as possible.
4 :
The youngest on record is about 17 day old baby. The woman smoked the whole time she was pregnant and the baby dies after it was born.
5 :
Bunch of hooey, if it is so dangerous then why hasn't the gov. banned cigs, oh yeah, because they make money off of them.
6 :
there is no "minimal" age and there is no proof anyone ever died from second-hand smoke. Did you know that around the '60s almost everyone smoked?? So by your reasoning (and the stupid anti-smokers and governments) most if not all the kids during that time should be dead already. They lie like they lied about Marijuana just to brainwash all the gullible people. Your brother and you have a better chance of getting cancer from the food you eat. #1 cancer killer? Colon cancer, NOT lung cancer.
7 :
It takes years, but I've heard of a 30-year-old who got lung cancer. Tell him to ask his grandma to go outside to smoke, or at least open all the windows. In Australia there is a $110 fine for smoking in a car with children under 18.
8 :
The second hand smoking causing cancer correlation has not been fully proven. The reports on this all point to a few studies that proved mostly inconclusive or biased. The original studies have been skewed to fit personal and political agendas in the recent times. More than likely, your friend is fine so long as he doesn't smoke the things himself or shotgun with his grandmother. The bigger concern is smelling like cigarettes all the time.
9 :
It depends on the persons predisposition to developing cancer. Just because he lives with her and she smokes it is not a death sentence. Tell him to keep his bedroom door shut and his windows open. If she smokes in the car leave the windows open etc. *Hannah your an idiot! States have made it illegal to smoke in public places and (in my state) it is illegal to smoke in a car with anyone under 18. Smoking in homes is considered by DHHS as a health risk and is being considered for becoming a 'reportable event' for children with disabilities and respiratory issues.
10 :
no proven facts or data to suggest age of death from second hand smoke, as others have said there is no correlation. they are being very paranoid, mind your own business.
11 :
Do you have 100% proof that secondhand smoke causes lung cancer? No there is no 100% proof but for people that are heavy smokers who may develop lung cancer, whether it is due to smoking or not, don't usually get it till they are about 60. I wouldn't worry about your friend getting lung cancer, then again you or your friend could get leukaemia, bone cancer, skin cancer, throat cancer or lots of other cancers that have nothing to do with smoking but to do with the individual person or from exhaust fumes from cars, does your parents have a car? Living within 500 metres of a bus station can make a child six times more likely to develop cancer and found that exhaust fumes were a major cause of cancers such as leukaemia and lymphoma. Other high-risk spots included living near hospitals or train stations. I wouldnt worry about your friend getting lung cancer

Read more discussions :

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Who and Where is this person that claims praying to Mary McKillop cured her of inoperable lung cancer

Who and Where is this person that claims praying to Mary McKillop cured her of inoperable lung cancer?
I mean do we just take her word for it? I'd like to hear from her Doctors and see some Evidence that a prayer to a dead nun can cure you of inoperable lung cancer, before and after xrays would be good.
Cancer - 2 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
If cancer is healed by Divine intervention, it is God himself who reaches down and heals......not Mary McKillop or any other human being!
2 :
The approved miracle, which involved the healing of a woman with cancer during the mid 1990s after she prayed to Mother Mary, had to be scientifically and theologically assessed before it was decreed by the Vatican. The above is a section I Googled from an Australian newspaper and seemingly the scientific tests have been carried out before the Vatican could call it a Miracle - miracles do happen, 43 years ago I had a terrible accident just before my 10th birthday and I was in a coma for 8 days and my parents were told I would never waken up and only had days to live, they operated and family was told nothing more could be done, my mother prayed to St Martin who at that time was Blessed Martin, she soaked me in holy water and prayed, they were told I would be dead within 1 hour - I woke up and I had no side affects and eventually got married and had children and now grandchildren, so miracles do happen if you have faith?

Read more discussions :

Sunday, October 12, 2008

How often do you have to smoke tobacco in order to get lung cancer

How often do you have to smoke tobacco in order to get lung cancer?
For example, how much does an average person have to smoke to get lung cancer (one pack a day for 10 years? one pack a month for 40 years, etc.) I need this information for a school report I'm writing on the affects of various drugs, so please provide links to anywhere you might have gotten your facts from, thanks!
Cancer - 3 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
There is no pat answer to this question. Every person is different in what their body will tolerate. This has been a tobacco co. promotion point because some celebrates like George Burns smoked cigars all his life and lived to be 100. On the other hand, John Wane was taken all too soon and was very public about tobacco being the cause.
2 :
The average smoker doesn't get lung cancer -- the chance is somethinge like 1 in 18. However, It takes 10 pack years -- that's one pack a day for 10 years, half a pack for 20 years, etc. -- for the risk to become significant. The figure is from an oncologist here.
3 :
90% of lung cancer patients have smoked. It is impossible to predict the amount one person could smoke before he/she gets lung cancer. The best thing to do if you do smoke, is to inform your self on the symptoms of lung cancer. That way it is possible for you to catch it early enough. Lung cancer is treatable but the fact is the earlier it is caught the the more the survival rate increases. If you like to look at the symptoms of lung cancer, a website i find very helpful is listed below.

Read more discussions :

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

How do you deal with the fact, your mother is dying of lung cancer and her days have been numbered

How do you deal with the fact, your mother is dying of lung cancer and her days have been numbered?
My mother was diagnosed with stage 3b large cell lung cancer. She has been undergoing chemo and radiation treatments for several weeks now. She is weak and just a shell of who she used to be. How am I supposed to keep smiling when I am watching her fade into death?
Cancer - 5 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
You aren't supposed to. Don't be afraid to show ur true feelings.. No one in the world expects you to act happy. Now is the time to be honest so you have no regrets on what you should have done differently. My uncle died of lung cancer and it was very very hard and sad at first, but after watching him suffer for so long, you just want them to pass so they are out of pain and not suffering. You will miss her terribly, but you will also know that she's not suffering. I'm not saying you will be happy to see her go and want this, but if there is no chance for recovery then comfort in knowing she's no longer in pain is a very powerful thing.
2 :
make sure you have somebody to talk to who you are comfortable sharing your feelings with and let it go to them and then just be that rock for your mom that she needs at this point and make sure she knows how awesome of a person she is and what she means to you. It will make you feel better and it will let her go happy.
3 :
I'm really sorry to here this. Try looking at in the way that after your mom is gone that she is in a great place and no longer in all the pain. Time will heal your pain but not your soul. Remember the good times you had with her and the lessons she taught you. Hope this helps.
4 :
Enjoy all the possible days left you have with her! She will be like a sister/best friend to you! Tell her your feelings!She will be happy to spend her last moments with you! Tell her everything will be okay Faith can be changed!! My father was on the verge of death also as a christian we prayed and believed look to say he is alive today and happy!
5 :
Big hugs to you sweet heart. First of all it's okay to feel sad. And scared, and angry at that $%^&*@!! disease. Trust me a lot of people have said those cuss words and a lot more. I am a cancer survivor, and I've lost good friends and family to that curse, so I've been there. It does help to have a support person. Perhaps a friend or a family member you trust. Right now what you need is a palliative care support team. This can be either hospice based or home based. Above all spend every waking minute you can with your mom. She needs you. Ask her nurses to teach you how to do practical nursing care for her.Make a dvd of family members for her. Ask those who live far away to video their feeling for her and burn them to a DVD or CD. A scrap book or a quilt would be much appreciated. My mother spent 45 days in a burn ward. It was very therapeutic and satisfying to help in her care. Dressing changes, hydra bath, haircare. It didn't matter to me. Nor did the hour of the day. I was her caregiver for 17 years. It was physically and emotionally hard but would I change it. Not on your life!!

Read more discussions :

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Is there anything out there to treat the symptoms of lung cancer

Is there anything out there to treat the symptoms of lung cancer?
There is a family friend that has stage 4 liver cancer and after a recent scan they have found spots on her lung. She is curently undergoing chemo therapy weekly but the symptoms of the lung cancer is what is alling her. She is short of breathe, fever, cough. Right now we are more interested in cureing the symptoms than the cancer. Is there any treatment out there that would help with the symtoms? If are in the medical industry or have been through this please make sure to tell me in your answer. Also she has never been a drinker or smoker.
Cancer - 3 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
You didnt hear this from me, but marijuana will help with the symptoms, especially the nausa. She obviously cant smoke it, but she can bake them into brownies. Otherwise have her MAKE her doctor get her on some painkiller of some kind like vicodin. Good luck and I hope she makes it.
2 :
The symptoms of your friend is rather part and parcel of the disease. Since the lungs supply the body with much needed oxygen, any disease involving it will lead to shortness of breath and cough. If your friend is having difficulty in breathing, my advise is to have the patient admitted in the hospital where he or she can be placed in a ventilator if the need arises. And most importantly is to provide emotional and spiritual support.
3 :
cough drops work the really expensive ones and just have her relax and read i book, it will keep her mind off of struggling to breathe

Read more discussions :

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

What are other causes of lung cancer besides smoking

What are other causes of lung cancer besides smoking?
My aunt died of lung cancer about a year ago. I didn't understand how she got lung cancer. She was 5',6", she travel a lot, and did not smoke. Can anyone help?
Cancer - 2 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
depending on how old she was, she was probably exposed to a great deal of second hand smoke which can kill you just as fast
2 :
There are other causes of lung cancer not related to smoking. People who smoke and who also are exposed to these other causes have an even higher risk for lung cancer. These other causes include: * Exposure to cancer-causing agents through a person's job. This includes exposure to asbestos, either in the mining or construction industries. Inhaled asbestos particles may remain in the lungs, damaging lung cells. It also includes exposure to certain industrial substances like coal products, vinyl chloride, nickel chromate, arsenic, and exposure to some organic chemicals like chloromethyl ethers. * Exposure to radiation, either through one's occupation or for medical reasons, such as repeated x-rays, though this is quite uncommon. * Radon gas, which occurs naturally in rocks and soil in certain areas, may cause lung damage and may eventually result in lung cancer if it seeps into your home. The presence of radon in the home can be measured using an inexpensive kit that can be purchased at department or hardware stores. Research suggests that some people are more at risk for developing cancer if their body is not as easily able to deal with certain cancer-causing chemicals. This inability to neutralize cancer-causing chemicals is believed to be inherited. Researchers also believe that in some people, when they come into contact with certain cancer-causing agents, their immune system, instead of neutralizing them, will actually make these agents more aggressive within the body. Such people, therefore, would be more sensitive to tobacco smoke and chemicals known to cause cancer.

Read more discussions :