Sunday, December 28, 2008

What does the media say about the link between smoking and lung cancer

What does the media say about the link between smoking and lung cancer?
What are the medias opinions about smoking being linked with lung cancer?
Media & Journalism - 4 Answers
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Direct connection, from the 'health media'. No connection, from the 'cigarette media'. (unless you are able to read the tiny print that has the surgeon general's warning.)
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Smoking causes cancer, as well as hypertension, coronary artery disease, COPD, and many other problems.
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Honestly, its better you consult a specialist. I really want to help but I don't think I can give better answers than specialist do. As for the media, heck they can't answer better than my dogs. good luck Love is omnipresence, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.
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Definite connection.

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Wednesday, December 24, 2008

How long does a person smokes before she gets heart disease/lung cancer

How long does a person smokes before she gets heart disease/lung cancer?
I've smoked like for like 15 times only. Am i prone to lung cancer/heart disease already? Female, 17.
Other - Health - 1 Answers
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it takes alot of time. years for some others months. you shouldnt smoke i have a uncle who died from smoking and left my aunt pregnant with 2 sons. think about smoking is a 1 way to a early start to your coffin. but hey its your decision on whats good and bad for your health. smoking+lung+heart= short life and early death or cancer....

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Saturday, December 20, 2008

What is the next step after a lung cancer diagnosis

What is the next step after a lung cancer diagnosis?
My future mother-in law has been diagnosed with lung cancer. She has only been sick a few months. I don't know if it is small cell or non-small cell though. Within two days of being hospitalized they had to place her on a vent and they have drained over a quart of fluid from her paracardium. She is breathing on her own but the tumor has blocked her airway and the tube is physically holding it open. She has now been intebated for about a month. She has also been given one treatment of chemo. I have been told that it is stage IV by a family member but I know that doctors do not categorize small cell lung cancer this way. My question is what is the next step? Because I am not "officially" a part of this family (the wedding is next spring) doctors and nurses will not tell me details. Other family members do not want to know the bad news and don't ask. I am trying to console her husband as well as my fiance. And they do not understand what is going on. Please help me help them.
Cancer - 4 Answers
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In general, each hospital has a medical social worker, especially on the oncology wards. It is often possible for families to meet as a unit or individually with the social worker. You might ask family members if they would be interested in meeting with the social worker to discuss your mother in laws situation. This is not to find out medical information, but to sort out your feelings and how to handle the situation. If family members agree than you could ask the social worker to meet with the family and discuss this issue. Since you are not a family member than your place is one of being supportive. Do not try to advise about something in which you have so little knowledge. You can however talk to the social worker about your own feelings of powerlessness and what you can do to be the most helpful. If you cannot find a medical social worker, there is an online free service, non-profit organization who can help you during this process. Contact Cancer Care. They have social workers who can sort this out and guide you during this journey: Cancer Care http://www.cancercare.org/
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Lung carcinoma is a malignant lung tumor usually categorized as small cell or nonâ€“small cell. Cigarette smoking is the major risk factor for most types. Symptoms include cough, chest discomfort, and, less commonly, hemoptysis, but many patients are asymptomatic and some present with metastatic disease. Diagnosis is suspected by chest x-ray or CT scan and confirmed by biopsy. Treatment is with surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation therapy. Despite advances in treatment, the prognosis is poor, and attention is focused on early detection and prevention. Small cell lung cancer (SCLC, also called "oat cell carcinoma") is the less common form of lung cancer. It tends to start in the larger breathing tubes and grows rapidly becoming quite large. The oncogene most commonly involved is L-myc. The "oat" cell contains dense neurosecretory granules which give this an endocrine/paraneoplastic syndrome association. It is initially more sensitive to chemotherapy, but ultimately carries a worse prognosis and is often metastatic at presentation. This type of lung cancer is strongly associated with smoking. Small cell lung cancer is classified as limited stage if it is confined to one half of the chest and within the scope of a single radiotherapy field. Otherwise it is extensive stage (cancer has spread outside the chest). Please note that I am not a medical professional. Please see the web pages for more details on Lung carcinoma.
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If the cancer is stage 4 it has to be somewhere else in the body as well. My husband was diagnosed with stage 4 non small cell lung cancer because they found a brain tumor. All cancers can be stage 4 but they have to metasticize to another place in the body. She may have to have surgery to remove the tumor from her lung if the chemo does nothing for it. She can also have radiation treatments but she has to be strong enough to have the chemo. I will pray for your future mother in law and hope that she has successful treatments.
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HON, SORRY TO SAY SHE'S ON HER DEATHBED AND YOUR FUTURE FATHER IN LAW SHOULD HAVE THE PRESENCE OF MIND TO ASK THE DOCTOR POINT BLANK WHAT THE PROGNOSIS IS.........

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Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Can your baby get lung cancer from second hand smoke

Can your baby get lung cancer from second hand smoke?
I know someone who said that they had lung cancer because her mom was exposed to second hand smoke while she was pregnant with her. I believe her but is it possible?
Cancer - 11 Answers
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It's possible, but it's very rare. When you're pregnant stay away from smoke at all costs, but it won't cause your baby to have lung cancer.
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Yes anyone is capable of getting second hand cancer, even babies=(
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Not in the womb. I mean they arent even breathing so how could it get in there? It's still kinda possible though. I guess you could get cancer anywhere from second hand smoke, even in the womb?
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Yes, it is very possible. Second hand smoke is worse than first hand smoke.
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I for you to get cancer, I think you need to be exposed to it for a very long time non-stop/years. It's rare but it can happen.
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Well a baby still in the womb can become addicted to cigarettes and thus has more probabilities of smoking later on in life thus more probabilities of develloping lung cancer. Lung cancer during pregnancy is rare all though the number have increased in recent years. Please get checked for lung cancer because having lung cancer when carying a child is considered a high risk pregnancy. Yes in extreme cases the baby could devellop cancer often found in infant but cancer is much rarer among the young ! Toxins from a mother can be given top the feotus/child/baby.
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I wouldn't say impossible but, this person would have a time trying to prove it. The possibility is there the probability is not, it's a catch 22 situation.
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She's full of it! There are many things beside smoking that cause lung cancer ... nobody seems to want to admit that . It would take years and years of constant exposure to second hand smoke to get cancer . Most smokers who die from smoking related illnesses don't ever get lung cancer. Tobacco smoke is not good for anyone but this ignorant paranoia about it is ridiculous.
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Yes it is more than possible. Actually the smoke emitted from the cigars or cigarettes possesses many more activated chemicals, most of which are carcinogens (around 160 more - I can't recall the exact figure), than the actual smoker lets in, thus leading to lung cancer. This works because the smoker is inhaling smoke directly from the source, where as the smoke is let into the air many more chemicals are activated. For that reason, second-hand smoking ranks as one of the leading causes of lung cancer. Now in the case you presented where the mum was exposed to second-hand smoke while pregnant, the mum would have to have been constantly exposed to the smoke. However, being exposed a few random times to the smoke causes no effective harm. In terms of pregnancy, what the mum is exposed to the baby is as well. If the mum is constantly inhaling these chemicals and carcinogens it definitely isn't good for the baby. The baby she is carrying actually has a higher chance of getting harmed by the smoke than the mum since his/her lungs are much younger and much less developed. The development of the lungs is crucial and the smoke can definitely cause the baby to carry lung cancer since s/he was constantly exposed to a heavy amount of carcinogens. Inhaling the smoke can not only cause cancer but do much everlasting harm. The very, very harmful chemicals interferes in the development of the baby at a crucial stage and that can result in the baby being a midget, can result in retardation, asthma, constant wheezing and other everlasting effects.
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I think your friend is laying blame to something that is very convenient to blame for cancer. That doesn't discount the disburbing account of having cancer, but sometimes it's more comfortable when you can blame something for it. It sounds kinda far-fetched to me. Many lung cancers had required years and even decades of smoking by the primary people to get infected. So she says her mom was exposed to second hand smoke, and it transferred to the genetic DNA of the fetus. I think it's quite a huge stretch. There's all kinds of chemicals we use daily, bathroom and kitchen cleansers that seemingly would cause genetic manipulation much easier than when a fetus is infected when mom smells some 2nd hand smoke. Even 2nd had smoke will take some time to cause any dangerous effects. It's not impossible, but it's not probably, which means the odds are against it. However, there is a case of asbestos poisoning of an older middle aged woman, but her only ONLY point of contact was when as a child, she washed her father's shirt from a single day's work in a nearby asbestos mine. So from a single day's exposure, it took 40 years to make a change in the woman's physical body to make her sick. It took long time, but it also only required a single contact. How long was the mother exposed to the smoke? Are we talking about working in an office where people smoked and she was employed for months and months? Then it's more possible that there might have been an effect carried over. Usually the results to babies are asthma, but i"ve never heard of receiving lung cancer because your mother breathed 2nd hand smoke.
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Half of us wouldn't even be here if smoking killed babies like the no smoking campaigns would have you believe.

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Friday, December 12, 2008

How should I construct a short love story about a girl or guy with lung cancer

How should I construct a short love story about a girl or guy with lung cancer?
I don't know what to do. Like I want one of them have lung cancer and they only have 1 year to live. Theyll fall in love and near the end itll be tragic. The other person doesnt know until half a year later. Idk what else to include in it, like what would the main conflict be? Anything I could do to help this? List your ideas please [;
Homework Help - 2 Answers
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What if the two meet durring chemo treatments because they both have cancer and then one of them goes into remission and the other one dies.
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Okay... so first a girl and a guy are team members of a project maybe, or somehow forced together. When the guy finds out he has lung cancer, the girl would want to try and make the end of his life happy. The guy gets really touched and falls in love with her, then dies. How's that? Then the girl would maybe find another man who's like her first love, maybe a brother who is sympathetic? Anyways, I think the best love it expressed during a hard time. Good luck on your story!!

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Monday, December 8, 2008

What to do for my grandma who is dying from lung cancer

What to do for my grandma who is dying from lung cancer?
Today, my grandma found out her lung cancer was winning and she is too weak to get chemotherapy anymore. She was told she is going to die, and I want to get/make her something to cheer her up or make her feel more comfortable. I am young and I have just lost my grandpa early November 2007 from Alzheimers, so I want to make sure I get to do something nice for my grandma. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Cancer - 12 Answers
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I would suggest something simple that will brighten her day. Have you ever seen one of those No-sew fleece blankets? You can buy material with a pattern that is special for her. It will keep her warm and you will always have the blanket. I lost my wife to cancer Jan. 2008 and she always made the blankets and gave them as gifts. So now everyone she knew makes them and passes on the tradition and thinks of her when they do so. I have the one she made for me and it will always be here with me. God never said life would be easy, but he did promise it would be rewarding. Good luck and God bless....
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Just spend time with her. When my dad was dying with pancreatic cancer, he just enjoyed having some one sit with him. When he was in good spirits he'd talk and when he was tired I'd talk or we'd just sit. He loved pictures of his cows and dogs and things around the farm that he could not get out to see and he liked hearing about them. We'd also read the Bible, the newspaper, short stories, devotionals, letters from friends and family. Also she might enjoy it if you rub nice smelling lotions on her.
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Spent time with her. Sit by her. Talk to her. Help her with meals and housekeeping. That's all she needs now.
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Sorry to hear about her pending death. I would try to spend as much with her as possible. Visit her if you live in the same town as her. Help her with housecleaning and cook for her. Maybe watch a few movies that will make her smile or laugh. Maybe buy her something to occupy her time like a magazine or a puzzle to put together. I lost my last grandparent about a year ago. If or when you become a grandparent pass the kindness onto your grand kids.
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Reading this made me sad. Im vary sorry. May god be with her. Im not sure.
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Take time to visit as often as you are able. Make her cards for days you can't visit. Think about what she enjoyed doing when well, if she was a reader, maybe you could read aloud to her, if she enjoyed the garden, maybe you could bring her flowers or a pot plant or just tell her how her garden is changing with the seasons. If she is well enough, get her to tell you stories of her life and realy listen, maybe even record them so you can pass them on to your grandchildren. Make sure she knows how important she has been to you.
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Invite her to accept Christ into her heart.. This is the most important decision she can make. Then let her know how much you love her and ask her what she would like from you. God Bless you.
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The nicest thing you can do for her is tell her how much you love her and thank her for being such a wonderful grandparent, in words. Tell her you are so sorry she has this lung cancer and that they can't treat it anymore. Talk with her about the fun times you shared with her (so she knows you remember them and appreciate those experiences). I agree with the blanket idea from the other poster.
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I just lost my grandpa Sept. 2nd to Lung Cancer... It was very hard, and he had known about it for a while and didnt tell anyone until it got really bad and they were giving him days to live. What I did while he was still with it enough to know whats going on, and who I was, I wrote him a letter, and it was about all the good times we had while I was growing up. I put in there how much I loved him, and just basically told him that it was okay if he needed to let go (they say sometimes once your loved one hears that its okay, they know they can let go), and that I would think about him everyday. He read it about 10 times, and we had him creamated so I sent the letter with him to be creamated. My only suggestion, if she is close, make sure that you are with her everyday, even if its just for 20 mins. When my grandpa was given days (he lasted a week) I was with him everyday, I wanted to make sure that I saw him in case he passed away. I even though I saw him everyday, I wished I could have been there more. One thing we did, when he was starting to get really bad and sleeping all day and not eating anything (which is perfectly normal the last few days) we got him some very comfy clothes... nice PJ's and soft tee shirts... that way he would be comfy and stay warm. And I sat by his side just holding his hand and talking to him. They say that hearing is the last sense to go, so just because he doesnt respond... he still hears you. Im very sorry to hear of your grandma.
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Be there for her and love her.
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I am very sorry to hear about your grandmother. This cancer disease has really taken a toll on everyone out there. It has touched everyone in some way. The only thing I could possibly suggest would be to spend as much time possible with your grandmother from here til the end. Memories are probably the most valuable gift god could give us. Talk to her, and talk about the good old days. Let her know and feel the love you have for her and hug her and kiss her. There is no easy way for any of us to endure this situation. But there is a bright side to her end. She will be going home to a much happier place where God will give her everlasting life. There will be no more pain and suffering!!!! My heart is with you every step of the way. May God Bless You and Your Family!!!!! With Love!
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The only thing that I can think of is you going a visiting her everyday. Or, you can make her a collage of pictures of her and you. I'm really sorry that she is dieing. If I found out that my grandma was dieing I would be in tears for weeks. I will think of her in my prays.

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Thursday, December 4, 2008

How long to live or whats the survival rate of lung cancer

How long to live or whats the survival rate of lung cancer?
lung cancer has spread-ed not to the brain but the bones actually, how long to live or whats the survival rate if i go through chemo?
Cancer - 6 Answers
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In most cases, statistics refer to the 5-year survival rate. The 5-year rate of survival is the percentage of people who are alive 5 years after a lung cancer diagnosis, whether they have few or no signs or symptoms of lung cancer, are free of disease, or are receiving treatment for lung cancer
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Lance Armstrong had cancer in those places and he recovered to win the Tour De France cycle race a number of times.Never give up,miracles do happen---best of luck
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Statistically not brilliant but who knows if you may be one of the lucky ones. Talk to your oncologist, contact support groups for more info. www.cancerbackup.org.uk Aims to give a lot of helpful factual information and also has a phone help line. Whatever you decide may you be given the strength to cope with your situation.
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It is not possible to predict what will happen with an individual . .there are too many factors to consider including age of patient, overall health, response to treatment, the talent of the oncology team . . but treatment will at least give a chance for survival and possible remission. It is up to each individual to decide whether to take that chance for survival or not.
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About 10 years depending on how strong you are .
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Everyone is different, it depends on your age and your current state of health. My dad had lung cancer and lung removed and at that time we thought it had not spread and he lead a normal life, went abroad etc for 3 years until he had stomach pains - he died 6 weeks later with stomach cancer age 76 - we still don't know if it was connected.

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Monday, December 1, 2008

What is the chance of me getting Lung Cancer if I only smoke 1 or 2 cigarettes a week

What is the chance of me getting Lung Cancer if I only smoke 1 or 2 cigarettes a week?
I only smoke like 1 cigarette a weekend and maybe 1 over the weekdays occasionally. What are the chances of me getting lung cancer?
Other - Health - 5 Answers
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People get lung cancer without EVER smoking a fag, you increase your chances significantly!
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oh my god, your going to die. just stop. you will die in 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 wait for it... 1 RIP!!
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Smoking causes lung cancer! May I ask WHY do you smoke? Have you even concern quitting smoking COMPLETELY? It helps you enjoy your life even more if you quit smoking successfully!!!
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probably not any higher than most peoples chances since we have to breathe all that smoke in our air anyway
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There is a very little chance. It takes a lot of cigarettes to significantly increase your chances of getting lung cancer. Don't listen to the people on here, it's completely your choice.

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