my uncle was just told he might have leukemia. he was a heavy smoker and just quit. 1 of my friends also got leukemia after quiting. could them quiting have caused their leukemia?

the dog is dying of lung cancer due to 2nd hand smoke. she needs to euthanize him, he is just coughing way too much, and is suffering. i can’t even look at her or talk to her, because she is keeping him alive, and i went and visited the dog before and he is just suffering. poor baby.

anyway, please spread the word, that 2nd hand smoke kills dogs too. if you know a smoker or if you are a smoker don’t smoke around your dogs.

did you know that?? i didn’t till a month ago.
to pope the person that answered between Shanna and Mandy…..

you sound upset at my question, is it possibly because your dog died because you smoked around it???

FYI im not a vet, and never claimed to be……and just so you know…….how can anyone let a dog suffer?
Guess what, I am a smoker, and NEVER smoke around my dogs.

my dad was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer end of feb 08. symptoms started begining of february. he was paraplegic and ex smoker gave up 4 years ago. he also had heart attack end of august 07. some say that cancer is dormant before it forms a tumor and my question is do you think cancer was there before the heart attack or did heart attack change something for the cancer to start.

if you smoke a pack a day, how much more likely are you o develope cancer then a non smoker?

The cancer has stread to the pluerea, lymph nodes, brain and bones, and is in a 4th stage!!! My mother is 75 and is now very very depressed! This is from 2nd hand smoke as my mother is not a smoker!!!

My father in law, 74, was just diagnosed with a recurrence of lung cancer, two spots in one lung and one in the other. His original cancer was about 4 years ago, limited to one lobe, surgically removed. He is diabetic, very overweight, high blood pressure, just not the picture of health overall anyway. He will have a PET scan to check for distance metastesis on Wednesday. I am pretty worried about his chances. Anyone know how ‘beatable’ a recurrence of lung cancer in an older guy, former heavy smoker, in marginally fair overall health is?

A friend of the family may have it and she is only 43. She started smoking when she was 20. Isn’t that really young to develop lung cancer, even for a smoker? What are her chances of survival if it is caught in time?
I know it doesn’t look so good for her because it is one of the worst cancers someone can get. I feel so bad for her and she has 3 young grandbabies. :( so sad. I hope she beats the odds.

5 years ago my Fiance had a malignant sarcoma tumor in his arm; he followed up with all of his regular MRI check ups except for last year. His last MRI was 2 years ago and up unit now everything seemed to be gone. On his last MRI they found a "8mm mass on his lungs". He was advised that if the cancer came back, it would come back in his lungs. Is this catching it "early"? Does this prolong prognosis? Is there risk of that the cancer has already metastasized? He is a smoker, but is in the process of quitting.

from a donor i mean . i caught alot of backlash because i didnt mention that the lung cancer was caused by smoking in my other question. so YEA this person was a smoker.

Is it really the nicotine or is it the carbon monoxide that goes into our lungs?
This is very confusing, but I am very certain that nicotine can NOT cause cancer, at least I believe so.

And yes, I am a smoker if you were wondering.
Me and my big fuhriggin’ mouth. :/