Smoking - Cancer: Lung Message Board

Natsome · 01-05-2004, 01:56 AM

I am 29yrs old i have stopped smoking 3 months ago should i get checked for lung cancer? I started smoking at 18 stopped at 19 and started back at 27 and stopped at 29, i only use to smoke 2 to 3 cigarettes a day what is my possible of having lung cancer?

zuzu8 · 01-05-2004, 03:23 AM

First of all, on quitting smoking, congratulations are in order!

Second, the odds of having lung cancer at your age, having been a smoker for only a relatively short time and smoking only a few cigs a day are 99.9999999999999999999% in your favor! (I really want to say 100%! but nothing in life is ever really 100%).

You needn't "do" anything. Just continue not smoking and know that you have done one of the single most important things you can do to ensure yourself a chance at a long healthy life!

zuzu xx

Marimac · 01-05-2004, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Natsome

I am 29yrs old i have stopped smoking 3 months ago should i get checked for lung cancer? I started smoking at 18 stopped at 19 and started back at 27 and stopped at 29, i only use to smoke 2 to 3 cigarettes a day what is my possible of having lung cancer?

Peace of mind is important too. If you continue to be worried about this possibility due to cancer history in family or because you continue to have a cough or other symptoms, ask your doctor for a chest Xray. It is a small price to pay for peace of mind.

MichaelNYC · 01-06-2004, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Marimac

Peace of mind is important too. If you continue to be worried about this possibility due to cancer history in family or because you continue to have a cough or other symptoms, ask your doctor for a chest Xray. It is a small price to pay for peace of mind.

A CT Lung scan is 6 times more powerful than an xray and it can detect a tumor the size of a grain of rice. A CT Lung Scan at a private diagnostic center costs about $425. No doctors prescription necessary. I get one every year (former long term smoker) on my own. My health is my responsibility and not my doctors.