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Old 09-05-2005, 11:11 PM   #1
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I am curious as to how many here who have lung cancer were smokers? I am not casting aspersions. I am a smoker and am simply doing research for my own personal knowledge. thanks

 
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Hi AnneLizly,

I fortunetly do not have lung cancer, and prayer I never will. But I can tell you from reading and family members in my life, almost ALL people with lung cancer either smoke or were around smokers.

In my family, my great grandmother, my grandfather, my grandmother, my aunt and now my precious sister all smoked and all died from the lung cancer and the direct results of smoking and/or second hand smoke. My sister, is still hanging in there she's young and has a lot of will to live.

I smoked for years, quitting 10 years ago. The few times I have had to have a lung x-ray, I go numb from fright. You hear of many former smokers that get lung cancer after quitting several years. I live an active healthy life style and just keep praying, and have faith that I will not be a statistic. I'm ashamed I ever smoked and so regret it. What a filty, gross habit to have. And yet the power of that little white cancer stick "convinces" you that you need it. If you are a smoker still, please quit.
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My husband who has Stage IV lung cancer never smoked a day in his life; however, his doctor said if he had he would have been dead years ago and keep in mind he is only 51. Sad to say my husband's cancer is genetic. His grandmother passed away of lung cancer when she was 52. My husband was only exposed to your "normal" second hand smoke and his parents did not smoke either so his exposure was very minimal. Hope this helps you in whatever you may be trying to figure out.
Kim

 
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My wiffe was diagnosed 2.5 years ago and she was a smoke ras was I. We quit the day that the surgeon gave us the Bad news. Another friend of my families never smoked a day in her life and was not around any smokers and she was diagnosed and treated surgically. Hope this helps. 1 To 1

 
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Hi, I am a non-smoker but have been exposed to heavy second-hand by way of my cigar-smoking great grandpa who raised me, and my heavy smoking parents -- so, by statistics I could be dx now or in the future. My hubby was a very heavy smoker for 32 yrs and although he quit 7 yrs ago (before we met), the damage was done and took its toll. He is a 3B stage nsclc patient. PLEASE.......anyone out there who reads this and smokes, quit if you can. No promises, but it cannot hurt.

Take care all and sorry I have not been on lately
Jan

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