Lung Cancer

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You probably dont have lung cancer now, but if this keeps up when you get older you could end up with it, just like anyone exposed to second hand smoke. We all have to take care of ourselves and not breathing anyone elses cigarette smoke is a start. You shouldnt have to breath the smoke your mother tosses around the house.. Unfortunately she doesnt see it that way. There is a reason the government cracked down on smoking in public places…. They didnt do it because they thought smoking was good for people… And the government is losing billions of dollars when people stop smoking so that should tell us something. I think you should get pamphlets and put them around the house… Get those ones where they show the inside of a cancer lung from smoking… Then tell her it stinks…. Complain incessantly….. Tell her people talk about the smell on your cloths… Make her feel bad…. Research second hand smoke on the net and print out the articles….. Make her life hell for smoking… And tell her if you get sick its her fault…..you shouldnt have to live this way.. If she wants to smoke, she can stand outside ……. That is what a responsible parent would do……. Well.. Responsible parents who have children wouldnt smoke in the first place….. They should set good examples and show they care by taking care of themselves…. Too many kids end up without parent/s at young ages due to these kinds of things.

Good luck

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Fatique
Dry cough
Loss of appetite
Lack of energy
Shortness of breath.
Your friend needs to see a doctor right away if she/he even thinks they have a lung problem. Good luck and I pray they don’t have cancer.

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Rectal ultrasound can detect a mass.
Abdominal ultrasound will not.
Agree with the others that colonoscopy would be helpful.
CT scan will show diverticulosis and may also show a colonic mass however the colonoscopy will find a mass and can biopsy to determine if it is benign or malignant.

Good luck!

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All of this advice depends on the person’s health status. For example, does he/she have trouble eating, are they undergoing treatment of any kind that can cause certain side effects and affect the way they eat, are they physically active (THEY SHOULD BE), etc. Visit this site

http://how-to-prevent-colon-cancer.blogspot.com/

to learn how to cleanse your colons, improve your digestion and conquer colon cancer, number 2 cancer killer.

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The first color ribbon chosen for breast cancer was not pink it was a peach color. Pink was chosen for its marketablity by a cosmetic company and had little to do with feminism.

The colored ribbons cropped up around the time of Desert Storm and were linked to the song, “Tie a Yellow Ribbon round the ole oak tree”. Lotsa people tied yellow ribbons around trees to remember our troops overseas. The ribbon symbol than extended to those people fighting AIDS. People wore a tiny red ribbon in remembrance for those fighting or dying from the disease. At the time women wanted to focus more research for breast cancer.

Pink was not the first color chosen at all, but it had better marketing capabilities. The pink colored ribbon was chosen by a cosmetic company (Estee Lauder) that wanted to sponsor breast cancer awareness. The person who originally came up with the concept of the peach colored ribbon Charlotte Hayley. Estee Lauder Cosmetics wanted to use her ribbon but she thought they were too commercial (which is true). When Hayley rejected the offer Esteen Lauder went ahead with a pink ribbon that became the symbol for breast cancer.

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There are so many, most of which are repeated here on YA regularly

You are right, anti-perspirant and deodorant don’t cause breast cancer:

http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/healthyliving/cancercontroversies/deodorants/

http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/understand_bc/bc_myths/antipersp.jsp

Another rmyth is that blows, bumps or pinches to the breast cause it:

http://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/11349.htm

http://www.swedish.org/17384.cfm

A link between abortion and breast cancer is a myth; junk science and propaganda from the anti-choice lobby. The broad scientific consensus is that no such link exists.

This excellent article gives the facts:

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1374/is_2_62/ai_83794478

also

http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/abortion-miscarriage

Frequently on this board there are questions about bras and breast cancer – sleeping in a bra or wearing an ill-fitting, underwired or padded bra are common myths and NOT causes of breast cancer.

There have been recent bogus scares about water in plastic bottles – frozen, left in cars etc – causing bc; all nonsense:

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/medical/a/bottled-water.htm

http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/petbottles.asp

Someone asked on here yesterday if french fries caused breast cancer!

I often see people saying on here that breast cancer is largely, mainly or entirely genetic. It isn’t; only 5 -10% of breast cancer cases are due to hereditary factors.

There is currently a common belief that dairy products cause breast cancer, mainly because of the book ‘Your Life in Your Hands’ by Jane Plant, which made the claim. There is no real scientific evidence that this is true, and in fact I offer myself as evidence that it isn’t – I had been vegan for over 8 years when i was diagnosed with bc.

In fact, if you are discussing myths about breast cancer you may want to include all claims about diet and lifestyle. There is no evidence that any food contributes to any cancer. Any claim that it does is speculation and reflects the fears and prejudices of the person making the claim. It’s often less scary for someone who hasn’t had cancer to ‘blame the victim’ – put cancer down to avoidable life style factors like diet, stress, lack of exercise etc – than it is for them to accept that cancer is a largely random disease that can strike any of us at any time.

The causes of breast cancer aren’t known; there are known risk factors, but these ARE risk factors not causes – ticking one, some or all these boxes does not mean you will get breast cancer, and many people who are diagnosed with breast cancer have none of these risk factors other than the first and/or second.

The greatest risk factor for breast cancer is being female -over 99% of those diagnosed are women.

The second greatest is getting older – 80% of those diagnosed are over 50.

5-10% of breast cancer cases are due to hereditary factors.

The other known risk factors are:

Having children at an older age or not at all. The more children a woman has may also slightly lower her risk. Breast-feeding helps protect against the disease. The longer a woman breast feeds her children, the more she lowers her risk.

Starting periods at a younger than average age (under 12) or having a late menopause (after 55)

Taking the contraceptive pill or hormone replacement therapy (HRT) causes a small increase in risk. However, the risk gradually returns to normal after you stop taking them.

Being overweight (especially after the menopause).

Regularly drinking more than 1 unit of alcohol per day slightly increases the risk of breast cancer.

Having a previous diagnosis of breast cancer increases the risk of developing a new cancer in the other breast.

Thanks for the interesting question. If I remember any more myths as the day goes on, I’ll add them

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Damn Dave, she’s so young. She’s been dealing with symptoms for months and it was growing long before then. I know by our emails, she’s such a sweet loving person. I’m speechless. Everything I’d like to say just seems wrong. I’m really sorry Dave.

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Guess it’s to heck with paying off those debts & credit cards … Make arrangements for my passing with my friends & family. Enjoy as much of my time as I could while I was still healthy enough to do stuff.

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Http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/cancer_type/lung

this is a good site for information on lung cancer.

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You can never smoke and get lung cancer, but it wont happen for 40-50 years or more.

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Frequently, anemia is evident, but would not have to be present. White cell count usually normal, and unless spread already, remainder of chemistries are usually normal too. Even if spread, bloodwork is frequently normal.

Blessings

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I am not sure what you mean by what you can expect? Are you asking for an explanation of how the disease progresses or are you asking about the possibility of a cure? I do mean to be cruel I know this is a difficult time for you, but you should know that he cannot be cured. His doctors are doing their best to give him more time; they are not trying to cure him. When the disease no longer responds to chemo they will recommend stopping it. They 5 year survival rate you found is correct. This means about 5% of patients diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer are alive 5 years later. I am so sorry.

When you feel you are ready I suggest you look into hospice. These are wonderful, caring and special people who help patients and their families with the physical and emotional process of dieing. They will work with your father’s doctor to keep him as comfortable as possible and it allows him to remain at home. Best wishes to you both.

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It doesn’t matter. I have so many pins in the shape of a ribbon from the American Cancer Society for every cancer under the sun and my breast cancer pins are not all the same shade.

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I had cervical cancer, and I started telling people I was a cancer survivor the day after I had surgery to remove it. (Even before I had the pathology results telling me that they got it all!)

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Not yet, but he has little time left

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Just in:
Patrick Swayze has had an “excellent response” to his cancer treatment, a doctor for the actor said.

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Hi I won’t be able to answer to many questions but I will try. This will be my 1st time walking in the 3-day, so I am still trying to learn/figure things out.
For the amount of people you need to have on a team I don’t believe there is a set amount. So if it’s just you and one other person then that’s your team. Yes- each person on the team has to raise the $2200. That I know for sure. About raising the money– once you register they will give you your walker ID number and right from the web site you will be able send out e-mail letters. They will send you out a handbook that has all sorts of info in it. When the handbook comes there will be a donation slip that you can make copies of to mail out once you register you can also download and print out a copy of your donation form. Also once you register you will be able to access more areas on the web site that are helpful. I don’t know if I have helped any or not. But I do wish you the best of luck!!

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It is as close to impossible as makes very little difference.

The chances of a 13 year old having breast cancer are just about zero. The chances of her having it in both breasts are even smaller.

You know, when I was diagnosed with breast cancer I was classed as a ‘younger woman’. Know why? – I was only 50, and that’s pretty young for breast cancer.

Breast cancer is almost unheard of in under 25s (let alone young teens), and fewer than 0.1% of all those diagnosed with it are under 30. Most (80%) are over 50.

You say the lumps are ‘on’ your breasts. Breast lumps are within the breast – and most of them (even in women over 50) aren’t cancer.

At your age your breasts are just beginning to grow and develop; if the lumps are within your breasts, they are normal breast development. If they’re ON your breasts, they’re probably zits, boils or bug bites.

Talk to your mother about this; if you don’t feel comfortable doing that, talk to your school nurse – she will take you seriously and will be able to reassure you that you don’t have breast cancer.

I’m sorry to hear your grandmother died of breast cancer. But breast cancer is rarely hereditary – only 5 – 10% of all cases are hereditary, and they are due to a rare inherited faulty gene. Breast cancer diagnosed after the age of 50 is even less likely to be hereditary.

A sign that breast cancer MAY be hereditary is when several members of the same side of a family have had it, especially if some were diagnosed at an earlier than usual age – that is, under 50.

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A nose bleed has nothing to do with lung cancer. If it’s cold by you, it could be because the house is dry from the heat being on.
I hope all goes well with your dad. Peace

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Really??? Well ok YES it will help!