Guest DaveG Posted February 21, 2004 Share Posted February 21, 2004 Were you actively smoking, non smoker (quit before diagnosis), or one who was a never smoker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest It's Fay A. Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 I'm still having problems with logging in so I can't participate in this poll other than to say I am a "former" smoker with an approximate 9 pack year history. I was told-repeatedly-that my smoking history was considered non contributory to the development of the kind of lung cancer I have. It is an important distinction for me, because I already KNOW that in my family you don't have to smoke to develop Lung Cancer. Fay A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DaveG Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 Put the word out on this survey. I hope that those without a smoking history will enter the poll. I would like to send the results to PLWC and especially to Dr. Markman. Please get the word out about this poll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerbil runner Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 I read recently (can't remember where) that new evidence show that the pre-cancerous changes in the lungs which occur after years of heavy smoking NEVER go away. This is a highly-charged issue. On one hand, it can be used to support the idea that smokers-get-lung-cancer. On the other, it could make younger smokers taking quitting more seriously. And on the other again, older long-term smokers may think "why bother"? Indeed, if my mom had quit 10 years ago and still ended up with sclc, she'd be pretty darn ticked (to put it in printable language ). It's a thorny issue all around. I've never smoked myself, but have seen first-hand the special he11 that smokers who want to quit go through. As far as I'm concerned, anyone 10 lbs. or more over "ideal" weight (and I sure qualify) had NO business judging a smoker's habit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Jane Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 I just found this and would love to know if second hand smoke would be another category in this poll. My Mom and Dad smoked heavily while I was growing up - I remember in high school coming home at night and there would be a heavy blue/gray fog in the air. My Dad quit smoking I believe over 12 years ago. After repeated attempts - hypnosis, acupuncture, a weaning method, they did it cold turkey together. Hurrah! Yes, he ended up with SCLC and Mom has COPD and emphysema, but they are glad they quit and wish they had done it sooner. I believe there are some research studies going on about children of smokers, and the thought that perhaps they would more likely get lung cancer than others. I'm interested. Please understand in no way do I harbor any ill feelings toward my parents and their smoking and the second hand smoke I received. They were wonderful parents with a bad habit. Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimblanchard Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 Hubby Jim smoked since age 16 and was diagnosed with lung cancer at age 55. He quit when diagnosed. 39 yr smoker My mother started smoking at age 28 and was dying of severe COPD at age 72, She stopped smoking in her late 60s, due to the COPD. At the very end of her life they also discovered a lung tumor. 42 year smoker My father never smoked but lived with Mom, a heavy smoker. I think his father also smoked. Second hand smoke never affected him. He had some skin cancers but never developed lung cancer and died at age 82 of Parkinson's Disease. Second hand smoke at least 42 years, no lung cancer. Margaret in Iowa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chloesmom Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 I quit the minute I got the phone call that said my CT scan indicated a mass on my lung. Following that was appt with thoracic surgeon who ordered a PET, pulmonary function test, and eventually did surgery. Guess the diagnosis wasn't official till surgery which was one month after the CT scan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerbil runner Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 Jane, I grew up in a blue haze, too. I think it's hard to isolate facts on the children of heavy smokers because many of them become smokers, also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candy Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 Hugh was a heavy smoker - unfiltered Camels for quite a few years. He had quit more than 20 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 I feel like a simpleton, but I can't figure out how to "participate" in this poll properly--so I am writing an aswer on behalf of my MIL. She is a never-smoker which is why LC NEVER even occurred to us and her cough and hoarseness were treated for months by multiple doctors before anyone even thought to take an X-ray--let alone a CT Scan. If we'd only read one magazine atricle or seen one commercial... Ah, well. Y'all know the frustration. I'll have to ask about 2nd hand smoke. Melinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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