Wednesday, January 28, 2009

how long does it take a non-smoker to develop lung cancer when working in a smokers environment

how long does it take a non-smoker to develop lung cancer when working in a smokers environment?
I ask this because of where I live all of the news saying that the smoking bans will do good for the people who work there. From what I can remember I was told that it takes up-wards of like 20 years before a non smoker has inhaled enough smoke for it to really make a difference. Am I right?
Cancer - 5 Answers
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being aroung smokers is JUST AS BAD if not worse than smoking yourself. so it would be different for everyone lung cancer wise, some are lucky and get away without ever getting it, there really is no way to tell for you.
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I think it totally depends on the person, just like how some smokers can last forever on 80 a day and never get lung cancer, but others will get it after a number of years casual smoking... The smoking bans are mainly coming in so that non-smokers don't have to work in unpleasant smokey environments, fair play I'd say!
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2-3 years
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its upto your body and health condition matters how many years or may be never you had that problem.not all cases suffer same .
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catch http://www.cancerssociety.org for more info...

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Saturday, January 24, 2009

Can I develop Lung Cancer from my grandparents smoked alot and I spent a lot of time with them

Can I develop Lung Cancer from my grandparents smoked alot and I spent a lot of time with them?
Well, I have really bad Chronic Bronchitis, because my grandma and grandpa were both smokers and I spent a lot of time with them when I was a child. So, I';m thinking, can I get worse diseases from 2nd hand smoke?
Respiratory Diseases - 6 Answers
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Sure can. Altough, it's not common from 2nd hand smoke but it can happen. If you notice anything questionable see a doctor, but my guess is everything is fine hope this helps =]
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Well, yes, you can. It's never nice to hear, especially if the smoke came from people you care about, but yes, you can get virtually any of the diseases a smoker could get. On the other hand, since you didn't inhale all the smoke from every cigar/cigarette/etc. you have a lower chance of getting these diseases. Unfortunately, it's still possible...I got a tumor in my left lung from my mother's smoking, but it got removed and I'm healthy again.
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Yes,it's always possible for you to get cancer from 2nd hand smoke...if you are so distressed talk to your doctor or go to a health clinic.I'm sure they could put you at ease...even go as far as giving you a scan...but be assured a scan isn't cheap ( as you might have to payfor one)
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Yes you can. Someone from the tobacco companies is marking down the other answers, ignore that. My friend is a kindergarten teacher, and she notices that the children from smoking households (they stink) are sick much more often than the children from non-smoking households.
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No you can't. I had 3 grandparents who smoked around my sister and I, plus a father who was a 3 pack a day smoker. We still are around with no problems.
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I do love the "evil tobacco companies marking down the anti-smoker comments" line, as if they'd care, or pay someone to thumbs-down things on yahoo. The truth is that prolonged exposure to second hand smoke does increase your risk marginally (a relative risk of 1.25 for lung cancer, so for every 1 case in a non second-hand smoked environment, there'll be 1.25 in a smoked one), but other things have a far higher increase in risk and are routinely ignored, like drinking full-fat as oppoosed to semi-skimmed milk (relative risk of 2.14 for lung cancer). The general rule of thumb is that things with a relative risk of less than three are written off as not significant, unless it is politically expedient.

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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

What is the the average life expectancy for a 49 year old male with T2N1M0 small cell lung cancer

What is the the average life expectancy for a 49 year old male with T2N1M0 small cell lung cancer?
He has smoked all his life, but quite as soon as he found out he was sick. He received chemo and radiation, and the doctors said it was gone, but they have found that the tumor is still there, and a lymph node in his neck is involved, too.
Cancer - 2 Answers
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it depends how bad his symptoms are.
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A T2 N1 M0 would be a stage 2B. For a man his age with small cell the 5 year survival rate is about 10%.

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