Ex-smokers And Lung Disease Posted: 07-09-07 03:35am
Hi there. I'm an ex-smoker. I was smoker
for 10 years and now i don't smoke for
two. Am I in risk group for Lung Cancer
and lung diseases ?
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ehavemann
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Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Posts: 3 Location: New York, NY
You Are At Risk Posted: 08-14-07 22:18pm
If you're anthing like my mother, you're
at risk. She quit smoking 20 years ago
and is now on a respirator suffering from
both emphysema and lung cancer, both of
which are proven to be much more prevalent
in smokers than non-smokers. My father
also quit smoking 20 years ago and was
recently diagnosed with pulmonary
fibrosis, a lung disease also attributed
to smoking and also fatal. I hated their
smoking as a kid, and I hate it more now.
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lightmyfire
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Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Posts: 6 Location: Los Angeles, CA United States
Unfortunately... Posted: 12-07-07 17:49pm
My dad smoked for about 20 years as well
(quit when he had children), and in
October of 2002 he was diagnosed, and died
in December 2002 from lung cancer.
However, my great aunt is pushing 90 years
old and still chain smoking. It's an awful
thought, but unfortunately you are still
at risk.
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Canary
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Joined: 12 Jan 2008 Posts: 11
Posted: 01-13-08 07:03am
Lung cancer is the second most common
cancer in both men (after prostate cancer)
and women (after breast cancer). It
accounts for about 15% of all new cancers
and mainly occurs in the elderly. About 2
out of 3 people diagnosed with lung cancer
are older than 65; fewer than 3% of all
cases are found in people under the age of
45. The average age at the time of
diagnosis is about 70.
Overall, the chance that a man will
develop lung cancer in his lifetime is
about 1 in 13; for a woman, the risk is
about 1 in 16. These numbers include both
smokers and non-smokers. For smokers the
risk is much higher, while for non-smokers
the risk is lower.
Lung cancer is by far the leading cause of
cancer. More people die of lung cancer
than of colon, breast, and prostate
cancers combined.
Slightly more than 40% of people diagnosed
with either type of lung cancer are still
alive 1 year after their diagnosis. About
27% are still alive after 2 years. Only
about 16% of people diagnosed with lung
cancer survive this disease after 5
years.
Despite the very serious prognosis of lung
cancer, some people are cured. More than
400,000 people alive today have been
diagnosed with lung cancer at some point
in time
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