Lung Cancer Awareness
Posted by: wendiau
18th Apr 2011 08:33pm
I have Lung Cancer, and had my left lung removed along with 17 Lymph nodes...1 with Cancer.
Back a little way....July..2009.
Went to Skin Specialist...had frekle on my nose and something above my top lip.The Dr confirmed Skin Cancer (SCC) from sunbaking all those years ago (plus adding oil to burn!!)
One on my Nose..cut out..one above my Lip, Radiation for near 6 weeks.
Just about 12 month to the Day...the same "Cancer" in my left lung.
Lung Cancer doesn't care who it takes anymore.....and too many people are dying...that have never smoked.
I would like to see the comments of people ...what you think about this subject...as I feel there is a Real Stigma between Lung Cancer and Smoking.
The first question asked is...are you / do you Smoke?
Thank you in advance xo
sherri
- 22nd Nov 2011 03:23pm
Hi Wendiau - no, I don't smoke.
But interestingly enough I bumped into a friend yesterday who told me that her non-smoker mother had just been diagnosed with lung cancer.
I think that the point is that though the link between smoking and cancer -especially lung cancer has been incontrovertably proven, the ensuing media hype and the legal arguments with the tobacco companies has meant that the fact that smoking is not the ONLY reason for lung cancer. - and that a minority of people who are diagnosed with this terrible disease will never have smoked in their life.
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