Hi Lil: I have NSCLC and the type I have (Bronch Alveolar) is not
caused by smoking per the doctors. I just got back from Staten Island
where we met Eunice, Al and Eunice's brother. We went for breakfast
nearby. It was really nice to meet them.
Love June
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lillian [SMTP:firefly@islc.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 2:50 AM
> To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
> Subject: Re: [MOL] adeno carcinoma/ Reply
>
> Hey Barbara, welcome to our wonderful forum, we have quite a few of
> lung
> cancer folks on board that I know will help you all they can. Now
> there
> are two types of lung cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer and Non Small
> Cell Lung
> Cancer. One is not caused by smoking and the other smoking can play a
> very
> big factor. With all the information regarding the findings of
> cigarette
> smoking even old dye hard me gave it up. Something I had tried so
> many
> times and one day put the pack down and have reached the point that if
> someone is smoking around me, not that I want it; but I want to get
> away
> from it.
>
> On this site many news related articles are sent out to help educate
> each
> other on the various cancers and believe me there is much to learn.
> No one
> can take it all in one sitting. Please let us know what the stage and
> type
> of lung cancer your mother had and we will send you to the appropriate
> sites
> to help you also.
>
> I realize that this is a very rough time for you and your mother,
> there are
> many stages one goes through with cancer and the first is
> "shock".....it is
> a roller coaster ride to say the least; however they come out everyday
> with
> more and better therapies that one must hang onto hope always. I am a
> two
> time cancer survivor. Your friend, lillian
>
>
>
> Warmly, lillian
>
> We invite you to take a look at our Album.
> www.angelfire.com/sc/molangels/index.html
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> ( Very informational, good tips, Molers pictures, art work and much
> more....
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: barbara <barbara@ican.net>
> To: <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
> Sent: Monday, December 13, 1999 11:42 PM
> Subject: [MOL] adeno carcinoma
>
>
> > my mom was diagnosed today with cancer of the lungs. she's having a
> > biopsy tomorrow to see what stage it is. her father died of lung
> cancer
> > at about the same age she is now and she remembers vividly a
> conversation
> > with his doctor, doctor bartlett, the same doctor who delivered me,
> just
> > after her father died about cigarette smoking. he said there was no
> > correlation, that there was no need for her to give it up.
> > so my question is, i'm new this. besides using search engines, are
> there
> > specific sites or newsgroups that can help me through this? i want
> to
> > find out about the disease, but mainly i want to know what i can do
> to
> > help slow it down and help her live as comfortably as possible.
> > any help would be greatly appreciated.
> > thank you,
> > barbara
> >
> > (barbara@ican.net)
> >
> >
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