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Is Asbestosis A Form of Lung Cancer?

♥Honesty ♥.•´ `*.¸ ♥ asked: ….My dad passed away in May with Lung Cancer, a post mortem showed particles of Asbestos….does this mean Asbestos caused his Cancer
He did work in an Asbestos environment years ago.
His wife has his death certificate and i havent asked to see it….i believe it is recorded on there that particles [...]

Have any only-marijuana smokers here ever gotten lung cancer?

arkane asked: Has anyone here ever gotten lung cancer from smoking ONLY marijuana? If youve been exposed to asbestos and radon gas heavily please dont respond. Pleas be truthful no point in lying.
How about emphysema ?
http://www.americanmarijuana.org/
scroll down to were it says
How Cannabis Fights Cancer
and click on download pdf then click on read story
also read [...]

Lung cancer – Mesothelioma? Do you know much about it?

Gina asked: I have been lucky, and have not had to deal with the nastiness of cancer. My grandpa has Mesothelioma, the cancer from asbestos. He has been in Stage 4 for the past 3 years and has defied all of the odds. They originally only gave him a couple months to [...]

does cancer only occur in a heavily toxic body or can it occur in a health finatic also?

mike m asked: Does cancer strike in people who were/are exposed to harmful chemicals; alcohol, smokes, drugs, asbestos, etc and has NO cancer in their family genes;
or
health finatics, eating organic fruits and vegies and very small amount of organic meats and has no cancer in their family genes?
this question is about cancer and not any [...]

should we be suspicious of caner? please answer?

monkey_feet_007 asked: he told me that he might have inhaled some asbestos fibers yesterday, and now 2day he said he has a bad cough! obviously that isnt a good thing!
if the fibers stay in ur lungs 4 a long time they can cause a certain kind of lung cancer….i am very worried about him because [...]

What is the likelyhood of getting cancer if your parents and one grandparent has been diagnosed with cancer?

shannon asked: My mother and grandmother were diagnosed with breast cancer and my father has been diagnosed with mesothelioma.

What has caused the sudden human diseases and cancers?

MrSucessfulBachelor asked: OK.. so we cleared most of our most arable farming land to build nice homes.. then we polluted all the rivers coz we needed a strong economy..
Then we were so busy working we invented fast food and since been raised on a diet of foods filled with preservatives.. additives and so force [...]

What are tumour markers for mesothelioma?

spiderman asked: Can anybody tell me names of tumour markers that appear in blood in case of mesothelioma?And can they appear in other types of cancer?

Survey: Do you know anyone who has been diagnosed with Mesothelioma?

…… asked: If so, how long did / have they lived with this type of cancer? And at what stage were they when diagnosed?
Cam—I am so sorry Darlin’…did not know that was the type Nancy had.
Fal– Thanks, that means a lot.
HipLady– That is what we are looking at with my step-mother-in-law

How much cancer is caused by genetics, by environmental, by other causes or a combination of factors?

Obamas Shoes asked: I’ve heard that mesothemiola though caused by asbestos, pretty much only occurs in smokers. Meanwhile my step-mom, her sister, father, mother and son have all had cancer and non were smokers.
Are some people pretty much immune to cancer unless they are exposed to severe carcinogens?