Longhornliz said:That is unusual, was she a smoker you think?
Are you sure? I'm not a medic, but that's not how I think it is. There are many other substances that increase the risk of lung cancer (such as asbestos). Having l.c. in the family increases the risk many-fold.Saundy said:I've been wondering the same thing. As far as I know you can only get lung cancer, if you don't smoke, when it spreads from another type of cancer or from second hand smoke.
Ptichka said:Are you sure? I'm not a medic, but that's not how I think it is. There are many other substances that increase the risk of lung cancer (such as asbestos). Having l.c. in the family increases the risk many-fold.
bronxgirl said:Christopher Reeve's wife has been battling lung cancer, and she was never a smoker. Second hand smoke can carry the same carcinogens to nonsomkers (though at a lower level), but if the exposure lasts long enough in a genetically susceptible individual, the result is a tumor. I'm glad that Rena's disease seems to have been caught in time, and all the best to her and her partner at Turino!!!!
bronxgirl said:Christopher Reeve's wife has been battling lung cancer, and she was never a smoker. Second hand smoke can carry the same carcinogens to nonsomkers (though at a lower level), but if the exposure lasts long enough in a genetically susceptible individual, the result is a tumor. I'm glad that Rena's disease seems to have been caught in time, and all the best to her and her partner at Turino!!!!