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Sharecare News posted a story about Oncology:MONDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Giving radiation treatment to older women with early-stage breast cancer who have undergone a lumpectomy could lower their risk of needing a mastectomy later on, new research shows.
This suggests that current guidelines recommending that these older pat...Full Article
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Sharecare News posted a story about Oncology:FRIDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Peter Judice's family doctor routinely added the prostate-specific antigen screening (PSA) test to his annual physical. And, more than once, the number was elevated enough that his doctor sent him to see a urologist. But, the urologist always reassured him that...Full Article
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Vincent T DeVita Jr answered:Should I quit smoking if I already have lung disease?Yes. If you smoke your lung disease will get progressively worse. If you have emphysema from smoking, stopping won't reverse it but it will either stop the progression of the disease or slow it down. Even if you already have lung cancer you should stop. Studies have show a difference in survival... Full Post -
Vincent T DeVita Jr answered:Does cigarette smoking cause RA?Smoking is not known to cause RA, but all the various diseases caused by smoking can complicate the management of RA
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Vincent T DeVita Jr answered:If I smoke but don't inhale, is there any danger?Yes, because It is very difficult not to inhale the smoke because you are breathing in the environment permeated by smoke.At a very minimum, you will have the lung cancer risk associated with side stream smoking. Also, the chemicals in tobacco smoke will still be absorbed by the oral mucosa, the... Full Post -
Vincent T DeVita Jr answered:Are there ways to prevent cancer with diet?Eating processed foods and too much red meat has been associated with a higher incidence of colon cancer so it is best to keep the intake of these foods to a minimum. Also, in addition to helping prevent heart disease, a diet rich in fruits and vegetables and lean meat and fish is generally associated... Full Post -
Vincent T DeVita Jr answered:Can I smoke pipe tobacco and not get addicted to nicotine?No, you will absorb enough nicotine to get addicted from smoking a pipe. How addicted you get will depend on how much nicotine you absorb and whether you are predisposed to addicton to chemicals like nicotine. If you have the right ( or wrong perhaps) genetics, and are easily addicted, pipe smoking... Full Post -
Vincent T DeVita Jr answered:How can I politely ask someone not to smoke around me?You sure can. And most people are understanding and will either put out a cigarette or move somewhere else. If they refuse it is best for you to move somewhere else if this is possible. If you are in an area where smoking is prohibited you should point this out to them and if they ignore it find someone... Full Post -
Vincent T DeVita Jr answered:What does cigar smoke contain?Cigar smoke, like cigarette smoke, contains over a thousand chemicals many of which cause cancer. They cause cancer proportional to how much of the chemicals are absorbed in the mouth ( oral cavity cancers) or inhaled as some cigar smoke is always inhaled. Full Post -
Vincent T DeVita Jr answered:Why is it so hard to quit smoking?Nicotine is probably the most addictng substance known to mankind even more than cocaine. Once you get hooked on it it is very difficult to stop. That's why various nicotine based products are usefull .They give you a low dose of nicotine without exposure to all the harmful chemicals in tobacco smoke ... Full Post -
Vincent T DeVita Jr answered:Is there a cure for Hodgkin's lymphoma?Yes, Hodgkin's disease is one of the most curable of cancers. It is curable by both combination chemotherapy (the use of several drugs at the same time) and radiotherapy and in some cases by both used together. Full Post -
Vincent T DeVita Jr answered:Is colorectal cancer different from colon cancer?Yes it is. Colon cancer refers to cancers of most of the large bowel. The last few inches of large bowel is the rectum. So colorectal refers to both. But since their blood supply and lymph drainage differ, they behave differently and are treated differently.
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Vincent T DeVita Jr answered:How does smoking affect my health?One in 8 who smoke a pack or more a day get lung cancer.One in about 320 who don't smoke get lung cancer. And it also causes heart disease, emphysema , and increases the risk for bladder and other cancers because the inhaled smoke contains about a thousand chemicals many of which are known to cause... Full Post

