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dianeg
dianeg CSN Member Posts: 1
in Bladder Cancer #1
I am having my 6th TURBT for superficial bladder cancer on Monday. I have been smoking for 52 years and had my first TURBT in 2009. My Urologist says that I should quit smoking but I am so afraid that if I do, the cancer cells will go somewhere else in my body. I have an impaired immune system due to the fact that I do not have a spleen and have read many stories about some people that quit smoking ended up getting lung cancer so I am damned if I do and damned if I don't.
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  • Limelife50
    Limelife50 CSN Member Posts: 476
    #2
    ok
    quit smoking and shut up
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  • hospital1
    hospital1 CSN Member Posts: 3
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    Smoking and Cancer
    If you use smoking and tobacco products, you’re at higher risk for developing cancer. However, it’s never too late to quit using tobacco.Quitting Smoking

    Smoking is responsible for:

    87% of all lung cancer cases
    30% of all deaths from cancer
    Raising the risk of developing more than eight types of cancer

    Smoking also contributes to:

    Heart disease
    Stroke
    Lung diseases (emphysema, asthma, etc.)
    Low birth rate in newborns
    SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)
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  • Limelife50
    Limelife50 CSN Member Posts: 476
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    hospital1 said:

    Smoking and Cancer
    If you use smoking and tobacco products, you’re at higher risk for developing cancer. However, it’s never too late to quit using tobacco.Quitting Smoking

    Smoking is responsible for:

    87% of all lung cancer cases
    30% of all deaths from cancer
    Raising the risk of developing more than eight types of cancer

    Smoking also contributes to:

    Heart disease
    Stroke
    Lung diseases (emphysema, asthma, etc.)
    Low birth rate in newborns
    SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)

    Thanks Hospital
    I apologize for being rude in my first comment i should have been more compasionate.What i should have said is that smoking is a nasty habit which claims hundreds of thousands of lives each year in this country alone and as far as benifits one might recieve from smoking as far as i know their are none.
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