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Category Archives: Smoking Cessation
Making a change: She succeeded in quitting after a cancer diagnosis
This is one of a series of articles focusing on lung cancer. When Peggy Strong, 47, of Liverpool was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, “my first reaction was to have a cigarette.” She had smoked since the age of … Continue reading
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E-cigarette liquid can be deadly, especially to children
BY AMBER SMITH Nicotine is among the most toxic substances on Earth. Death can occur after ingestions as small as 40 to 60 milligrams in adults or just 1 to 2 milligrams in children, depending on their size. Toxicologists at … Continue reading
Posted in health care, poison center/toxicology, public health, safety, Smoking Cessation, Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital/pediatrics
Tagged e-cigarette dangers, e-cigarette liquid, liquid nicotine, liquid nicotine poisoning, nicotine dangers, vaping dangers, vaping liquid dangers
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Maybe less harmful – but not harmless: Use of e-cigarettes carries health risks
BY AMBER SMITH A pharmacist in China in 2007 developed the first of what scientists call an electronic nicotine delivery system — what’s now known as an electronic cigarette or e-cig. Seeking to kick his own smoking habit, the pharmacist designed the … Continue reading
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You know smoking causes lung cancer; do you know what other diseases tobacco causes?
If you or someone you love smokes, lung cancer us not your only health concern. Regular tobacco and electronic cigarette smokers increase their risk of heart and vascular diseases, including stroke, and lung diseases including emphysema — plus a … Continue reading
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With lung cancer at bay, she’s cruising Florida coast on her Harley
As a retired police officer, Toni Lindgren knows how to deal with problems. So, when a physician at Fort Drum said, “I think it’s cancer,” Lindgren said, “I’m going to Upstate. I want the doctors who do cancer all day, every day.” … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, entertainment, Expert Advice, health care, illness, lung/pulmonary, medical imaging/radiology, patient story, Smoking Cessation
Tagged bronchoscopy, chemotherapy, Harley, Harley-Davidson, lung cancer, lung squamous cell carcinoma, motorcycle, radiation treatment side effects
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Without symptoms: How a CT scan found a hidden lung cancer
Glen Wells was a smoker most of his life, and cancer runs in his family. He quit smoking in 2007. In 2013 when his family doctor, David Page, MD, suggested he be screened annually for lung cancer, Wells followed the … Continue reading
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