Category Archives: Smoking Cessation

Making a change: She succeeded in quitting after a cancer diagnosis

Posted on December 13, 2019 by

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 →

Posted in cancer, HealthLink on Air, lung/pulmonary, patient story, Smoking Cessation

E-cigarette liquid can be deadly, especially to children

Posted on March 27, 2019 by

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 →

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Maybe less harmful – but not harmless: Use of e-cigarettes carries health risks

Posted on April 23, 2018 by

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?

Posted on September 25, 2017 by

  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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How much do existing medical problems impact lung cancer?

Posted on December 9, 2016 by

  BY AMBER SMITH When people are diagnosed with lung cancer, they usually ask about survival odds. Doctors have used calculation methods that take into account the patient’s other diseases, known as comorbidities. A cancer expert at Upstate suggests those calculations … Continue reading →

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With lung cancer at bay, she’s cruising Florida coast on her Harley

Posted on November 30, 2016 by

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 →

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Without symptoms: How a CT scan found a hidden lung cancer

Posted on May 18, 2016 by

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 →

Posted in cancer, health care, HealthLink on Air, illness, lung/pulmonary, medical imaging/radiology, patient story, public health, Smoking Cessation