Should i quit smoking after being diagnosed with terminal small cell lung cancer ? -
Enjoy the time you have left.If you enjoy it,by all means go ahead.
I am not sure that you should just decide to quit life here. We all will die with a certainty. We cannot say when with any certainty.
You could consider two things. One, nicotine can be used therapeutically for quieting excessive immune response, but cigarette delivery brings in a whole lot of junk with it. Ask your doctor for the nicotine patches if you think you need them.
Consider smoking cannabis if you live in a place where this is permitted. This will give you the smoking behavior which you have learned is associated with pleasure and may offer some relief to pain and anxiety.
Try to find other things to do that bring pleasure and that are healthy. Music, walking, conversation, drinking tea, and sports could all be ideas for you.
The cigarettes may actually help your cancer survive by activating certain chemical pathways in the body that help cells survive without oxygen. Tumors often have little oxygen available for the cells, so this activation could help the cancer cells survive. And they deplete the body of anti-oxidants. Feeling good can depend on a proper chemical balance in the body. While you are here and alive, why not choose to feel better?
BIG DADDY TACO EATER !!,
There is no right or wrong way to react when you are told your cancer is too advanced to cure. Everyone responds in their own way. Your question is, with respect, rhetorical. According to the wording of your question, your condition is terminal and therefore what ever you decide will not affect the outcome. You must be aware of these following details, but I shall write them in case you are not aware. When cells of the lung start growing rapidly in an uncontrolled manner, the condition is called lung cancer. Lung cancer can affect any part of the lung and it is the leading cause of cancer deaths in both men and women. There are two main types of lung cancer: small-cell lung cancer - SCLC, also called oat cell cancer in which the cells are small, round and resemble oats - and non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Small-cell lung cancer accounts for approximately 20-25% of all cases of lung cancer. This type of lung cancer differs from non-small-cell lung cancer because it grows rapidly and spreads quickly. Small-cell lung cancer responds well to chemotherapy (using medications to kill cancer cells) and radiation therapy (using high-dose x-rays or other high-energy rays to kill cancer cells). Small-cell lung cancer is frequently associated with distinct paraneoplastic syndromes (collection of symptoms that result from substances produced by the tumour, occurring far away from the tumour).
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It is extremely important to obtain an accurate diagnosis before trying to find a cure. Many diseases and conditions share common symptoms.
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These are contact addresses if you feel the need for anyone to discuss your situation with. If you are resident in the USA, and as there are many support groups, you might enquire from one of the following for the address/contact number of a group in your area.
Cancer Research UK
P.O. Box 123
London
WC2A 3PX
Admin phone number: (0)20 7242 0200 – omit the ‘0’ in brackets if phoning from outside the UK.
http://www.cancerresearchuk.org
Macmillan Cancer Support
Head Office
89 Albert Embankment
London
SE1 7UQ
Cancer Nurses: xx44 (0)808 800 1234
Macmillan CancerLine: (0) 808 808 2020 (Mon to Fri, 9am to 9pm; information available in other languages)
Benefits advice (for enquiries about money matters): (0)800 989 500 (Mon to Fri, 8am to 8pm)
Textphone: (0)808 808 0121
Omit the ‘0’ in brackets if phoning from outside the UK.
Email: cancerline@macmillan.org.uk
Website: www.macmillan.org.uk
Hope this helps
matador 89
I wish you well.
up to you. my friend had sc lung cancer .with chemo - rad she lasted 18 months *miserable month being hospitalized from chemo drugs..then she died.
but hey....she stopped smoking those 18 months
If you care for your health and well being, you really should.