Fluffy, Fido, and Tweety all suffer from the secondhand smoke of their owners, according to a growing body of literature that has looked at the issue, said Carolynn MacAllister, a veterinarian with the Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension Service. Cats are twice as likely to develop malignant melanoma if they live with smokers as with nonsmokers. This form of … [Read more...] about Passive Smoking Happens to Pets Too
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5 Lung Cancer Symptoms Most People Don’t Know About
If you are wondering what symptoms of lung cancer might feel like, here is a list to look out for if you are a smoker or ex smoker. Shoulder or upper back pain: Pain in the shoulder or upper back is a often unnoticed lung cancer symptom. The pain results from a tumor pressing on the lining of the lungs. Swelling of the face and neck is also a lung cancer symptom: Tumors … [Read more...] about 5 Lung Cancer Symptoms Most People Don’t Know About
Peripheral Arterial Disease and Smoking
"About 80% of the patients whose legs or extremities I have to amputate are current smokers. If they are not current smokers, then they almost certainly used to smoke. If patients presenting with PAD have never smoked, I have cause to doubt whether they have the disease at all." -Mr. Daryll Baker, Consultant vascular surgeon, Royal Free Hospital. The most common cause of … [Read more...] about Peripheral Arterial Disease and Smoking
Just Don’t Smoke!
At 2.6 years quit I rarely think of smoking anymore. If I do entertain the concept of smoking I almost always cancel out the thought instantly. The most important aspect of the quit process is to become educated about what smoking does to the human body. As a young quit I forced myself to watch a Lung Bronchoscopy of a patient with lung cancer. He was a 57 year old … [Read more...] about Just Don’t Smoke!
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