I have smoked for 14 years, and the last 3 years I have been coughing a lot and the mucus is there but I cant seem to cough it up, can someone tell me if this is cancer or emphysema?

my insides constantly hurt, like all in my lung area and ovaries and stomach and everywhere. i do have endometriosis but that wouldnt cause this.
i do smoke and have been for 3 years now but i dont know why my lungs would hurt this bad.
they ach and make me feel all broken inside.
do you think ths may be a sign of lung cancer?

She was diagnosed over 3 years ago with lung cancer. She did not want chemo or radiation. She drinks colloidal silver and swears by it. I tried to find a site with a tumor marker scale but could not.

My cousin is freaking out that her father will get lung cancer even after he had stop smoking for about 3 years. Will he or won’t he?

Ive been working at this foodstore for 3 years now and come to find out 5 people within the last 4 months found out they have cancer.They are all 40-75 years old.Something just does not seem right. this building i work in is a old building built in the 1960′s and come to find out the building next door that used to be a Elder Beermans closed in the early 90′s has asbestos in the building.I want to know could the air i be breathing be harmfull or something or is it just coincidence? Who should i contact to test air quality and other stuff?

The last 2 months have been a pain in the rear! I have had numerous tests done to see what this chronic swelling in the face and neck and the doc thought my lymphoma might be back- it was not. The swelling did not go away though. So, he decided to check the chest/lungs, stomach, kidneys, gall bladder, liver, and pancreas. Everything was fine except the lungs. The lungs showed 4 small nodules, but the oncologist was not too worried. Now I have a stabbing pain under my right rib cage and it feels like I’m itching from the inside out. Could this be more serious. Does this sound like lung cancer?

I quit smoking 3 years ago and I didn’t smoke real often to begin with. I don’t live with smoker and am not in close contact with any. I have never been exposed to asbestos. I just don’t get it!

I’ve had a skin condition for a while now (warts on my hands). Because one day i accidentally hit the wall and made a hole. (its been 3 years). I put a poster to cover the hole. I just figured out that the hole potentially had asbestos,because theres warts all over my hands and legs. Im in Canada. I was wondering if i’ll get really sick and if theres asbestos in my house. We bought it new in 1999. Thanks =[
i just learned that asbestos still isnt banned in canada. Jeez worst week of my life .

http://www.ringsurf.com/online/2062-asbestos_poisoning.html

problem that the doctors have overlooked. Like mesothelioma becuase my father was a smoker for 40 years but also was exposed to asbestos for about 30 years working as a mechanic. Plus there is asbestos in the house he has lived in for 30 years.

he has been to two doctors and both have said it is emphesema.

he has not smoked in 2-3 years. his symtoms are stabbing pain in right side of chest, neck, and right arm that has been constant for three years. his cheeks and neck get hot. sensitivity to light. the main thing that worries me is the right arm and neck being included in the pain. if someone could tell me that this is normal we would both feel alot better. thanks

If you move within 2-3 years after discovering it, will you be ok
The question is essentially, if you live in a house with asbestos is that a guarantee that you will become ill at some point ? Is there a chance that you can stay perfectly healthy

I have been lucky, and have not had to deal with the nastiness of cancer. My grandpa has Mesothelioma, the cancer from asbestos. He has been in Stage 4 for the past 3 years and has defied all of the odds. They originally only gave him a couple months to a year to live, but Chemo has worked wonders. He just had a scan and the results showed it has increased in size significantly, so the last round of Chemo didn’t work. This has caused his ability to breathe to decrease, and the changed his Chemo. He had his treatment with the new stuff on Friday, and they rushed him to the hospital today because of his inability to breathe.

My question is are these signs of the beginning of the end? I know this form of cancer will eventually suffocate him, and he does have a living will, so oxygen is the only form of assistance he will receive. How long will oxygen help? I am very saddened by all of this and would hate to see him suffer for long like this. He is a good man and doesn’t deserve to die like this. Do your organs shut down due to lack of oxygen? Anyone with experience with Mesothelioma or that knows about this and can give me some insight, I’d appreciate any details no matter how graphic. I just want to know what to expect.
Don’t go into all of the herbs and stuff you can take to beat cancer. We know he is dying and cannot beat this. I really appreciate the thought though.
I know they cannot tell us when he will die, but I feel so helpless. Thanks for the link, but I have read everything out there about this and really was hoping to find someone who knows about this type of cancer first hand.