 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,606 Likes: 2 | Interesting that smoking cessation is seen as something that will stop cancer dead in its tracks. Many studies suggest that stopping smoking will not decrease your risk of cancer for as many as 30 years after you stop. The cardiovascular improvements begin almost immediately. Most longer term studies are isolated to lung cancer., however. Drinking could also cause problems.
Harry, there was an interesting study published that showed eating blue raspberries might protect the mouth enough to slow down the progression of leukoplakia into cancer.
Ed
SCC Stage IV, BOT, T2N2bM0
Cisplatin/5FU x 3, 40 days radiation
Diagnosis 07/21/03 tx completed 10/08/03
Post Radiation Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome 3/08.
Cervical Spinal Stenosis 01/11
Cervical Myelitis 09/12
Thoracic Paraplegia 10/12
Dysautonomia 11/12
Hospice care 09/12-01/13.
COPD 01/14
Intermittent CHF 6/15
Feeding tube NPO 03/16
VFI 12/2016
ORN 12/2017
Cardiac Event 06/2018
Bilateral VFI 01/2021
Thoracotomy Bilobectomy 01/2022
Bilateral VFI 05/2022
Total Laryngectomy 01/2023
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