Monday, December 30, 2013

About Lung Cancer: Happy New Year to Those With Lung Cancer and Cancer Caregivers!


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 Making New Year's resolutions as someone living with, or someone who has a loved one with, lung cancer, can be difficult.  Check out these ideas for resolutions for those living with lung cancer, those with a loved one or friend with lung cancer, or the general public.  And -- January is Radon Awareness month.  It seems the public is unaware that exposure to radon in the home is the leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers and the second leading cause in people who smoke.  Have you had your home tested?

Best wishes until next year,  Dr. Lynne


10 More "New Reasons" to Check Your Home for Radon

 If you have your home inspected it's likely that you will be required to have smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors near many rooms.  Yet despite radon-induced lung cancer killing 7 times more people than house fires, regulations regarding radon testing lag behind.  But you don't need to wait for the government to step in.  I could bore you with statistical reasons to check your home, but check out these novel ideas on why you should do so.  Read more


New Year's Resolutions for Lung Cancer Survivors

 I wrote this blog for 2011 but my thoughts are the same today.  Read more


What's New in Lung Cancer Research?

 As we begin a new year many television stations seem to recap the events that happened over the last 365 days.  But what are some of the latest findings in lung cancer research?  Read more


Understanding Chemobrain

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Lynne Eldridge MD
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