Preventing Lung Cancer and Improving Survival

Someone forward you this email? No sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here. Follow Us     Preventing Lung Cancer and Improving Survival  It's February - National Cancer Prevention Month - with topics that are important for both people trying to prevent cancer, and those who already have cancer.  While doctors talk about all of the treatments for cancer - chemotherapy, surgery, radiation, targeted therapies - it's easy to forget that there are things you can do yourself that may help you improve survival, or in contrast, could result in your cancer progressing. Best wishes until next week, Dr. Lynne Lynne Eldridge MD Lung Cancer Expert Importance of a Second Opinion with Lung Cancer  With the rapid improvement in options for lung cancer treatment for some people in recent years, combined with the large number of clinical trials checking out yet newer options to improve survival and quality of life, it's hard for one doctor to stay on top of everything available.   Why should you get a second opinion?  How should you get a second opinion and who should you see?  What are the reasons you should seek a second opinion if you have lung cancer, and what questions should you ask your second opinion doctor?  Read more READ NOW » Share   10 Tips for Improving Lung Cancer Survival  What things can you do yourself that may improve lung cancer survival?  Read more READ NOW » Share   Top 10 Tips for Preventing Lung Cancer  If you have a loved one with lung cancer, you may be wondering if there is anything you can do to prevent lung cancer yourself.  (Especially since lung cancer does have some genetic component.)  And if you are living with lung cancer, the American Institute for Cancer Research suggests that following cancer prevention practices may help make a difference for those already living with the disease as well.  Read more READ NOW » Share   Does Nicotine Cause Cancer to Start, Progress, or Spread?  With the availability of quit smoking aids containing nicotine - from patches, to gum, to e-cigarettes, and more - many people are asking an important question.  Does nicotine cause cancer?  Could nicotine cause a cancer already present to be more aggressive, grow faster, or spread sooner?  Read more READ NOW » Share   MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • What Should You Do When You are First Diagnosed with Lung Cancer? • Genetic Testing (Molecular Profiling) for People with Lung Cancer • Myths About Clinical Trials for Lung Cancer • How to Find a Lung Cancer Support Group • Free Stuff for People with Lung Cancer • 10 Things Not to Say to Someone with Lung Cancer Advertisement About Health | Follow Us:     You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Lung Cancer newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved - Privacy Policy