by NationalLungCancerPartnership

Question by Lace123: What is the chance of getting lung cancer?
My dad is 45 years old and turns 46 on June 21. He has been smoking ever since he graduated from college, at age 25, turning 26. So he has been smoking for about 20 years. He quit for almost a year when we first moved to America, but he started again. So about 19 3/4 years he has been smoking. He has quit now, at age 45 and he hasn’t smoked for almost a month now. What is the chance of him still getting lung cancer? Read more...

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Question by Asandi: What are the chances of actually getting lung cancer from smoking?
I’m 19, and have only smoked for maybe a year, but my parents always smoked so I got second hand smoke form that mostly all my life. Read more...

Question by : What are the chances of me getting lung cancer?
My dad has lung cancer he just got it like a year ago (non smoker)? so does this make me have a bigger chance of getting it? Read more...

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Question by Kelly: What is the lowest age for getting breast cancer?
Hi, my friend is 13 years old and she has a lump in each breast and she says it hurts when she squeezes them. Does she have breast cancer? I know the best way to find out is to go to a doctor and I’ve tried to tell her that, but she’s too shy to go see one. Read more...

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Question by precious_angel100: what are the chances of getting breast cancer as a 15 yr old?
Recently i have noticed a lump in my breast like on the left side of my nipple. It has never been there before and i am fraking out that i have breast cancer. Please help me. Read more...

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Question by pa3pa3a: What is the chance of a teenager getting lung cancer?
I’m 17 and have smoked 2-3 cigaretts a day for about a year and decided to quit recently. I have read a sign of lung cancer is shortness of breath which I’ve been having the last 2 days. Is it because I’m craving nicotine that I feel like getting fresh air and having the need to take deep breath? Read more...

Getting To The HIV Test: It Takes A Village
If you want to improve HIV testing rates in remote rural areas, get the community involved, says UCLA’s Thomas Coates, who has directed a new study examining HIV testing programs in communities in Africa and Southeast Asia. The research, published online in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, shows that when community mobilization activities and post-test psychosocial support services were added to …
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Question by Dk: What is the level of protection for the subsequent similar disease after getting influenza (swine flu)?
Are we completely protected after the first attack of Swine flu? Read more...

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Question by Kayla: How can i prevent getting the flu (influenza)?
My brother has either the flu or some stomach virus. He has been vomiting and having diarrhea. I absolutely hate throwing up, so i don’t want to catch this little bug he has. I wash my hands constantly and my diet is a little healthier than his. Do you think i’ll get it since i live with him? How can i prevent it? We both have the flu shot– if that helps any. Read more...