I think it may be a factor but honestly I think cancer is more genetic than
they yet realize. Just a theory, some have been proven to be genetic, I
think it's a lot more than they know about yet. Actually that is one of the
theories out there just not one you hear too often.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 4:37 PM
Subject: Re: Health Update On Our Friend Alan, N7MIT
> And even more interesting is how many people do you know that smoked for
> decades and never got lung or throat or any kkind of cancer?
> I'm not totally convinced that smoking causes lung cancer...though it is
> somewhat unhealthy.
> If smoking causes cancer, then shouldn't every smoker get it eventually?
> And if non-smokers get lung cancer then what causes it...I think we, as a
> society conclude, erroniously that smoking cigarettes causes cancer...it
> can
> I think, but it isn't like you will automatically get it, or, if you are
> an
> x smoker, and get cancer, that it was the smoking that caused it.
> And the whole concept of second hand smoke is also one of those erronious
> assumptions touted by media. I expect diet and chemical laced environment
> have a whole lot more to do with cancer than smoking or inhailing second
> hand smoke does.
> If you look at countries like say Greece...the highest smoking rate among
> adults in the world...something like 80 percent of adults smoke. Yet,
> they
> consistently, as a country, rate among the healthiest population in the
> world. Why? diet and environment.
> America has the highest cancer rates in the world...why? Diet and
> environment.
> China has one of the highest rates of smoking for a countries population
> as
> well...yet cancer rates are no where near what they are per capita in the
> US.
> Anyway, I say all this because I see people jumping to the conclusion that
> you must have smoked or been around allot of smokers if you get lung
> cancer...there are lots and lots of chemicals and environmental conditions
> that, if exposed to over years, can cause it far more surely than smoking
> might.
> The problem of course is that we are exposed to far too many of these
> things
> so it's impossible to point at any cause...it just happens and I'm not
> sure
> anything we do in our lives can really prevent it.
> And it really sucks when it happens to anyone.
>
> Hang in there Alan and posative thoughts are coming your way from the
> great
> white north.
>
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Miller
> Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 5:32 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Health Update On Our Friend Alan, N7MIT
>
> It's not the first time I've heard of that though. I have another couple
> friends who have had lung and throat cancers commonly associated with
> smoking though they never have in their lives. It's just a strange thing.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 1:17 AM
> Subject: Re: Health Update On Our Friend Alan, N7MIT
>
>
>>I have never smoked in my life, so it is kind of odd thatI got cancer in
>>my
>> lungs.
>>
>> Alan - N7MIT
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Alan R. Downing
>> Phoenix, AZ
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Eric Oyen
>> Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2015 9:51 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Health Update On Our Friend Alan, N7MIT
>>
>> ouch! I had a relative that passed away from that specific cancer. He =
>> probably would still be alive if the VA hadn't misdiagnosed it as =
>> emphysema. Alan caught it early, so the chances are fairly good.
>>
>> -eric
>>
>> On Jun 20, 2015, at 4:13 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
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>>> Hello, everyone.
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>>> Unfortunately, the news is not very good.
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>>> Alan has given me permission to share the news with the group.
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>>> To quote Alan himself:
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>>> "I got very bad news yesterday regarding my lung biopsy. I have adno
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>>> with cancer of the lung. It sounds pretty bad, but I will fight it."
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>>> Let's all continue to keep Alan in our thoughts and prayers.
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>>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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