😔this just made me cry my eyes out! My father went through this last year. He actually worked at the CDC. He was on Life Support for 2 months for Stage 4 Lung Cancer with a tumor larger than a baseball blocking his airway. He also had COPD & a blood clot in his lungs. He just recently passed away a day after his 63rd bday after months of chemo treatments just to prolong his life a little longer. He put up a good fight. But I cry every day thinking about the pain that he was in. I miss him so much. I just wished he would've stopped. I have never touched a cigarette a day in my life & never will!
I know exactly what he is talking about as I joined the Air Force in 1983. They would say, "smoke em if you got em" The smokers were then allowed to leave the formation while everybody else had to stand at parade rest. I too figured this was an easier way to go so I bought a pack of cigarettes, as it was easier to just stand at ease and smoke than stand in a rigid position with.your knees locked at parade rest with your arms behind your back in the Texas heat. Fortunately, I did not get hooked and gave up the cigarettes as soon as basic training was over. However I know from several people that this is where they started their smoking habit.
There’s a good chance he is. I was diagnosed with early stage 3 colorectal cancer in 2013. I’ve been cancer free for eight years now. I smoked anywhere from 5-10 cigarettes a day on and off from age 17 through 39. I vowed I would quit before I was 40. Fortunately, I succeeded. My colorectal cancer was diagnosed nearly six years later. So it’s quite possible my years of smoking could’ve been a contributing factor. But I’m here so it’s never too late to stop.
Back in the 80s when Michael Begann smoking it was a Natural Habbit & Part of the Human Culture the Healph Effects & Tobacco Related Deseases weren't Known. In the 90s The Dangers of Tobacco where Discovered & Figured it out. The 60s 70s & 80s where quite Differren't Compared to Today.
Mark began smoking when he joined the Air Force at age 19 and continued to smoke until 2009, when he developed rectal cancer at age 42. You can find out more about Mark and other participants’ stories by visiting CDC.gov/tips.
You can't tell me that the very end of his digestive system, which begins at the mouth, was damaged from smoking, yet his mouth, throat, lungs, liver, pancreas, stomach, & small bowel were spared? I lost my entire large intestine a year ago and don't use tobacco. Unless he was smoking through his sphincter, I'll never believe it caused rectal cancer.
I'm proud to be a part of the 2015 CDC Tips from Former Smokers campaign to encourage people to stop smoking and get screened for colon cancer.
😔this just made me cry my eyes out! My father went through this last year. He actually worked at the CDC. He was on Life Support for 2 months for Stage 4 Lung Cancer with a tumor larger than a baseball blocking his airway. He also had COPD & a blood clot in his lungs. He just recently passed away a day after his 63rd bday after months of chemo treatments just to prolong his life a little longer. He put up a good fight. But I cry every day thinking about the pain that he was in. I miss him so much. I just wished he would've stopped. I have never touched a cigarette a day in my life & never will!
Thanks
Thank you sir. I pray you live healthy and happy for the rest of your life.
Thank you for your service in the military
God bless our Service members and GOD bless thE USA
I know exactly what he is talking about as I joined the Air Force in 1983. They would say, "smoke em if you got em"
The smokers were then allowed to leave the formation while everybody else had to stand at parade rest.
I too figured this was an easier way to go so I bought a pack of cigarettes, as it was easier to just stand at ease and smoke than stand in a rigid position with.your knees locked at parade rest with your arms behind your back in the Texas heat. Fortunately, I did not get hooked and gave up the cigarettes as soon as basic training was over. However I know from several people that this is where they started their smoking habit.
I HATE the tobacco industry!
"At ease. Light 'em if you've got 'em." I always lit one.
I'm truly sadden to hear of your loss, your Nana, but have you ever smoked before?
Is he still alive?
There’s a good chance he is. I was diagnosed with early stage 3 colorectal cancer in 2013. I’ve been cancer free for eight years now. I smoked anywhere from 5-10 cigarettes a day on and off from age 17 through 39. I vowed I would quit before I was 40. Fortunately, I succeeded. My colorectal cancer was diagnosed nearly six years later. So it’s quite possible my years of smoking could’ve been a contributing factor. But I’m here so it’s never too late to stop.
Because of the Consequences
Back in the 80s when Michael Begann smoking it was a Natural Habbit & Part of the Human Culture the Healph Effects & Tobacco Related Deseases weren't Known.
In the 90s The Dangers of Tobacco where Discovered & Figured it out.
The 60s 70s & 80s where quite Differren't Compared to Today.
Does anybody know how long Mark smoked?
Mark began smoking when he joined the Air Force at age 19 and continued to smoke until 2009, when he developed rectal cancer at age 42. You can find out more about Mark and other participants’ stories by visiting CDC.gov/tips.
Im a Nonsmoker
You can't tell me that the very end of his digestive system, which begins at the mouth, was damaged from smoking, yet his mouth, throat, lungs, liver, pancreas, stomach, & small bowel were spared? I lost my entire large intestine a year ago and don't use tobacco. Unless he was smoking through his sphincter, I'll never believe it caused rectal cancer.
Don’t be ignorant smoking introduces many toxins in the body
Smoking can cause many different types of cancer
Your genetic makeup make some organs and tissues more vulnerable to carcinogens than others. It's a very known fact.
@w1cht3l They said they don't use tobacco
You can get cancer from anything not just smoking