my sister was diagonsed as grade two invasive duct carcinoma estrogen pos. her 2 neg. modified radical mastactomy was done to her and she HAS FREE LYMPH NODES , she is a candidate for oncotype dxr and we are waiting for the result hopfuly before 14th of febraury as by that time 6 weeks will ellapse, the question is ,she was heavy smoker and she wants to quit gradually rather than cold turkey what do u recommend
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Q: smoking patient dignosed as stage two invasive duct carcinoma should quite immediatly or gradually
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2/ 1/10 9:21am
Smoking increases blood pressure and can slow healing after surgery and, of course, it is a cancer risk. I don't know if there are any risks to stopping smoking suddenly while on cancer treatment, so your sister should talk to the doctor about the best way for her to stop. Since smoking is a stress reliever for many people, stopping when under the stress from cancer may be especially difficult for your sister. On the other hand, cancer often motivates people to take better care of their bodies. The sooner your sister can quit safely, the better her health will be.
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