CancerCompass message board discussion started by camomilla on 3/6/2008 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,21706,0.htm Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Hi, please ignore my mistakes since I can't speak English very well. My boyfriend was diagnosed in October 2006 with Hodgkin's disease stage 2, particularly in medistinal area, at the age of 29. He had treatment untill June 2007 and the following check-up didn't reveal any disease! He used to smoke before the disease, but doctors said cigarettes aren't the origin of this cancer. I'm not so sure this is true, and I feel guilty because I used to smoke too, and obviously also with my boyfriend. Could anyone between you, both caregivers or patients, tell me about your personal experience with this disease, above all about its relationship with cigarettes?Thanks for your attention. camomilla Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT Hi,I have just been diagnosed with Follicular Lymphoma. I was also told that Lymphoma in general is not linked to any one thing, including smoking. skarp Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT I Have follicular lymhoma and I was told cigarettes had nothing to do with smoking. I ended up quitting anyway becuase I don't want to put it in my body anymore. Jejemi40 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT I want to thank you for the answer you gave me. I wish you all the best! camomilla Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT