Hi Peggy, I too had a friend who is doing the same thing, smoking again after cancer,,, she may still have it it seams to just hide for a while and then come back. smoking is as bad as drugs the habit is demanding and so hard to quite..... I am so happy I gave up all tobacco some years ago... it was one of the reasons I had heart attack and heart problems... Ed -----Original Message----- From: Peggy Palmertree Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 4:10 AM To: palmertree@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PTREE] Armstrong/Greenwall Ken, my friend has cancer & has had 2 or 3 surgerys since I've been knowing her. Before we\ met she had breast removed, but cigarettes wasn't the cause. She said. When she had the top lobe (misspell) removed she laid the pack down for 6 -8 weeks & then picked them up again. The drs told her husband to stop smoking also & he did. She will go outside to smoke but will keep going, But I hope Tom will lay them down. Basil was smoking almost 2 packs a day, but put them down but picked up chewing, but has stopped that. ________________________________