Merry, they could care less is the impression I am getting. Now, all of a sudden, my Pulmonologist has this sense of urgency that I get treated. If you smoke, any health issue you have is going to be blamed on smoking and I am not the only one that has experienced this. I have lost two friends to lung cancer in less then two years. One was a smoker and one quit over 30 years ago. Both were complaining of coughs and went misdiagnosed as smoker's cough, bronchitis, pneumonia. No CT scans were done early. I fully intend to write Sutter Gould about this.