Regional Hospital Shines A Light on Lung Cancer Awareness

“Lung cancer is the number one (cancer) killer of women, more so than breast, colon, pancreatic cancer combined, and one woman every eight minutes, in the US, dies of lung cancer”.

The Lung Cancer Alliance held an event tonight, at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute, to bring awareness to the disease. And like countless others, my family has been directly affected; my wife, Tina, lost both her parents to lung cancer.

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“Most people who develop lung cancer do have a smoking history, but there is also a significant proportion of people who never smoked who get lung cancer, or who quit many years ago”, he tells us.

Shine a Light on Lung Cancer is a national campaign that works towards providing the community with hope, inspiration, and support for those impacted as well as at risk for lung cancer.

The event will consist of presentations from Guthrie Cancer Center highlighting advancements in lung cancer screening and treatment, as well as a ceremony in tribute to those impacted by this disease.

According to the American Lung Association’s newly released 2015 Women’s Lung Health Barometer, only a quarter of women at high risk have spoken to their doctor about their lung cancer risks.

A donation supports the American Lung Association’s investment in lung cancer research and public health promotion, including early detection, clinical trials, biomarker testing, advocating for more federal research funding and the overall mission of the American Lung Association. Greater awareness about screening options and early detection can save lives.

LUNG FORCE Giving Day is November 17. Lois Capps and Rick Nolan, recently launched the bipartisan Congressional Lung Cancer Caucus to educate our colleagues on ways to eliminate stigmas, improve survivorship and further prevention research.