Lung Cancer in South Carolina...

  • will be diagnosed in approximately 3,900 SC citizens in 2011.
  • will tragically take the lives of approximately 2,910 South Carolinians in 2011, as well.
  • is grossly underfunded, unidentified, and stigmatized.
  • is ravaging and must be cured.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Great News from LCA - Lung Cancer Alliance Commends Leadership of MA State Senate


Washington, D.C. [March 13, 2008]--Today, Lung Cancer Alliance praised the efforts of State Senator Susan Fargo for helping shepherd first – ever lung cancer research funding bill through the Massachusetts State Senate Committee on Revenue. Senate Bill #2454 would establish a “trust fund”, known as the Commonwealth Lung Cancer Early Detection and Treatment Research Fund, which would be funded by a percentage of the cigarette tax and would support research grants for early detection and treatment.

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