My mother has taught me some important things in her 3½ decades fighting cancer. Cancer is multi-causal, with more than one factor setting it on its course. Likewise, the key to survival often includes a number of things working together — strong faith, positive attitude, early detection and of course the best possible care and treatment. These things work together and collaborate to save lives.
The news that the Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South Carolina has received designation from the National Cancer Institute should be cheered across the state. This designation means that Hollings Cancer Center is conducting research capable of contributing to the war on cancer in South Carolina and beyond.
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Smoking may be one of many causes of Lung Cancer.
How do you explain people who get Lung Cancer who never smoked or breathed in second-hand smoke?
Snowbird, you are so right that smoking is only one cause of lung cancer, and it so badly stigmatizes the disease. 15% of those diagnosed with lung cancer are never smokers and another 50% are former smokers, who may have quit decades ago (like my mother). http://www.lungcanceralliance.org/facing/facts.html
Approximately 3,000 deaths/year are attributed to second hand smoke.
Radon is an invisible, odorless, tasteless radioactive gas that occurs naturally in soil and rocks. Radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, with an estimated 21,000 lung cancer deaths each year related to radon exposure, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. http://www.lungcanceralliance.org/facing/risks.html
Overcoming the stigma, funding for research, and early detection are the keys to fighting this terrible disease.
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