Saturday, September 17, 2011
CDC: State-Specific Trends in Lung Cancer Incidence and Smoking --- United States, 1999--2008
September 16, 2011
What is already known on this topic?
Cigarette smoking causes lung cancer in men and women. Wide variations in state tobacco control efforts, smoking prevalence, and lung cancer incidence have been observed in the United States. Lung cancer incidence has been decreasing for the past several decades among men but not among women.
What is added by this report?
Lung cancer incidence is beginning to decrease among women and is continuing to decrease among men in most states. Lung cancer rates are declining more rapidly in the West, which corresponds with smoking behavior; states with low smoking prevalence and high quit ratios are concentrated in this region.
What are the implications for public health practice?
Decreases in lung cancer incidence provide compelling evidence for state tobacco control policies, such as increasing tobacco excise taxes, enacting smoke-free laws, and funding policies to assist smokers in quitting. To continue these decreases in lung cancer incidence, current tobacco control funding for states needs to be increased to implement and sustain successful programs to reduce cigarette smoking and secondhand smoke exposure.
Read more.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Saturday, September 24, 2011 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
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Folly Beach, South Carolina
Please consider attending the Kites for a Cure™, on Folly Beach, an extraordinary family event in honor of Keisha Kirkland.
Dr. Keisha Kirkland, was diagnosed with Stage 3 Lung Cancer. As a healthy, athletic, non-smoker, we were all shocked at this devastating news. Keisha and her husband, former Clemson and NFL pro-bowl linebacker, Levon Kirkland have partnered with the national non-profit organization Uniting Against Lung Cancer (UALC) and all proceeds from this event will benefit the research programs of UALC.
Kites for a Cure will gather families and friends together to enjoy a beautiful afternoon on the beach, while bringing greater lung cancer awareness to Folly Beach area.
With a $25.00 donation, you will receive a kite you can decorate and a T-shirt. Event will take place in front of Tides Folly Beach
Register Online
Folly Beach, South Carolina
Please consider attending the Kites for a Cure™, on Folly Beach, an extraordinary family event in honor of Keisha Kirkland.
Dr. Keisha Kirkland, was diagnosed with Stage 3 Lung Cancer. As a healthy, athletic, non-smoker, we were all shocked at this devastating news. Keisha and her husband, former Clemson and NFL pro-bowl linebacker, Levon Kirkland have partnered with the national non-profit organization Uniting Against Lung Cancer (UALC) and all proceeds from this event will benefit the research programs of UALC.
Kites for a Cure will gather families and friends together to enjoy a beautiful afternoon on the beach, while bringing greater lung cancer awareness to Folly Beach area.
With a $25.00 donation, you will receive a kite you can decorate and a T-shirt. Event will take place in front of Tides Folly Beach
Monday, June 6, 2011
Study: Pfizer lung cancer pill may double survival - WIS News 10 - Columbia, South Carolina |
Study: Pfizer lung cancer pill may double survival - WIS News 10 - Columbia, South Carolina |
By LINDA A. JOHNSON
AP Business Writer
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A much-anticipated drug for advanced lung cancer from Pfizer Inc. appears to double survival over standard drugs against tumors with a certain genetic mutation, according to research presented Sunday.
The drug, called crizotinib, would be the first targeted treatment for the roughly 50,000 people who get this cancer each year worldwide. It might eventually produce annual revenue for Pfizer exceeding $2 billion.
The first overall survival data for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated with the drug, called crizotinib, showed 74 percent were still alive after a year and 54 percent after two years, researchers announced at a huge cancer specialists conference.
Median overall survival, a key measure, hasn't been determined because more than half the 82 patients are still alive.
Read more.
By LINDA A. JOHNSON
AP Business Writer
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A much-anticipated drug for advanced lung cancer from Pfizer Inc. appears to double survival over standard drugs against tumors with a certain genetic mutation, according to research presented Sunday.
The drug, called crizotinib, would be the first targeted treatment for the roughly 50,000 people who get this cancer each year worldwide. It might eventually produce annual revenue for Pfizer exceeding $2 billion.
The first overall survival data for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated with the drug, called crizotinib, showed 74 percent were still alive after a year and 54 percent after two years, researchers announced at a huge cancer specialists conference.
Median overall survival, a key measure, hasn't been determined because more than half the 82 patients are still alive.
Read more.
Thousands raised for local deputy fighting cancer
Thousands raised for local deputy fighting cancer:
"Hundreds braving the hot weather, riding out to combat cancer."
by Fraendy Clervaud
Posted: 6-4-2011
Nearly three hundred people riding to combat lung cancer Saturday afternoon at Ryan's Ride.
They braved the hot temps to help raise money for Richland County Deputy Mark Ryan who's battling stage four lung cancer.
Sheriff Leon Lott invited folks from across the Midlands to take part.
Ryan is the single father of three daughters.
Organizers say the event raised a total of $10,315.
The money will help with Ryan's mounting medical bills.
"I think without today's event it would make or break him. It's vital to him getting his medical bills paid and its just great to see this event happen for him in his honor," says Master Deputy James Stone.
Participants signed up at Rays Place in Ballentine and than started to ride around Lake Murray.
The second benefit ride will take place July 23, 2011. For more information about the event call 803-309-8888.
"Hundreds braving the hot weather, riding out to combat cancer."
by Fraendy Clervaud
Posted: 6-4-2011
Nearly three hundred people riding to combat lung cancer Saturday afternoon at Ryan's Ride.
They braved the hot temps to help raise money for Richland County Deputy Mark Ryan who's battling stage four lung cancer.
Sheriff Leon Lott invited folks from across the Midlands to take part.
Ryan is the single father of three daughters.
Organizers say the event raised a total of $10,315.
The money will help with Ryan's mounting medical bills.
"I think without today's event it would make or break him. It's vital to him getting his medical bills paid and its just great to see this event happen for him in his honor," says Master Deputy James Stone.
Participants signed up at Rays Place in Ballentine and than started to ride around Lake Murray.
The second benefit ride will take place July 23, 2011. For more information about the event call 803-309-8888.
Orlando Health launches lung cancer screening program
Orlando Business Journal
Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 3:10pm EDT
Orlando Health launched a lung cancer screening pilot program June 1 targeted at smokers and ex-smokers.
The pilot program at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center-Orlando’s Rod Taylor Thoracic Care Center will focus on current and former smokers age 55 to 74, and will use low-dose radiation and CT scans to look for nodules
that don’t typically show up on X-rays. The hospital expects 20 percent of the people screened to need further testing and 2 percent to need treatment for lung cancer.
More than 18,000 people in Florida are expected to be diagnosed with lung cancer in 2011.
The cost of the test will be discounted from $1,500 to $375.
Read more: Orlando Health launches lung cancer screening program | Orlando Business Journal
Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 3:10pm EDT
Orlando Health launched a lung cancer screening pilot program June 1 targeted at smokers and ex-smokers.
The pilot program at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center-Orlando’s Rod Taylor Thoracic Care Center will focus on current and former smokers age 55 to 74, and will use low-dose radiation and CT scans to look for nodules
that don’t typically show up on X-rays. The hospital expects 20 percent of the people screened to need further testing and 2 percent to need treatment for lung cancer.
More than 18,000 people in Florida are expected to be diagnosed with lung cancer in 2011.
The cost of the test will be discounted from $1,500 to $375.
Read more: Orlando Health launches lung cancer screening program | Orlando Business Journal
New SmartState Endowed Chair to develop cancer drugs in S.C.
via lowcountrybizSC
Top scientist will be based at S.C. College of Pharmacy, help lead state’s Cancer Drug Discovery Center of Economic Excellence
SOUTH CAROLINA, SC - May 26, 2011 - One of the nation’s leading cancer drug researchers has moved his work to South Carolina thanks to the state’s SmartState Program (previously known as the CoEE Program).
Dr. Patrick Woster will be based at the S.C. College of Pharmacy (SCCP), where he will help lead the Center of Economic Excellence in Cancer Drug Discovery and become the SmartState Endowed Chair in Medicinal Chemistry. Woster is one of four endowed chairs supported by the Cancer Drug Discovery Center, a Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Center in which the University of South Carolina is a partner.
Read more.
Top scientist will be based at S.C. College of Pharmacy, help lead state’s Cancer Drug Discovery Center of Economic Excellence
SOUTH CAROLINA, SC - May 26, 2011 - One of the nation’s leading cancer drug researchers has moved his work to South Carolina thanks to the state’s SmartState Program (previously known as the CoEE Program).
Dr. Patrick Woster will be based at the S.C. College of Pharmacy (SCCP), where he will help lead the Center of Economic Excellence in Cancer Drug Discovery and become the SmartState Endowed Chair in Medicinal Chemistry. Woster is one of four endowed chairs supported by the Cancer Drug Discovery Center, a Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Center in which the University of South Carolina is a partner.
Read more.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Deputy deals with devastating cancer diagnosis
Fellow deputies holding benefit ride to help with medical bills
By NOELLE PHILLIPS - nophillips@thestate.com
For most of his life, Richland County Sheriff’s Deputy Mark Ryan has served his community.
He has been a volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician. He has raised money for the American Red Cross, American Cancer Society, Easter Seals and Muscular Dystrophy Association. He has helped families recover from fires that destroyed their homes.
Now, it’s time for Ryan to be on the receiving end of the help, as he battles advanced lung cancer.
Photo - TIM DOMINICK - tdominick@thestate.com
“It makes me feel good to do that kind of stuff,” Ryan said. “Being a recipient is difficult.”
To help Ryan with his medical bills, fellow deputies have organized Ryan’s Ride: A Dam Ride for Cancer on June 4 at Lake Murray.
They also are wearing black and red bracelets to show support for him and his three daughters, ages 14-20.
Ryan has been a deputy with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department for three years but is on short-term disability. He has health insurance, but the bills still pile up.
Sheriff Leon Lott said he hired Ryan because he knew a man with devotion to single-handedly raise three girls would make a good deputy.
“His heart is in the right place with what he wanted to do,” Lott said.
Monday, Ryan and his daughters agreed to talk with reporters, a tearful interview for the girls as they watched their father talk about his disease, his love for them and his fellow Richland County deputies.
“It’s been very emotional for me,” Ryan said. “I’m proud to be a part of this organization, and I’m honored they’re helping me like this.”
If you go -
Ryan’s Ride: A Dam Ride for Cancer will be June 4 around Lake Murray.
The first vehicle will leave at 11 a.m. from Ray’s Place on Dutch Fork Road in Ballentine. The ride ends at 5 p.m. at the same location with a barbecue and silent auction. Motorcycles, convertibles and other automobiles are welcome to participate.
Registration is $25 per person and includes a T-shirt.
For more information or a registration form, email ryansryde@gmail.com.
Read the entire article here.
By NOELLE PHILLIPS - nophillips@thestate.com
For most of his life, Richland County Sheriff’s Deputy Mark Ryan has served his community.
He has been a volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician. He has raised money for the American Red Cross, American Cancer Society, Easter Seals and Muscular Dystrophy Association. He has helped families recover from fires that destroyed their homes.
Now, it’s time for Ryan to be on the receiving end of the help, as he battles advanced lung cancer.
“It makes me feel good to do that kind of stuff,” Ryan said. “Being a recipient is difficult.”
To help Ryan with his medical bills, fellow deputies have organized Ryan’s Ride: A Dam Ride for Cancer on June 4 at Lake Murray.
They also are wearing black and red bracelets to show support for him and his three daughters, ages 14-20.
Ryan has been a deputy with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department for three years but is on short-term disability. He has health insurance, but the bills still pile up.
Sheriff Leon Lott said he hired Ryan because he knew a man with devotion to single-handedly raise three girls would make a good deputy.
“His heart is in the right place with what he wanted to do,” Lott said.
Monday, Ryan and his daughters agreed to talk with reporters, a tearful interview for the girls as they watched their father talk about his disease, his love for them and his fellow Richland County deputies.
“It’s been very emotional for me,” Ryan said. “I’m proud to be a part of this organization, and I’m honored they’re helping me like this.”
If you go -
Ryan’s Ride: A Dam Ride for Cancer will be June 4 around Lake Murray.
The first vehicle will leave at 11 a.m. from Ray’s Place on Dutch Fork Road in Ballentine. The ride ends at 5 p.m. at the same location with a barbecue and silent auction. Motorcycles, convertibles and other automobiles are welcome to participate.
Registration is $25 per person and includes a T-shirt.
For more information or a registration form, email ryansryde@gmail.com.
Read the entire article here.
NASCAR legend Owens prepares for the homestretch
By MIKE HEMBREE
For the Herald-Journal
GoUpstate.com
It's a long way from the dusty leavings of what once was a country road — Reidville Road — in Spartanburg to the newly rarefied air of the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
A certified pioneer of stock car racing. Winner of hundreds of races as a driver. A championship car builder and team owner. An innovator in racing safety.
Owens' racing story is interwoven with that of NASCAR — with the notable exception that his story predates NASCAR's.
Read more about NASCAR legend Cotton Owens' career and both he and his wife's battles with lung cancer.
For the Herald-Journal
GoUpstate.com
It's a long way from the dusty leavings of what once was a country road — Reidville Road — in Spartanburg to the newly rarefied air of the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
A certified pioneer of stock car racing. Winner of hundreds of races as a driver. A championship car builder and team owner. An innovator in racing safety.
Owens' racing story is interwoven with that of NASCAR — with the notable exception that his story predates NASCAR's.
Read more about NASCAR legend Cotton Owens' career and both he and his wife's battles with lung cancer.
South Carolina High School senior awarded John Atkinson Lung cancer Foundation Scholarship after losing parent.
The John Atkins Lung Cancer Foundation is proud to announce their out-of-state scholarship recipients: Jovanna Davis of Florida, Christiana Allen-Pipkin of Michigan, Sandra Whaley of South Carolina and Sharmae Young of Missouri. Congratulations to all of you!
About the John Atkinson Lung Cancer Founation
The foundation is providing leadership by increasing awareness of lung cancer and advocating for increased funding for research. We are dedicated to erasing the stigma that lung cancer can only happen to smokers. The foundation was named for John Atkinson, a nonsmoking father of three and devoted husband, who died of lung cancer in June of 2009 at the age of 40. The foundation carries the torch that John lit in the battle to end lung cancer.
To increase awareness of lung cancer in order to prevent the disease, to erase the stigma associated with lung cancer, to advocate for increased funding for lung cancer research, and to provide scholarships to students who have lost a parent to lung cancer. For more information - www.johnatkinsonfoundation.org
Cancer Survivors Day Celebration at Georgetown Hospital System in the Lowcountry
Cancer Survivors Day Celebration
on Sunday, June 5, 2011 from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM
Event is free & open to all local cancer survivors and caregivers
Location - Wachesaw Conference Center, 4367 Riverwood Drive, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
Georgetown Hospital System is hosting a First Annual Cancer Survivors Day Celebration, sponsored in part by Waccamaw Oncology, and held in conjunction with National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation, Inc.
The "Chain of Survival" themed event will feature presentations from a two-time cancer survivor, a caregiver and oncologist. Displays and information will be available on such topics as support groups, cancer rehabilitation programs, nutritional needs, transportation and more. Refreshments will be offered.
Chain Project
A unique project recognizing survivors will be displayed at the event. Names, diagnosis and length of survivorship will be written on laminated paper links to form a chain. Survivors who wish to participate in the chain project should email their information to dmagnanelli@georgetownhospitalsystem.org.
The finished chain will be displayed at Francis B. Ford Cancer Treatment Center in Georgetown after the June 5 event.
on Sunday, June 5, 2011 from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM
Event is free & open to all local cancer survivors and caregivers
Location - Wachesaw Conference Center, 4367 Riverwood Drive, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
Georgetown Hospital System is hosting a First Annual Cancer Survivors Day Celebration, sponsored in part by Waccamaw Oncology, and held in conjunction with National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation, Inc.
The "Chain of Survival" themed event will feature presentations from a two-time cancer survivor, a caregiver and oncologist. Displays and information will be available on such topics as support groups, cancer rehabilitation programs, nutritional needs, transportation and more. Refreshments will be offered.
Chain Project
A unique project recognizing survivors will be displayed at the event. Names, diagnosis and length of survivorship will be written on laminated paper links to form a chain. Survivors who wish to participate in the chain project should email their information to dmagnanelli@georgetownhospitalsystem.org.
The finished chain will be displayed at Francis B. Ford Cancer Treatment Center in Georgetown after the June 5 event.
Steve Spurrier is participating in the Palmetto Health Foundation McDaniels Golf Classic & VIP Auction - June 16th & 17th.
Mark your calendars for the 2011 McDaniels Golf Classic and VIP Auction benefitting the Palmetto Health Foundation. The auction will be held Thursday, June 16 at The Zone and the tournament will be held Friday, June 17 at Fort Jackson Golf Club. Auction tickets are $100 each and are available online. Call Anna Saunders at 434.2830 for more information.
Treatment Shows Promise in Quelling a Type of Lung Cancer
Personalized Medicine Leads One Patient to Ask, "Can I go Scuba Diving?"
By Lisa Marshall of CU Medicine Today
University of Colorado School of Medicine
(May 2, 2011) The words "adenocarcinoma of the lung" required no further explanation. As a physician herself, Gene Burges knew what they meant.
"I told my husband, ‘I’ve had a really wonderful life,’" says Burges, 64, who received her grim diagnosis in April 2009. "I knew it was the end."
But nearly two years later, the dermatologist and associate professor at Medical University of South Carolina has kicked the chronic cough and night sweats, and—according to her grateful sons—has returned to her "energetic self." After watching the glowing orange beacons of cancer disappear from her scans, she went so far as to buy a new house this year.
Read more.
By Lisa Marshall of CU Medicine Today
University of Colorado School of Medicine
(May 2, 2011) The words "adenocarcinoma of the lung" required no further explanation. As a physician herself, Gene Burges knew what they meant.
"I told my husband, ‘I’ve had a really wonderful life,’" says Burges, 64, who received her grim diagnosis in April 2009. "I knew it was the end."
But nearly two years later, the dermatologist and associate professor at Medical University of South Carolina has kicked the chronic cough and night sweats, and—according to her grateful sons—has returned to her "energetic self." After watching the glowing orange beacons of cancer disappear from her scans, she went so far as to buy a new house this year.
Read more.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Upstate Hospital First In SC To Offer New Lung Cancer Surgery
Surgeon, Robot Team Up For Procedure
Mike McCormick, WYFF News 4 Reporter
Mike McCormick, WYFF News 4 Reporter
Monday, January 31, 2011
Lung Cancer: The Bold and Beautiful Perspective
Read comments from Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, promoting an upcoming episode of The Bold and the Beautiful airing on February 7th on CBS. The show will shed light on lung cancer and feature several famous surivors. Newmark lost his own father at a young age when he was only 13.
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