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.
From the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation - GIVE... and Efforts to Wipe Out Lung Cancer Shall RECEIVEIn this traditional season of giving and gratefulness, I am delighted to report that we continue to make monumental strides in our efforts to eradicate Lung Cancer.Last week's third annual Simply the Best Dinner Gala was a celebration of giving to our cause. Thanks to your efforts and generosity, the event drew a packed house of 650 at The Ritz Carlton Hotel in San Francisco and raised over $800,000.A special THANK YOU to Kayce Jennings and Lynn Sherr, guests of honor, who helped us pay tribute to the life and legacy of Peter Jennings, the ABC anchor of "World News Tonight," who battled Lung Cancer with the same intensity, sense of humor and passionate spirit he brought to sharing the world's events with us for decades. Thanks to them - and you - we continue to raise the profile of and gain global awareness for Lung Cancer.
By Octavia Mitchell Anchor / Reporter WCBD - CharlestonPublished: November 25, 2008
...Although the report brings good news, there are large state and regional differences in lung cancer rates. Dr. Alberg (Hollings Cancer Center) says, “As a nation these results are great news. I think we do need to look at our situation in South Carolina, so there are not as favorable news as the nation as a whole. For example, the lung cancer mortality rates that have been decreasing, we have the 13th highest lung cancer mortality rate, and that’s directly attributable to our lack of attention to smoking control in South Carolina.”
Newswise/University of Michigan Health System — Lung cancer kills more than four times as many Americans as breast cancer. But while pink ribbons trumpet Breast Cancer Awareness Month throughout October, little attention is paid to lung cancer in November, which is that disease’s awareness month.
“My wish is the world would stand up and say we’ve done so well with breast cancer, let’s now do the same for lung cancer,” says Douglas Arenberg, M.D., associate professor of internal medicine and a lung cancer specialist at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.
“Once people are aware of the facts, they start scratching their heads and thinking we need to do something about this,” Arenberg says.
ScienceDaily (Nov. 25, 2008) — A new report from the nation's leading cancer organizations shows that, for the first time since the report was first issued in 1998, both incidence and death rates for all cancers combined are decreasing for both men and women, driven largely by declines in some of the most common types of cancer. The report notes that, although the decreases in overall cancer incidence and death rates are encouraging, large state and regional differences in lung cancer trends among women underscore the need to strengthen many state tobacco control programs.
ScienceDaily (Nov. 21, 2008) — Canadian researchers are trying to answer why some smokers develop lung cancer while others remain disease free, despite similar lifestyle changes.
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