Lung cancer up 87% among U.S. women in last four decades
Every two and half minutes, someone in the United States is told that they have lung cancer – the nation’s leading cause of cancer deaths. Every single day 400 people lose their lives to this devastating disease, according to the American Lung Association (ALA). Another noteworthy statistic: in the last 41 years, lung cancer incidence has increased 87 percent among women.
The ALA through it’s LUNG FORCE initiative and a partnership with Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA), is using November’s status as Lung Cancer Awareness Month to rally support and action to combat this deadly disease.