LUNGevity Foundation is dedicated to funding lung cancer research and providing support to people affected by lung cancer.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States.
Approximately 50% of the people diagnosed with lung cancer have never smoked or are former smokers. Lung cancer accounts for approximately 29% of all cancer deaths. Lung cancer kills more Americans each year than breast, prostate, colorectal, and pancreatic cancers combined. Lung cancer kills more than three times as many men each year than prostate cancer. Lung cancer kills more women each year than breast, ovarian, uterine, and cervical cancers combined.
During 2008, there will be about 215,020 new cases of lung cancer (114,690 among men and 100,330 among women). Lung cancer kills 84% of newly diagnosed patients within five years. The survival rate is 49% for cases detected when the disease is localized to the lung,
Approximately 50% of the people diagnosed with lung cancer have never smoked or are former smokers. Lung cancer accounts for approximately 29% of all cancer deaths. Lung cancer kills more Americans each year than breast, prostate, colorectal, and pancreatic cancers combined. Lung cancer kills more than three times as many men each year than prostate cancer. Lung cancer kills more women each year than breast, ovarian, uterine, and cervical cancers combined.
During 2008, there will be about 215,020 new cases of lung cancer (114,690 among men and 100,330 among women). Lung cancer kills 84% of newly diagnosed patients within five years. The survival rate is 49% for cases detected when the disease is localized to the lung,
but only 16% of lung cancers are diagnosed that early.
More than 7% of American men and women will be diagnosed with lung cancer
More than 7% of American men and women will be diagnosed with lung cancer
in the course of their lifetime.
Lung cancer is by far the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women. There will be an estimated 161,840 deaths from lung cancer (90,810 among men and 71,030 among women) in 2008, accounting for around 29% of all cancer deaths.While lung cancer causes one in three cancer deaths, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) invested less than 5% of its $4.8 billion budget in lung cancer research in 2007. The two other federal agencies with significant cancer research programs – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Defense (DOD) – have no money earmarked for lung cancer in 2007. Expressed in dollars per death, research funding through these three federal sources in 2007 totaled $23,754 for breast cancer, $11,959 for prostate cancer and $5,500 for colon cancer. Lung cancer research spending was $1,414 per death, a 23% drop
Lung cancer is by far the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women. There will be an estimated 161,840 deaths from lung cancer (90,810 among men and 71,030 among women) in 2008, accounting for around 29% of all cancer deaths.While lung cancer causes one in three cancer deaths, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) invested less than 5% of its $4.8 billion budget in lung cancer research in 2007. The two other federal agencies with significant cancer research programs – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Defense (DOD) – have no money earmarked for lung cancer in 2007. Expressed in dollars per death, research funding through these three federal sources in 2007 totaled $23,754 for breast cancer, $11,959 for prostate cancer and $5,500 for colon cancer. Lung cancer research spending was $1,414 per death, a 23% drop
from $1,829 in research funding per death in 2005.
Since 2001, the LUNGevity Foundation has committed to co-funding more than $4 million in innovative lung cancer research projects at the foremost cancer programs in America.
Since 2001, the LUNGevity Foundation has committed to co-funding more than $4 million in innovative lung cancer research projects at the foremost cancer programs in America.
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I participated as a satellite walker today in the LUNGevity walk that was held in Naperville, Illinois at 11 AM CDT. My nephew initiated the walk and my Mom, Uncle, sister, nephew and niece walked today in Naperville. Remember my Grandma I have written about recently? My Grandma that recently passed away? She had lung cancer. This walk was for Grandma.
My husband and two kids walked with me today. The walk in Naperville was only .75 of a mile so really, in the big scheme, the walk was short. Very short.
I called and talked to my Mom and nephew a few times before and after the walk. We tried to walk at the same time, too. I have posted photos from our walk here in Ohio and photos from the walk in Illinois.
Maybe next year, we can walk there, together, with the family.
1 comment:
Thanks for posting the info about lung cancer. I learned a lot, too. Next year we will raise more money and have more walkers.
Love, Mom
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