NO one deserves lung cancer
Lung cancer kills more people than breast, prostate, colon,
liver, kidney, and melanoma cancers...combined.
- Only 16% are diagnosed at the earliest stages, when the cancer is isolated to the primary site**
To read more, visit a few of our fellow advocates' sites...
The
Beverly FundJoan Gaeta Lung Cancer FoundationLung Cancer AllianceNational Lung Cancer Partnership*Tong L, Spitz MR, Fueger JJ, et al: “Lung carcinoma in former smokers”. Cancer 78:1004-10, 1996.
Warner EE, Mulshine JL, “Lung Cancer Screening with Spiral Ct: Toward a work strategy.” Oncology (Williston Park). 2004 May; 18(5):564-75, discussion 578,
583-4, 587. **Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program: http://seer.cancer.gov
Research Facts
Federal cancer programs are primarily funded through three sources: The National Cancer Institue (NCI), The Department of Defense (DoD), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Even though lung cancer causes one in every three cancer deaths, less than 5% of NCI's FY07 budget was spent on lung cancer research.
The DoD has never included lung cancer as a line-item research program. $0 was allocated in the FY07 budget.
The CDC FY07 budget included $201 million for breast and cervical cancer initiatives, $13.9 million for prostate cancer and $14.4 million for colon cancer. The CDC budget for FY07 included $0 for lung cancer initiatives.
Update:On September 30, 2008, President Obama signed a new government funding bill, including $20 million to fund a new Peer Reviewed Lung Cancer Research Program. It will be funded and administered by the DoD.