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A man smokes amongst tar figures placed in the CBD to raise awareness about the damage smoking causes to the body at Martin Place on June 30, 2011 in Sydney, Australia.

Did you know that November is Lung Cancer Awareness month? If not, it may have been overshadowed in your mind by the movement for prostate cancer awareness, which also falls in the month of November.

According to the Lung Cancer Foundation of America, lung cancer kills more people than breast, prostate, colon, liver, kidney and melanoma cancers combined. Even though it kills more people, lung cancer remains one of the most underfunded and under-researched of the cancers. It kills more women than breast cancer, yet breast cancer awareness far surpasses that of lung cancer. Those who have or treat lung cancer also attest to a stigma that’s unique to the disease, a stigma that blames the victims. However, statistics from the LCFA estimate that 60 percent of new lung cancer diagnoses will be in non-smokers.

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Do you know of someone who has been affected by lung cancer? What can be done to increase awareness for lung cancer? Can two cancer awareness events share the same month?

Guests:

Kim Norris, president/founder, Lung Cancer Foundation of America

Dr. Michael Weitz, ER physician, St. John's Hospital, lung cancer survivor