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Did you know that 1 in 18 Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer? – LUNGevity Foundation

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Nov 7, 2024, 15:17

Did you know that 1 in 18 Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer? – LUNGevity Foundation

“Did you know that 1 in 18 Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer?

Lung cancer affects people of all ages, genders, and ethnicities. Help us raise awareness that Anyone With Lungs can get lung cancer. Get started by visiting here.”

Christine Lovly shared this post on X, adding:

“1 in 18 Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer! A sobering fact. What can we do about it? To start – end stigma. support science, encourage screening, promote Clinical Trials, + find ways for pts to access the care they need. November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month.”

Christine M. Lovly is an associate professor of medicine with tenure at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center. Dr. Lovly is also an elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) and a member of the Editorial Board for Cancer Discovery and JCO Precision Oncology. She is a member of the Board of the American Association for Cancer Research.

She serves on the Scientific Leadership Boards for the GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer Research (where she also serves as SLB director), the LUNGevity Foundation, and the Lung Cancer Research Foundation. She is co-director of the AACR Molecular Biology in Clinical Oncology course and serves on the AACR Science Policy and Government Affairs committee. In 2021, she was awarded the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group Young Investigator Award. Dr. Lovly is the co-Editor-in-Chief for My Cancer Genome