November is National Lung Cancer Awareness Month!

NEW GOAL - 1/23/15 To travel the from cache to cache, breath by breath - and make its way to the Orlando, FL area. As the owner (kzootom) is now in Florida, he would like to retrieve the TB and save. This TB has been on an amazing journey, but now it's time to come home.

If you pickup this TB, please see if you can move it on to the Orlando, FL area. 

Thank you all!

Lung Cancer Awareness Month (LCAM) is a national campaign dedicated to increasing attention to lung cancer issues.

Lung Cancer is a tragic disease that takes a terrible toll on those with the disease, as well as their loved ones. Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer in both men and women in the United States. In fact, more people die from lung cancer than any other type of cancer. The American Lung Association has long been the leader in the fight against lung cancer and is taking new steps to help both patients and their families.

We also recognize that lung cancer carries a stigma related to the perception that all people with lung cancer are or were smokers and that they brought it on themselves. While the leading risk factor for lung cancer is smoking, the American Lung Association emphasizes that patients must not be blamed for their disease. The stigma associated with smoking and cancer becomes a major barrier to addressing the needs of persons diagnosed with lung cancer and their caregivers. This unnecessary stigma impacts how lung cancer is viewed by patients, their family members and caregivers, health providers, and the public in general. The bottom line is that no one deserves lung cancer – and we must defeat the stigma to defeat the disease. The American Lung Association believes that creating awareness about the realities of lung cancer through education and advocacy will help reduce the stigma and create a sense of urgency that will bring lung cancer to the forefront.