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Asked by a friend to wait in line, this man brought along a comfortable chair. He also brought a a poster advertising another friend’s lung cancer charity.

Less invasive lung surgery should become the first option for cancer patients, U.S. experts say.

A new study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Policy Research Program has shown that non-smoking people working in environments where they are forced to inhale second hand smoke also breathe in a potent carcinogen that is linked with lung cancer.

The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation drew 110 golfers to its Lung Cancer: Drive It Off The Earth Golf Tournament II at the Green Hills Country Club in Millbrae Monday, June 25.

The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation exists to eradicate lung cancer through research, screening, education, prevention and treatment. The tournament was a hole in one, raising over $150,000 for a brand new screening program to begin at a hospital in Redwood City this September.

Genentech has developed three of the most promising cancer drugs — Herceptin, Rituxan for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and Avastin for non-small-cell lung cancer and colorectal cancer. Another key cancer drug is Novartis’ Gleevec for chronic myeloid leukemia.

Beverly Sills, the opera diva who won over fans worldwide with her sparkling voice and charming personality and later became a powerhouse in the New York arts world, is gravely ill with cancer, the Associated Press has learned.

Today, Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) commended the New York State Senate for acknowledging the need to provide early detection of lung cancer for those at high risk for the disease.

Women with advanced-staged lung cancer have a better overall survival rate than men, but there’s a catch. The finding seems only to hold true for women 60 and older. For women under the age of 60, the survival rate drops to the same level as men.

Patients with inoperable non-small cell lung cancer who receive an initial high dose of chemotherapy before their treatment begins can expect an increase in overall survival, according to a study in the July 1 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of ASTRO.

Editor:
As an American Lung Association of Florida volunteer, I commend Tampa Bay Newspapers and Dilsahd Merchant for speaking out about the dangers of lung cancer for not only smokers, but also nonsmokers. Too often lung cancer is seen exclusively as a smoker’s disease, ignoring the plight of nonsmokers who also suffer.