Whether you are a smoker, have never touched a cigarette, or quit smoking years ago, the sad reality is that you and I are all at risk of dying from this insidious and painful disease.

Here are the grim facts: Lung cancer is the leading cause of all cancer deaths in this country, more than breast, prostate and colon cancer combined. This year, it is estimated that more than 213,000 Americans have received, or yet will, a lung cancer diagnosis, and more than half of these people will not be here to ring in 2008. Here’s another tragic fact: We in Michigan have a higher death rate than the national average from lung cancer.