Dianne Caridi, Sandy Uhl-Solomon and Caren Gorenberg all have something in common: none smoked and all developed lung cancer.

They are the personification of an alarming statistic — nearly 18 percent of female lung cancer patients have never smoked. Another 60 percent stopped smoking years or decades ago.

“I want people to be aware — it can hit anybody,” said Uhl-Solomon, 54. She was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer on March 24, 2010. She has had three surgeries, spent 28 days in the hospital and endured six months of chemotherapy. She is now back to running/walking five miles a day.