TJones Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Follow this link for more information on the "Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2009" introduced IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 27, 2009 It's worth a few minutes to take a look at it! http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.2112: (Just a small section of this bill) SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women, accounting for 28 percent of all cancer deaths. (2) Lung cancer kills more people annually than breast cancer, prostate cancer, colon cancer, liver cancer, melanoma, and kidney cancer combined. (3) Since the National Cancer Act of 1971 (Public Law 92-218; 85 Stat. 778), coordinated and comprehensive research has raised the 5-year survival rates for breast cancer to 88 percent, for prostate cancer to 99 percent, and for colon cancer to 64 percent. (4) However, the 5-year survival rate for lung cancer is still only 15 percent and a similar coordinated and comprehensive research effort is required to achieve increases in lung cancer survivability rates. (5) Sixty percent of lung cancer cases are now diagnosed as nonsmokers or former smokers. (6) Two-thirds of nonsmokers diagnosed with lung cancer are women. (7) Certain minority populations, such as African-American males, have disproportionately high rates of lung cancer incidence and mortality, notwithstanding their similar smoking rate. ( Members of the baby boomer generation are entering their sixties, the most common age at which people develop lung cancer. (9) Tobacco addiction and exposure to other lung cancer carcinogens such as Agent Orange and other herbicides and battlefield emissions are serious problems among military personnel and war veterans. (10) Significant and rapid improvements in lung cancer mortality can be expected through greater use and access to lung cancer screening tests for at-risk individuals. (11) Additional strategies are necessary to further enhance the existing tests and therapies available to diagnose and treat lung cancer in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonni Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Well HELLOOOOOO...it's about time somebody sat up and take notice... Thanks for the info....at least it's a start hugs to all nonni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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