November is lung cancer awareness month

By REPORTER STAFF
Mercer Island Reporter Staff
November 1, 2011 · 3:51 PM

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It may be no coincidence that November is both Lung Cancer Awareness Month and COPD Awareness Month. Lung cancer and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) are two of the leading causes of death in America – and also among the most under appreciated.

This November, the American Lung Association is shining a spotlight on these two deadly diseases, and what’s being done to reduce their burden on American lives and that of their loved ones. Two new pages on  the Lung Association web site are now dedicated to raising awareness about COPD and lung cancer year round.

For more, go to www.lungusa.org.

 

Contact Mercer Island Reporter Staff Reporter Staff at editor@mi-reporter.com.

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