Lung cancer is one of the cancer types that has most impact on society on the whole and it's even more so due to the fact that it is so easy to prevent just my making the right choices about your lifestyle. It's also true that it's difficult to make it such an honorable fight and to gain the support of non-smokers since it can easily be argued that smokers are the only ones responsible for their struggle with lung cancer. There are however many cases in which the patient has never smoked in their lives and cancer has developed only because of other risk factors like family history with lung cancer, exposure to radon or asbestos or passive smoking.
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Even so, even smokers need support and nobody can deny having done something irresponsible in their lives. Many smokers can also learn from the example of others whose mistakes has lead them to developing lung cancer. Measures are also necessary to increase the amount of funds invested in researching lung cancer treatments and lung cancer awareness campaigns, since it is the most poorly funded type of cancer. This wouldn't be such an issue if it weren't the cancer type which makes most victims, having a death rate higher than those of colon, prostate and breast cancer put together.



Lung Cancer Alliance is an organization that has taken on this mission of making people more sensitive to lung cancer and to offer patient support and advocacy for people struggling with lung cancer. It also acts to raise awareness and make risk factors more widespread and better understood. It's actually the only national non-profit organization that only deals with the difficulties of lung cancer patients.

The Lung Cancer Alliance has actually become one of the most highly rated charities and has been very successful in changing public opinion on the issue of lung cancer. Their objective materialize in efforts to increase awareness and change health policy, after years of neglect and dismissing lung cancer as a disease smokers had coming for a long time.

This institution is committed to empowering individuals and communities by providing free information and psychosocial support to lung cancer patients. There's also a support group available online and it even mediates efforts to find clinical trials for patients considering new treatment options.



Elevating awareness and changing health policy remain its main objectives. Awareness programs are being implemented as you're reading this and grassroots programs as well as national annual lung cancer report cards are the main tools used to bring people together against this disease and to keep people op to date with progress in the field of treatment, prevention and so on.

The aim of their strategy about existing health policy is the enactment of a federal funding plan that would invest more in prevention, research and treatment of lung cancer.

The American Cancer Society is a nationwide organization with international programs as well, focused on mobilizing great forces in the fight against cancer since 1913. This is a community-based voluntary organization located in Atlanta and which has realizes the impact cancer has on modern society. With more than 3,400 other offices spread throughout USA, the ACS offers great specialized service for all people confronting the disease. Their field of interest and activity include research, information services, international programs, advocacy and public policy and community programs and services.
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Providing accurate and up-to-date information is one of its main missions and having specialist professionals working on each cancer type individually is essential in effectively dealing with them. For over 60 years this health organization has been committed to fighting cancer on more fronts through programs of research, education, advocacy, patient service and so on. The ACS is recognized in the medical community as the institution that has lead the way in cancer research and their programs include extramural grants, behavioral research and surveillance research.



Providing information and implementing programs for raising awareness is also a responsibility The ACS has taken upon itself and just by checking their website you can find everything you counl ever need to know about all cancers, including lung cancer.

Lung cancer has its special section on the website and though it is not as funded and researched as other cancers it is still given the same attention and many services for lung cancer patients are available through the ACS. The organization's homepage even includes a plan that can help you quit smoking so you can easily see how much of the cancer related issues this institution covers.

You'll also find a way in which you can contribute yourself to the cause of fighting cancer either by offering to volunteer for some of their programs or by simply donating to research.



Lung cancer is widely covered by the ACS and on its website you can find all the updated information about treatment options and progress in preventing the cancer. You'll also be directed to various support groups and even online communities where you can share your experience and that of others. The ACS has even developed an ingenious way of making the most of your visits to the doctor by filling in a worksheet beforehand you can find on their website. You're also provided with various treatment decision tools like the Treatment Profiler Tool, which can be very useful in establishing and understanding the best treatment plan for each individual case.

You can learn from ACS, you can join the fight or you can find it in your community. With more than 3000 offices they have also included providing a place to stay when treatment facilities are far from home.