FACTS
LUNG CANCER FACTS
- Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States.
- Approximately 90% of lung cancer cases are related to smoking.
- In 2007, there were approximately 160,000 deaths from lung cancer.*
- Nearly 3,000 lung cancer deaths per year are caused by environmental tobacco exposure or secondhand smoke.
*American Lung Association
ACCP FACTS
- The ACCP was one of the first medical organizations to recognize the dangers of cigarette smoking.
- The ACCP was instrumental in helping pass the 1965 Cigarette Labeling Act, which called for the US Surgeon General’s Warning.
- The ACCP played a key role in the 1990 smoking ban on domestic airline flights.
- The ACCP publishes the most comprehensive evidence-based clinical guidelines on lung cancer.
THE CHEST FOUNDATON FACTS
- As the philanthropic arm of the ACCP, The CHEST Foundation develops and promotes many programs focused on the prevention, treatment, and cure of lung cancer. For a complete list, visit CLINICAL RESOURCES AND TOOLS.
- The CHEST Foundation and the LUNGevity Foundation have jointly sponsored an award in lung cancer research since 2002.
- In an effort to teach children about good lung health and the dangers of tobacco, The Foundation created Lung Lessonssm: A Presenters Guide. This DVD teaches volunteers how to present this important tobacco prevention information to elementary schoolchildren throughout the country.
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