Published on November 2, 2010
Updated on February 13, 2018
Did you know lung cancer kills more people per year than breast, prostate, colon and pancreatic cancers combined? While it is true that not smoking is a major way to prevent lung cancer, we want to clear the air on a few other important preventive measures one can take to stay healthy. And there’s no better time to do so than during Lung Cancer Awareness month!
Since 2004, the Prevent Cancer Foundation has hosted a series of annual workshops focused on the application of high resolution CT imaging data to the development of new therapies for the management of early lung cancer, attacking the disease at a stage when it is much more likely to have a successful outcome.
The meeting brings together a multidisciplinary group of scientists who rarely find themselves in the same room, enabling cross-disciplinary input and a variety of perspectives to be shared.
This year, the Foundation’s seventh annual Lung Cancer Workshop identified advances in spiral CT scanning to assess the effectiveness of new therapies, discussed the common elements between lung cancer and other pulmonary diseases, and explored the value of open access publications. The meeting series has resulted in the development of several open access imaging databases, eight publications in scientific journals and two innovative clinical trial designs for promising new lung cancer therapies.
In addition to fostering scientific advances in lung cancer early detection, the Prevent Cancer Foundation is also a resource to help educate yourself and take control of your health. It can start right here by reading these facts and following the risk reduction strategies below that might just help save your life or the life of a friend or family member.
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Learn more about reducing cancer risk on the Prevent Cancer Foundation’s Web site.
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