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“WTF” (Where’s the Funding) for Lung Cancer?

Mom doing the "itsy-bitsy" spider with her granddaughters

Mom doing the "itsy-bitsy" spider with her granddaughters

Yeah, you get the double-entrendre. Out with political correctness. It’s time to bring attention to the THE #1 cancer killer in the U.S and the LEAST funded. Why? Well, the stigma of smoking.

My mom, Leslie Lehrman, has never smoked. She has stage IV lung cancer – inoperable, incurable. Yes, that’s right, you DO NOT have to smoke to get lung cancer. Many people do NOT know this. And more and more people who have never smoked are being diagnosed and dying of lung cancer.

At the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation Gala

At the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation Gala


I will not let my mom die without having told her story and without making a difference. Here is her story.

It’s time to take the stigma OUT of lung cancer – smokers or not – and get lung cancer the attention and funding it deserves.

All funds raised by “WTF?” go to an amazing foundation: The Bonnie J Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (BJALCF). BJALCF focuses on research, early detection and has created the Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute (ALCMI) (pronounced “alchemy”).

ALCMI is working to establish an international centralized database repository to accelerate the discovery, development and delivery of new and more effective diagnostic and treatment options for patients. Personalized medicine.
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While we are making strides in lung cancer awareness and funding. It’s not enough. Until then, I will continue to loudly scream, “WTF” for Lung Cancer?” Join me.

  • Guest
    Thank you for your support of this issue. My mother (who never smoked and was in perfect health) was diagnosed with lung cancer. Only then did I realize the attitude of "well, then they shouldn't have smoked" that permeated our society's misguided view of this disease. Lung cancer deserves more funding and support, so thank you for your fight to help that cause on behalf of the many people fighting lung cancer today.
  • jontraudt
    One of the main ways to improve your odds of avoiding lung cancer is to minimize exposure to radon.
    Radon from the soil is sucked in through pores and cracks in floors and walls that contact the soil.
    In most American homes, indoor air pressure becomes lower than the pressure of gasses in the soil when:
    1. Exhaust fans are operating.
    2. The "stack effect" during cold weather causes warm air to leak up through the attic.

    To minimize suction in homes:
    1. Use fresh air supply blowers to provide make-up air for air exhaust systems.
    2. Seal air leaks that allow heated air to leak up and out of your house during cold weather.

    NOTEs:
    1. Bringing in fresh air through an air filter can also help to minimize your exposure to toxic dusts that can damage your immune system's macrophages that remove dust from your lungs. Healthy macrophages can find and kill cancer cells throughout the body.

    2. To determine if the air pressure in your home is lower than the pressure of gasses in the soil, use an air pressure gauge or detector.

    See:
    http://healthandenergy.com/radon_mitigation.htm
    http://healthandenergy.com/radon.htm
    http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/06/opinion/06kristof.html?hp
  • keithscottish
    Jennifer,

    My mother was diagnosed with Small Cell Lung Cancer almost two years ago. She is a fighter but obviously it is taking its toll on her. She has never smoked a day in her life.

    When I talk about my mother to others, what is the first thing they ask? Was she a smoker??? When I mention that Lung Cancer is the number one killer of all cancers, they are always shocked. Infact, I had one person tell me that they have never met anyone with Lung Cancer. I told her that there is a simple reason for that, they most likely did not make it.

    I want to thank you for your hard work and voice on this issue. Watching my mom go through this horrible disease and seeing very little discussion, funding, and research has hit very hard.

    God Bless and best wishes to you and your family,

  • billcain
    Jennifer,

    I just found your site. My partner, Steve, was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer March 14, 2008. At that time, he was a personal trainer who went to the gym 5 days a week and NEVER SMOKED. Everyone called him Mr. Fitness. WTF! I can so identify with you. If you want to connect and need a friend, email me at williamdcain@yahoo.com.

    I so totally agree with you. The lack of lung cancer screening, funding, stigma, blaming the victim. NON-SMOKERS GET LUNG CANCER!

    Thanks!
    Bill

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