Category Archives: Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act

Partisan Politics Not Part of Women’s Health? MY ASS. A View From “Land of The Forgotten.”

  While we’re on this little subject of women’s health and access to health care and cancer screenings, I have a little something to say about this: “Senators to Komen: Women’s Health Before Partisan Politics?” Biggest line of BULLSHIT. Ever. As a lung cancer advocate,  it’s been interesting to watch the Komen fiasco play out on…

LIVESTRONG Guest Post: “Monster Cookies & Stigma Kool-Aid – The Deadliest Combo of All”

I am beyond grateful that LIVESTRONG asked me to write a guest blog post about lung cancer and the stigma that surrounds it.  The LIVESTRONG blog is highlighting lung cancer stories as part of Lung Cancer Awareness Month. I want to thank the WTF? community for sharing its experiences with this horrible stigma for inclusion…

More Than 500 Personal Stories. One Message: Congress, Make Lung Cancer Matter!

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Check Out this Card I Just Received! Here’s a  unique tool, Group Card,  lung cancer advocates used to tell their stories and urge Congress to support the Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act.  More than 500 messages – many with pictures – I turned into a booklet and handed to my Congressional representatives while in D.C….

The Truth About the American Cancer Society…Right Here.

Part IV in a series regarding my investigation into the American Cancer Society and interview with the Chief Medical Officer Dr. Otis Brawley    When you’re the biggest cancer organization and have a billion dollars a year in revenue, chest thumping shouldn’t be needed. However, the American Cancer Society is right to be defensive about…

Update II: My Facebook Comment “Lands” in American Cancer Society’s SPAM

Update II – Wednesday, July 20, 2011 7:45 pm CST My WTF Comment “Lands” in ACS Facebook page SPAM Filter So, the reason my post yesterday didn’t show up on the American Cancer Society’s Facebook page wall is because it landed in ACS’s SPAM filter. I received this message from Karen at ACS. I am…