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…
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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…
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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…
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This post is the first in a three-part series of my journey to Capitol Hill with the Lung Cancer Alliance to drum up support for the Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act. Day One With Republicans now in control of the House of Representatives, the transition includes a ton of “office” politics, figuratively and literally. Chairs,…
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April 4, 2010 Dear President Obama, I have written you before and so pray that this letter will be one of the ten that you read everyday. First of all, I want to say how much I admire you and could watch your speeches for hours. You are such a natural and I feel so…
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