Finally a face to the solution. My niece found you site on facebook and became a fan, and in turn so did I. My Wes age 47 was diagnosed w/ Stage 3b Lung Cancer the 1st of October 2009. The cancer today in now in the brain. Yes, my brother is a smoker. However, I do not believe that cigarettes are the end of the story. I believe with funding for research, they will find that cigarette have little to do with Lung Cancer. My brother was born with a heart and lung defect that he was not aware of for most of his life. I believe DNA has more to do with Lung Cancer. I know that in MA, there a clinial trial going on where they have found that taking a sample of the tumor and doing it’s DNA, it tells them which chemo to use and it has shown tumor shrinkage. All a friend of mine, just yesterday told me that a oncologist has told a non-smoker lung cancer patient of his that nicotine from cigarette have been used to also shrink tumors. So I am grateful for however you need to spin this to get the funding. Soon in the future, smoker’s with Lung Cancer will not be looked at as, (you cause this, so you derserve this death sentance attitude). So Thank you for all you do. If there is anything I can do. Just e-mail. I’m not an advocate yet. I’m waiting for a program that needs my help. I have signed up on Lungevity, Lung Cancer Alliance and any one else that I can be of service.

God bless to you and yours,

Jean Steele