Lung Cancer Awareness Month

WHEREAS, Lung Cancer is the leading cause of Cancer death in both men and women in the United States; and

WHEREAS, Lung Cancer takes the lives of more Americans each year than Breast, Prostate, Colon, Liver and Kidney Cancers combined; and

WHEREAS, former smokers and people who have never smoked comprise the majority of new cases of Lung Cancer each year; and

WHEREAS, 70 percent of new Lung Cancer cases will be diagnosed at late stage, with a 15 percent, five year survival rate; and

WHEREAS, early Lung Cancer diagnosis and management protocols exist, yet have not been embraced as the standard of care; and

WHEREAS, funding for Lung Cancer research falls far short of that for other less fatal diseases; and

WHEREAS, the Lung Cancer Alliance is the only national non-profit organization dedicated solely to patient support and advocacy for people living with Lung Cancer and those at risk for the disease:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby proclaim the month of November 2011, as

Lung Cancer Awareness Month

in the State of Alabama and urge all citizens to do all that we can to make Lung Cancer a national public health priority and offer compassion to people with Lung Cancer.

 

Given Under My Hand and the Great Seal of the Office of the Governor at the State Capitol in the City of Montgomery on the 20th day of April 2011.

 

      

Governor Robert Bentley