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Cancer News on the Net is an Internet publication dedicated to bringing patients and their families the latest information on cancer diagnosis and treatment.
www.cancernews.com
To build public awareness of lung cancer, four national cancer organizations are uniting to launch a nationwide lung cancer awareness campaign. The goals of the campaign are to promote better diagnosis and treatment of the disease, increase research funding, and publicize medical advances and support services that can help reduce the deaths and suffering associated with lung cancer.
www.lungcancer.org
Are you or a loved one suffering from terminal cancer? This page contains some pertinent poems and commentary about what it means to be sick and to die well.
www.rjgeib.com
FAQ answers questions like: how common is long cancer in women? Can I develop lung cancer if I don't smoke? What is my risk for lung cancer if I smoke?
www.4woman.gov
Women in Study More Susceptible to Lung Cancer
A report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute gives weight to an unproven theory that women may be more vulnerable than men to the cancer-causing substances in tobacco smoke.
www.sfgate.com
The facts from a comprehensive, peer reviewed lung cancer resource sponsored by the Oncology Nursing Society and Cancer Care, Inc.
www.lungcancer.org
We Don't Have the Right to Remain Silent
"Law and Order" star S. Epatha Merkerson speaks about lung cancer awareness, after the death of two close friends to the disease.
www.drdonnica.com
Good Housekeeping: Women and Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is catching up with more and more women. The disease, which is fatal for 86 percent of its victims within five years of a diagnosis, is now the leading cause of cancer death among women. Good Housekeeping article.
magazines.ivillage.com
Lung Cancer Risk Greater for Women
Women who smoke the same amount as men are twice as likely to get lung cancer.
news.bbc.co.uk
Lung Cancer Death Rate Surges Among Women
Years of attention paid to young women by tobacco marketers have yielded gruesome dividends, researchers said.
www.globeandmail.ca
Tobacco Product Carcinogens Cause More Damage to Women
Recent research confirms that cigarettes cause more lung cancer in women.
www.docguide.com
Vital Statistics: Women and Lung Cancer
From article in Washington Post, 10/27/1998.
no-smoking.org
Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Women with Lung Cancer
Recent research finds that tobacco smoke exposure that causes lung cancer includes both personal smoking and secondhand smoke.
www.sciencedirect.com
Lung Cancer in US Women: A Contemporary Epidemic
Medical journal summarizes the current situation.
jama.ama-assn.org