Ruth was fit and healthy and had never smoked, so the diagnosis of stage IV lung cancer came as a huge shock. Like many, she was unaware of the prevalence of lung cancer in non-smokers.
The number of people diagnosed, in the UK, with non-smoking lung cancers is on the rise. It’s more common in women, with twice as many women than men being diagnosed. It’s also more prevalent in under 55s.
Just 16% of people diagnosed with lung cancer survive for 5 years or more.
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Ruth was fit and healthy and had never smoked, so the diagnosis of stage IV lung cancer came as a huge shock. Like many, she was unaware of the prevalence of lung cancer in non-smokers. Ruth wanted to prepare her two children for her death and sought pre-bereavement support and guidance to help her to do this.
The number of people diagnosed, in the UK, with non-smoking lung cancers is on the rise1. It’s more common in women, with twice as many women than men being diagnosed. It’s also more prevalent in under 55s. Just 16% of people diagnosed with lung cancer survive for 5 years.2.
Our mission is to facilitate collaboration and to influence research in the fight against non-smoking lung cancer. Together, we can find the causes sooner and improve outcomes for people diagnosed with non-smoking lung cancer.
Reference:
1 National Library of Medicine: Increasing frequency of non-smoking lung cancer: Presentation of patients with early disease to a tertiary institution in the UK.
2 Cancer Research UK
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