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Article: National Survey Reveals Americans Lack Understanding About Lung Cancer Testing Options.
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- March 28, 2006
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Lung Cancer Alliance Calls for Funding for Early Testing Program
WASHINGTON, March 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A new national survey released by the Lung Cancer Alliance reveals that Americans are uninformed about options for lung cancer testing. Lung cancer is the number one cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., resulting in more deaths than breast cancer, colon cancer, and prostate cancer combined. In spite of this, the federal government does not support early testing for lung cancer, while it does for other major cancers with comparable public health service ratings, according to the Lung Cancer Alliance.
While approximately 163,000 Americans will ...