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Article: Lung Cancer Alliance-Georgia Issues Inaugural State-Specific Report Card on Lung Cancer.
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- November 1, 2006
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Georgia's Number One Cancer Killer Receives Failing Marks on Key Benchmarks
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Lung Cancer Alliance-Georgia (LCA-GA) issued its first-ever state-specific Report Card on Lung Cancer, an assessment of progress being made against this lethal disease in the state of Georgia. LCA-GA is a chapter of Lung Cancer Alliance, the only national organization solely dedicated to patient support and advocacy for people living with or at risk for lung cancer.
Lung cancer is the number one cause of cancer deaths nationally, as well as among Georgian men and women, resulting in 30 percent of all cancer deaths in the state. This ...