Lung Cancer News Articles

Raising money for "women’s cancers” made the event more distinctive while also broadening its appeal. In addition to breast cancer, funds now go to research into for five gynecological cancers: ovarian, cervical, uterine, vaginal and vulvar.
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CTV News
Lung cancer remains the single biggest cause of cancer death in Canada, accounting for a staggering quarter of all cancer deaths.
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The Globe and Mail
Lung cancer causes 27 percent of cancer deaths among Canadians. This year alone, Statistics Canada estimates that there will be 25, 400 new cases of lung cancer diagnosed.
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Lung Cancer Canada Executive Director Hailee Morrison talks with CBC Matt Galloway about the challenges of raising money for lung cancer.
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What started as a mild cough ended in a fatal case of lung cancer for Burnaby resident Jeremy Chen. In a matter of four months, the seemingly healthy non-smoking 30 year-old had passed away, and his story serves as a reminder of the need for more research and treatment in one of Canada's most deadly diseases.
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Winning entry highlights society’s lack of compassion for those with lung cancer and the pain, sadness and loss they endure
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Quebec filmmaker Léa Pool doesn’t mind if people see red over her controversial documentary about the politics of breast cancer fundraising, Pink Ribbons, Inc., premiering at TIFF Sunday.
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Lung Cancer Canada announces that routine molecular testing should be standard for all Canadians diagnosed with this life-threatening disease.
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May 13, 2011
CBC.ca
Critical cancer drugs are in short supply, but the federal government isn't doing enough to remedy the situation, medical experts say.

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April 26, 2011
CBC.ca
Some of the deadliest cancers in Canada are underfunded relative to their toll in lives taken, according to a new report on cancer-specific charities.
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March 31, 2011
The Toronto Star
Lung Cancer Canada reports lung cancer patients, 15 per cent of whom never smoked, feel stigmatized because the disease is so strongly associated with smoking.
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March 16, 2011
The Globe and Mail
The eyes of the medical community lit up earlier this month when results from a major U.S. government-led trial were released showing that regular computed tomography scans could cut lung cancer deaths in current and former heavy smokers.
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December 29, 2010
Business Week
Lung cancer spending should focus more on detection and treatment, advocates say
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November 26, 2010
The Globe and Mail
Efforts aim to de-stigmatize a deadly disease.
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November 6, 2010
IBJ.com
My lung cancer is not due to smoking, but for sake of transparency, I quit smoking 20 years ago. Half of all lung cancers occur in people who have already quit smoking.
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October 26, 2010
pnnonline.org
Men and women worry about prostate and breast cancer, yet the number one cancer killer in the United States – lung cancer – isn’t on their radar.

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October 7, 2010
www.macleans.ca
Researchers are working on a more individual approach to each tumour.
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September 22, 2010
healthzone.ca
It's the pink elephant in the room: Everyone knows it's there, everyone's afraid of it, but no one wants to be the first to point it out. Roz Brodsky bucked the odds and beat the beast. But it still hangs around in the shadows of her day. Lung cancer kills more women than any other form of cancer; more than breast cancer and colon cancer combined.
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An Ontario cancer researcher is concerned that the Canadian Cancer Society has proportionally shifted funding away from research and is spending more of its dollars on fundraising and administration costs.
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