What are the aims of global Lung Cancer Awareness Month?
The long term goal of Lung Cancer Awareness Month is to actively campaign for better outcomes for lung cancer patients and their families through: • raising public awareness of lung cancer • educating those at risk about symptoms and early presentation • signposting sources of information and support • placing lung cancer firmly on the agenda of healthcare authorities Late stage diagnosis, poor survival outcomes and few treatment choices make lung cancer a particularly devastating and emotional disease for people to deal with. There are many negative perceptions and stigmas surrounding the disease, which indirectly impact on funding, resources and how individuals view the condition. Lung Cancer is an insidious and distressing disease for the patient, their family and friends and the GLCC want to get the message across to people in 2003, that no matter who you are, “No one in the world deserves lung cancer.” Past campaigns have innovatively targeted the general public, media and healthc
