Lung Cancer Patient Resource Area

More Americans die each year from lung cancer than from breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers combined. Approximately 174,470 new cases of lung cancer will be diagnosed in 2006, accounting for 12% of all new cancer cases. Lung cancer surpasses breast cancer as the leading cancer killer for women. More than 87% of lung cancers are smoking related but, not all smokers develop lung cancer. Learn more about quitting smoking and new treatments for lung cancer by using the links below.

Alliance for Lung Cancer Advocacy, Support, and Education (ALCASE)
The Lung Cancer Alliance is a non-profit organization focused on advocating for people with lung cancer and those at risk. The site provides information regarding advocacy opportunities, disease information, and patient and caregiver support.

Cancer.gov: Lung Cancer Home Page
This is the National Institutes of Health information webpage for Lung Cancer. The site provides comprehensive information on lung cancer providing specific information on different types of lung cancer as well as information regarding clinical trials, research, prevention and screening, and statistics.

Learn More About Quitting Smoking
Provides information on different methods to help quit smoking.

Lungcancer.org
Lungcancer.org is supported by Cancer Care, Inc. and the Oncology Nursing Society.

Lung Cancer Online
Supported by CancerCare. Provides specific information for patients and families as well as healthcare professionals.

Mesothelioma Web
Provides specific information on mesothelioma.