A cure no longer exists for some of these patients at stage 3 and 4 “The options for surgery during later stages of lung cancer are pretty limited,” says Illinois cancer surgeon Shaina Rozell. “You do surgery at stage one or stage two, but most of these patients, they’re presenting at stage three or stage …
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Nat King Cole Musician and singer Cole smoked up to three packs of cigarettes a day because he believed it gave his singing voice a rich sound. After he was diagnosed with lung cancer in December 1964, he vowed to his wife that if he recovered he would go on television to urge people to …
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“For Black families, cigarette smoking leads to premature deaths that translate into generations of lost parents and grandparents, our built-in support systems,” says Martha Dawson, president and CEO of the National Black Nurses Association. “Due to the cost of cigarettes, tobacco industries are pulling wealth out of Black families, contributing billions to health care cost, …
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Rapper and actor Common “Our community is more likely to develop advanced lung cancer than any other racial or ethnic group. Lack of access to health care, lack of clear resources for health and mistrust in the medical system are not helping us beat this,” says rapper and actor Common (above). “Lung cancer continues to …
Olugbenga Okusanya, MD “There’s not an aspect of lung cancer care in which there’s not a significant disparity that hinders the ability of minority patients to get better care,” says Olugbenga Okusanya, MD, of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. “Black patients are less likely to get surgical therapy for early-stage disease, which is the actual …
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“Don’t delay! Ban mentol cigarettes” “The tobacco industry has systematically targeted Black communities and kids with marketing for menthol cigarettes for over 60 years, and our community has paid a horrific price in health and lives,” says David Satcher former Surgeon General of the United States. “Tobacco use is the top cause of preventable death …
“There’s not an aspect of lung cancer care in which there’s not a significant disparity that hinders the ability of minority patients to get better care,” says Olugbenga Okusanya, MD, of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. “Black patients are less likely to get surgical therapy for early-stage disease, which is the actual cure for early-stage …
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