Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #LungCancerAwarenessMonth
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#November2022 #November12 #WorldPneumoniaDay #LungCancerAwarenessMonth #LungCancerScreeningDay
#Cigarettesmoking
This 'long' thread is about-
"Lung Cancer Awareness month- Nov"
"World Pneumonia Day- Nov12"
"National Lung Cancer Screening Day- USA: Nov12"
(1/21)
#Cigarettesmoking
This 'long' thread is about-
"Lung Cancer Awareness month- Nov"
"World Pneumonia Day- Nov12"
"National Lung Cancer Screening Day- USA: Nov12"
(1/21)
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is taking the opportunity this November, Lung Cancer Awareness Month, to highlight the burden and principal risk factors of lung cancer around the world.
1.8 million (18 lakh) people died in 2020 due to this cancer (2/21)
1.8 million (18 lakh) people died in 2020 due to this cancer (2/21)
This count is almost double the number of deaths caused by the 2nd most common cause of cancer deaths - colorectal cancer!!
Tobacco smoking is the most common cause of lung cancer
Smoking in public places exposes those who are not interested in smoking .. (3/21)
Tobacco smoking is the most common cause of lung cancer
Smoking in public places exposes those who are not interested in smoking .. (3/21)
People often tell me we should not fund #lungcancerscreening because its just for #smokers and they do this to themselves... No surprise for anyone associated with #lungcancer who know all too well bias and #stigma faced by those who suffer from it. This is what I tell them...
While smoking remains an individual action, the majority of smokers are hooked at a young age, often before age 18 (in Alberta, the avg age is 16). As one of the most addictive substances around, the argument that smoking is a simple informed choice made by adults is not valid.
Society must share the responsibility for their addiction & consequence from a legal product heavily marketed to population and easily accessed by youth despite regulations.
