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#FlipToBreathe campaign seeks to raise awareness, funding for lung cancer research

#FlipToBreathe campaign seeks to raise awareness, funding for lung cancer research

Lung cancer results in more deaths each year than breast, prostate and colon cancers combined, yet these cancers receive an average of nearly six times more in research funding per life lost, according to lung cancer research and advocacy nonprofit Free To Breathe.With more than 224,000 people diagnosed with the disease each year, organizers at Free to Breathe are working furiously to help spread awareness and raise money for more treatments to help improve survival rates.For Lung Cancer Awareness Month, the organization has put together the #FlipToBreathe campaign, where participants are encouraged to flim themselves "flipping out" by literally flipping over objects to vent their frustration over the deadly disease.It's a social media-based project that has reached more than 260,000 people across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and HealthUnlocked, with more than $300 raised since it started on Nov. 1.


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Walking may improve sleep with lung cancer

Walking may improve sleep with lung cancer

Lung cancer patients could improve their sleep and quality of life by walking several times a week, a study from Taiwan suggests.Those who participated in a 12-week home-based walking program had better sleep quality at both three and six months after the program.The results reinforce similar findings in breast and colorectal cancer patients, researchers say."Walking is safe, feasible and effective for patients.


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In 40-60% of lung cancer cases, cancerous cells will spread to brains: experts

In 40-60% of lung cancer cases, cancerous cells will spread to brains: experts

Home » Metro » Health and ScienceABOUT 40 to 60 percent of patients with lung cancer will have the cancerous cells spread to their brains while targeted medication with radiation is the effective measure to improve patient's life quality and to prolong their life, medical experts told a lung cancer forum at Shanghai Cancer Center.Low-dose CT lung cancer screening is very useful for early lung cancer and even pre-cancer changes detection and people with high risky factors like smoking and family history should receive regular screening, experts said during the National Lung Cancer Awareness Month this month."The treatment effects for very early stage of lung cancer are very positive and many people can completely cure from the disease," said Dr Yang Huanjun from Shanghai Cancer Center's radiation department."The development of targeted medicine and radiation also help patients live a better and longer life."


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Early screening can help prevent lung cancer

Early screening can help prevent lung cancer

Please enable Javascript to watch this videoIt's common knowledge that smoking isn't good for our health, and greatly increases the risk of getting lung cancer.About 80-90 percent of people that get lung cancer are smokers.What a lot of people don't know is there's actually a way for early prevention of lung cancer available if people have a history of smoking.Mary May, a registered nurse with the Mercy Health Lacks Cancer Center, talks about the importance of lung cancer screening for high risk patients.