Providing visibility, empowerment, and hope for a better future to young adults and families dealing with a lung cancer diagnosis.
Unfortunately, lung cancer has primarily been referenced as a disease prevalent in older adults with a history of smoking. Limited early diagnosis screening qualifications coupled with a decades old stigma causes an increasing percentage of patients to remain invisible throughout the diagnosis process. More often than not this invisibility contributes to delays causing the disease to progress. Sadly, patients who are younger or individuals with little or no history of smoking do not qualify for screening and receive the news of their diagnosis after it has already advanced and spread to other parts of the body.
