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Why Is Healthcare Important to You?
We need your help to tell Congress why affordable health insurance, access to care and the impact of healthcare is important to you and your loved ones.
Tell a Friend about Tumorย Testing
No two lung cancer are the same. Learn more about the importance of lung cancer tumor testing and spread the word.
Lung Association 100-Day Plan
We want to hear from you! Lung health needs to be a top priority for the new administration in 2017. Help us by sharing issues you care about.
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Federal, State Leaders Disregard Proven Ways to Prevent, Reduce Tobacco Use and Save Lives, Finds American Lung Association Tobacco Report
January 25, 2017The American Lung Association's 15th annual "State of Tobacco Control" report finds that much more needs to be done to prevent our nation's youth from a lifetime of tobacco addiction. T...
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Lung Association Report: Federal and State Leaders Failing to Prevent Tobacco-Related Disease and Death
January 25, 2017Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the U.S. The word "preventable" is important, because we know how to prevent tobacco use and help current smokers quit. However,...
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FDA Takes Historic Step in Proposing to Reduce Carcinogens in Smokeless Tobacco
January 19, 2017Statement of Harold P. Wimmer, National President and CEO of the American Lung Association, in response to the release of a proposal from the Food and Drug Administration to reduce carcinogens...
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How Lung Cancer Treatment Advanced in 2016
January 23, 2017The year 2016 brought us a few steps closer to improving lung cancer survival with the approval of several new lung cancer drugs. For many years, there was little progress made in the treatment o...
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