Lung Cancer: Why One of The Most Common Cancers is Also The Most Stigmatized

Did you know lung cancer is more deadly than breast, colon and prostate cancers combined? Yet it gets less than half the funding. Why is that? In this episode, Dr. Diane Reidy-Lagunes sits down with thoracic surgeon and attending physician at MSK, Dr. Bernard Park, and chair of the Lung Cancer Research Foundation, Reina Honts, to discuss why one of the most common cancers is also the most stigmatized.

MSK’s lung screening tool

Episode Chapters:
3:38 – Causes and effects of stigma
8:12 – Risk factors and screening guidelines
15:58 – Awareness and fundraising hurdles
18:51 – Hope and advice

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