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TALKING TO LUNG
CANCER PATIENTS
ABOUT RADON
ANGELA TIN
RADON NATIONAL MEETING
SEPTEMBER 2016
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BACKGROUND
• How do we respond to callers
for health related questions on
cancer?
• How can everyone do this on a
nation-wide basis?
• How can we find other radon
advocates?
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WHO RESPONDS TO RADON CALLS:
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USEPA / State Agencies (Hotlines)
NGO Organizations (CanSAR and CR3)
Universities
Professional Organizations (AARST)
Laboratories
Measurement /Mitigation Professionals
ALL OF US IN THIS ROOM
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WHAT KIND OF QUESTIONS:
• Measurement and testing
• Radon levels of concern
• Mitigation principles
• Radon science & physics
• Radon risk and epidemiology
• Measurement/mitigation professionals
I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH LUNG CANCER
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I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED
WITH LUNG CANCER
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ONE REASON WE CARE IS CELESTE
• Celeste E. Better Fund
established in memory
of our national office
colleague who died of
lung cancer in 2010
• Celeste never smoked
• Succumbed at 41, only
months after seeing
her doctor for a
persistent cough
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WHAT IS CANCER?
CELLS
Are damaged and mutate
Grow and multiply uncontrollably
Clump together and form a tumor
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LUNG CANCER IMAGE
Lymph nodes
Healthy Lung
Lung cancer is cancer that STARTS in the lung
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LUNG CANCER RATES
INCIDENCE: BY STATE
26.7
97.3
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LUNG CANCER - DEADLIEST CANCER
Estimated Cancer Deaths by Site, 2013
180,000
160,000
140,000
Prostate
120,000
100,000
80,000
Pancreas
Breast
Lung
60,000
40,000
20,000
Colon
0
Other Cancers
Lung Cancer
Source: American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures 2013
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LUNG CANCER KILLS TOO MANY PEOPLE
In 2010, 158,318 people
died from lung cancer
–87,740 men
–70,578 women
In a room of 100 people
6 will develop lung cancer,
and 5 will die from it
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Per 100,000
WE’VE TURNED A CORNER, BUT A LONG WAY TO GO
Lung Cancer Age-Adjusted Death Rates by Sex
Male
Female
12
450
1975
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Age-Adjusted Rate per 100,000
WHO GETS LUNG CANCER?
Lung Cancer Incidence By Age and Year, 1975-2010
Ages 75+
400
350
Ages 65-74
300
250
200
150
Ages 50-64
100
50
Ages 20-49
0
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LUNG CANCER STRIKES SOME HARDER
90
Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates1 by
Race/Ethnicity2 and Sex, 20042008
80
Per 100,000
70
Men
60
Women
50
40
30
20
10
0
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian/Pacific Isl Amer Ind/AK Nat
Source: National Cancer Institute. SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2008.
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5-YEAR SURVIVAL RATES
99.2%
100%
89.2%
80%
64.9%
60%
40%
20%
16.6%
0%
Lung &
Bronchus
Colorectal
Breast
Prostate
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LUNG CANCER SYMPTOMS
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Chronic cough
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Hoarseness
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Constant chest pain•
Shortness of
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breath, or wheezing
• Frequent lung
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infections
• Coughing up blood
Loss of weight
Loss of appetite
Headaches
Bone pain or
fractures
Blood clots
Many people do not develop symptoms until the lung cancer
has spread and is in the later stages. This make lung cancer
difficult to diagnose and treat early.
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OUR LUNG CANCER WORK TODAY
Health
Education &
Awareness
Prevention
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Don’t start or quit smoking
Radon Testing and Mitigation
Early Detection
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High risk screening promotions
New methods
Awareness and health education
Guidelines for patients
Treatment
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Research
Patient
Programs
Get tumors
tested
Personalized
medicine
Clinical trials
Affordable care
Guidelines
Advocacy
Cure
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Research
Lobby
for more
funding
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Prevention is Key
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PATIENT PROGRAMS
LUNG CANCER HOTLINE
Lung Cancer Basics
Treatment Options
Clinical Trials
Coping with Side Effects
Support for Caregivers
Support - lung cancer patients
Treatment options
Referral for radon questions
And many more…
Please use these Rack Cards
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MERGING NEEDS BETWEEN RADON AND AMERICAN LUNG
ASSOCIATION’S LUNG CANCER HELPLINE
 Call the Lung Cancer
HelpLine at
1-844-ALA-LUNG
 Email a question to
[email protected]
 Visit http://bit.ly/helplinechat
to chat online
 TTY for hearing impaired at
1-800-501-1068
 Visit
MyLungCancerSupport.org
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TYPICAL HELPLINE CONVERSATION
 Provide consistent,
appropriate and
responsible answers
about lung cancer on a
nation-wide basis
 Answer or direct
questions about radon to
others
 Create a team of radon
advocates
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Angela Tin
Vice President
Environmental Health
American Lung Association of
the Upper Midwest
[email protected]
217.787.5864
* www.Healthhouse.org
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