"Just Like Jill" Lung Cancer Campaign: Think You Know Lung Cancer? Think Again!
Many people think they know what Lung Cancer is -- who gets it -- and who doesn't. Throw everything you think out the window. Time. For. A. Major. Update. Actually, way beyond time. This is 22 year-old Jill Costello. This is the NEW face of Lung Cancer. That's right, Lung Cancer doesn't care how old you are, whether you've ever smoked or not. Just like Jill, ANYONE can get Lung Cancer. ANYONE! Jill's diagnosis isn't a fluke and her story, unfortunately, isn't one we had to dig deep to find. In fact, 60% of new Lung Cancer patients have never smoked (Just like Jill) or are former smokers who quit decades ago. Lung Cancer is no longer just a smoker's disease. It is now "equal opp." So, how can it be that the nation's the #1 cancer killer of both men and women is still the LEAST funded of the four major cancers? How can it be that Lung Cancer's 5-year survival rate has remained unchanged for more than 40 years—at only 15.5%? We can no longer ignore Lung Cancer or use the myth of smoking to blame. We have an epidemic on our hands that needs to take center stage on the global cancer agenda. This is exactly what Jill Costello wants to do, by graciously sharing her Lung Cancer journey and lending her name to this campaign for change. Jill was diagnosed with stage IV Lung Cancer at the age of 21. She has never smoked. Jill recently graduated from UC Berkeley, where she was coxswain on Cal's Women's (rowing) Crew, and despite 20+ rounds of chemo and 14 radiation treatments, she ...
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