November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. This year you can help fund life-changing research and support programs to provide hope for Australians living with lung cancer. To find out how you can get involved, please visit: https://shinealight.lungfoundation.com.au/
“In Australia, more than 13,810 people will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year and almost 85% will be diagnosed at a late stage. It is our country’s most devastating cancer. While this is confronting, together we are making an undeniable impact on the future of lung cancer.
Thanks to research, treatment advancements in the last 20 years has seen lung cancer survival rates increase more than any other cancer. Now more than ever, we need to work together and build on the momentum we’ve created to drive real and lasting change. There is still more work ahead, and we can’t win this race without your ongoing support.”
(Source: Fundraise.lungfoundation.com.au/shinealightonlungcancer)
It’s important to know the symptoms of lung cancer as although lung cancer occurs mostly in people aged 60 and over, it can affect people of any age.
The Symptoms
- Coughing up blood
- New or changed cough that doesn’t go away
- Chest pain and/or shoulder pain or discomfort – the pain may be worse with coughing or deep breathing
- Trouble breathing or shortness of breath
- Hoarse voice
- Weight loss
- Loss of appetite
- Chest infection that doesn’t go away
- Tiredness or weakness
Many conditions can cause these symptoms, not just lung cancer. Anyone can get lung cancer, even if they have never smoked. If you have any of these symptoms and they are persistent, talk to your doctor.
Despite being Australia’s biggest cancer killer, fundraising for life-changing research is devastatingly low. But where there is light there is hope. For more than a decade, Lung Foundation Australia’s Shine a Light on Lung Cancer campaign has raised money to support groundbreaking lung cancer research. To donate go to https://fundraise.lungfoundation.com.au/sponsor