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Ready to Quit Smoking? ‘Quit, Don’t Switch’ to E-Cigarettes

By Holly Harvey | American Lung Association on Dec 26, 2019   Featured, Health  

Ready to Quit Smoking? ‘Quit, Don’t Switch’ to E-Cigarettes

  ANCHORAGE (December 26, 2019) – Along with hitting the gym more often and starting a diet, quitting smoking tops many New Year’s resolution lists. There are currently more than 103,000 smokers in Alaska and 56 percent of them tried to quit last year. New ads from e-cigarettes companies would have those smokers falsely believe that switching […]

‘State of Lung Cancer’ 2019 Report Finds Alaska has One of the Worst 5-Year Lung Cancer Survival Rates in the Nation

By Holly Harvey | American Lung Association on Nov 13, 2019   Featured, Health  

‘State of Lung Cancer’ 2019 Report Finds Alaska has One of the Worst 5-Year Lung Cancer Survival Rates in the Nation

Second annual report from American Lung Association explores how states can act to save more lives, support patients and families facing lung cancer ANCHORAGE – Alaska ranks near the bottom of the country with the five-year lung cancer survival rate at 17.6 percent. An estimated 400 Alaskans will be diagnosed with lung cancer in 2019, but more […]

Lung Cancer Screening Can Save an Estimated 25,000 Lives and Combat the #1 Cancer Killer in the Nation

By Holly Harvey | American Lung Association on Nov 1, 2019   Featured, Health  

Lung Cancer Screening Can Save an Estimated 25,000 Lives and Combat the #1 Cancer Killer in the Nation

The American Lung Association highlights screening during Lung Cancer Awareness Month ANCHORAGE (October 31, 2019) – Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer of men and women in the U.S., but there is hope against this deadly disease thanks to early detection screening that can save thousands. According to the Lung Association, if the 8 million Americans […]

Lung Cancer Deaths Decrease, Lung Cancer Still Remains the Number One Cancer Killer in the U.S.

By Holly Harvey | American Lung Association on Jul 29, 2019   Featured, Health  

Lung Cancer Deaths Decrease, Lung Cancer Still Remains the Number One Cancer Killer in the U.S.

  ANCHORAGE – According to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, lung cancer death rates in the U.S. have decreased 11.5 percent since 2013. For World Lung Cancer Day on August 1, the American Lung Association in Hawaii is highlighting recent lung cancer advancements that save more lives. “Even with the decrease […]

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