August 1st, 2022
| Company: | American College of Chest Physicians |
| Web site: | http://www.chestnet.org/Newsroom/CHEST-News/2016/08/World-Lung-Cancer-Day |
On World Lung Cancer Day, the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST), alongside members of the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) commemorates, celebrates, and supports those impacted by lung cancer. The efforts of the lung cancer community is to raise awareness about lung cancer and its global impact, creating an educational movement of understanding lung cancer risks as well as early treatment around the world.
Lung cancer is the most common cause of death from cancer worldwide, estimated to be responsible for nearly one in five (1.59 million deaths, 19.4% of the total).
