Letter: We need immediate action to confront lung cancer

This year, more than 226,000 Americans will be diagnosed and over 124,000 will die from lung cancer — the leading cancer killer. I live with this knowledge every day because lung cancer has touched my life. 

Recently, I was honored to join health care experts, people with lung cancer, caregivers, and others impacted by the disease to educate members of Congress about the urgent needs of the lung cancer community at GO2 for Lung Cancer’s Voices Summit. New developments in lung cancer research and treatment hold promise for people like me. We requested immediate action to reverse policies that disrupt critical cancer studies and delay new treatments. Lung cancer is the least funded of the top five cancer killers, yet is the leading cause of cancer death. 

Together, we can confront lung cancer.

Ken Huber
Edwards