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Discover The Truth™About Lung Cancer
Nonsmokers Get Lung Cancer Too!
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BRITTANY COPPEDGE
At age 19, misdiagnosed with pneumonia because “lung cancer” was not considered since she was so young and a nonsmoker.
Three weeks after being diagnosed, Brittany lost her battle with lung cancer.
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GABBY WILSON
At age 6, was diagnosed with a rare form of lung cancer.
Her lobe was removed.
She wants to be a veterinarian when she grows up.
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1 in 14 men and women will get lung
cancer in their lifetime
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KATHERINE WILSON
At age 23, this nonsmoker was originally misdiagnosed with walking pneumonia.
5 days later she was diagnosed with small-cell lung cancer.
Katherine died 5 years later.
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KATE MACINTYRE
At age 52, this nonsmoker was diagnosed with lung cancer.
On October 22, 2007 after a courageous battle with non-smoking related lung cancer, she lost her battle.
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Radon is the #1 cause of lung cancer
among Nonsmokers
www.beverlyfund.org
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JAMIE YOUNG
At age 35, this nonsmoker was diagnosed with lung cancer.
Her Symptoms:
•A nagging cough that would not go away
• Weight loss and fatigue
All of which she attributed to being a new mother and working a full time job.
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MELANIE SMITH
At age 51, this nonsmoker was diagnosed with lung cancer.
Her father and 2 brothers all died from lung cancer.
She requested a CT scan and was diagnosed early in Stage 1A.
She’s alive today.
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Over 27,000 nonsmokers die each year from lung cancer.
www.beverlyfund.org
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DUSTY DONALDSON
At age 51, this former smoker, who quit smoking 30 years prior, was diagnosed with lung cancer.
It caught her off-guard.
She doesn’t want you to get caught off-guard.
She’s alive today.
Learn about symptoms at www.beverlyfund.org
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JOAN GAETA
At age 66, this nonsmoker was misdiagnosed with bronchitis.
After a collapsed lung, she received a CT scan and a diagnosis of lung cancer.
Joan lost her battle 3 years later.
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Anyone can get lung cancer.
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