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,aw>5ess ,mon? & express+ support = e>ly
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availability ( facilities &             
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to be #ad1ejj1jjj z ( #bjba2 ,:]eas !   
/igma surr\nd+ lung canc]-- 7#a7 creates
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rese>*2 &  7#b7 has a detrim5tal impact 
on ! quality ( life ( lung canc]        
pati5ts2 ,:]eas lung canc] rese>* is    

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id5tification & ! developm5t (          
immuno!rapies & t>get$ !rapies t are    
highly effective = "s canc] subtypes1   
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lung canc] diagno/ic process c be       
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increase aw>5ess ( lung canc] & lung    
canc] scre5+ among ! g5]al public1      
pati5ts & _! families1 & heal? c>e      
work]s1 !reby increas+ ! e>ly detection 
( lung canc]3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !     
,s5ate-- 7#a7 designates ,novemb] #bjbd 
z ,national ,lung ,canc] ,aw>5ess ,mon?2
  7#b7 designates ! fir/ week ( ,novemb]
 #bjbd z ,national ,wom5's ,lung ,canc] 
,aw>5ess ,week2  7#c7 designates !      
second ,saturday ( ,novemb] #bjbd z     
,national ,lung ,canc] ,scre5+ ,day2    
7#d7 supports ! purposes & ideals (     
,national ,lung ,canc] ,aw>5ess ,mon?2  
7#e7 promotes ef=ts to increase aw>5ess 
(1 education ab\t1 & rese>* on-- 7,a7   
mitigation ( risk factors2  7,b7 lung   
canc] scre5+2  7,c7 treatm5t ( lung     

canc]2 &  7,d7 lung canc] affect+       
m9orities & individuals :o h nev] smok$2
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 to obs]ve ,national ,lung ,canc]       
,aw>5ess ,mon? ) appropriate aw>5ess &  
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