Micah Smith joined the station in December 2018 and is Denver7's Social Equity Reporter
DENVER — The Lung Cancer Foundation of America is launching a national awareness campaign called Saving Lungs Behind the Chair, starting in Denver. Its goal? Increase lung cancer survivorship rates, especially among Black Americans.
"Since I was on a campaign to do mental health, I thought, 'well, what better thing but to try to help somebody else, to save their lives?'” Redwine said. “I'm really excited and happy to be able to spread this news about lung cancer, because I understand that it's one of the major killers of the African American families, that smoking menthol cigarettes is what they're really targeting. That is the big problem.
Th American Lung Association’s State of Lung Cancer report found Black patients with lung cancer were 15% less likely to be diagnosed early, 19% less likely to receive surgical treatment, and 16% less likely to survive five years compared to white patients. The CDC found fewer people smoke cigarettes now, but the use of menthol cigarettesamong smokers has increased, particularly with population groups that have experienced tobacco-related disparities.
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