Bill Johnson, an active Park City resident, was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer, a shocking revelation considering his healthy lifestyle. Despite never smoking, the cancer spread throughout his body, raising awareness about the growing prevalence of lung cancer in non-smokers.
An avid mountain biker, trail runner, and skier, Park City native Bill Johnson was shoveling snow when he felt a sharp pain in his back. When the pain didn't go away, he started physical therapy and pain management until one day, the pain overcame him.
'My back seized, and I was rushed to the ER, and that's when actual scans took place, and they found the cancer originated in the lung and metastasized all the way through my spine and hips and into my brain.
' The doctor described Johnson's cancer as 'wildly metastatic.'
'It came as a shock to me to get diagnosed with stage four lung cancer that had metastasized throughout my body,' Johnson explained. His diagnosis didn't make sense. He didn't smoke. He ate a healthy diet and exercised regularly.
'I have to think about my boys growing up without their father because of something that is completely preventable.' - Bill Johnson, Stage four non-smoking lung cancer patient
Even though Utah has the lowest smoking rate in the U.S., Dr. Wallace Akerley, a medical oncologist with the Huntsman Cancer Institute, says lung cancer is no longer just a smoker's disease.
'There are many people who develop lung cancer who have never smoked a cigarette in their life,' Dr. Akerley stated. 'We're seeing environmental factors, radon exposure, family history, and even genetics playing a role in lung cancer development.
LUNG CANCER NON-SMOKERS DIAGNOSIS METASTASIS PARK CITY UTAH HEALTHY LIFESTYLE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
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