November is a busy month when it comes to cancer awareness. We honor those whose lives have been touched by carcinoid, lung, pancreatic and stomach cancer. November is the month that we acknowledge the importance of our caregivers. November is also the NHL (National Hockey League) Fights Cancer month and No Shave November.

November 21st is the World Pancreatic Cancer Day as well as the Great American Smokeout.

Each of us believes that “our” cancer is the most important — yet we learn so...

November has Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month,  National Family Caregiver Month, No-Shave November, Stomach Cancer Awareness Month, as well as the Great American Smokeout, and Neuroendocrine Tumor Day. Some information on each is listed below as well as how you can participate in these and make a difference. 

IASLC is taking part in November 2018's Lung Cancer Awareness Month (LCAM)!

Join the IASLC in helping to raise awareness about lung cancer...

Great American Smokeout (Always the third Thursday in November: November 16)*
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
National Family Caregiver Month
Neuroendocrine Tumor Day (November 10)
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

Lung Cancer

Lung cancer is the number one killer of women in the US killing more than breast cancer, uterine cancer, and ovarian cancer combined. It is overlooked as the number one killer and overshadowed by breast cancer and the publicity that breast...

November marks several types of cancer for awareness, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, stomach cancer, carcinoid cancer, neuroendocrine cancer as well as a few cancer awareness events: Coaches Vs. Cancer, The Great American Smokeout, and the National Family Caregivers Month. Take a look at them below for more information on each. 

Lung Cancer Awareness Month

November is officially Lung Cancer Awareness Month. This all started as Lung Cancer Awareness Day way back in 1995. As the lung...