That was the message from a White Ribbon Project event this week in City of Hope, Orange County.
Maggie Castaneda-Scott, with City of Hope Orange County, and Trisha Zabala, from left, paint a ribbon during a White Ribbon Project event at City of Hope on Thursday, October 13, 2022 in Irvine, CA. The White Ribbon Project aims to support lung cancer patients and change the perception that lung cancer only affects smokers. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
dr Edward S. Kim, Chief Medical Officer of the City of Hope Orange County, speaks during a White Ribbon Project event at the City of Hope in Irvine, CA on Thursday, October 13, 2022 in Irvine, CA Lung Cancer and Changing the Perception that Lung Cancer Only Smokers regards. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
City of Hope Orange County employees wrote messages on ribbons Thursday, October 13, 2022 during a White Ribbon Project event at City of Hope in Irvine, CA. The White Ribbon Project aims to support people diagnosed with lung cancer and change the perception that lung cancer only affects smokers. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Hospital staff, cancer survivors and others take a group photo during a White Ribbon Project event at the City of Hope on Thursday, October 13, 2022 in Irvine, CA. The White Ribbon Project aims to support people diagnosed with lung cancer and change the perception that lung cancer only affects smokers. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Diane Miller tries on her LA Rams jersey with cheerleaders and former NFL player Chris Draft before a White Ribbon Project event at the City of Hope in Irvine, CA on Thursday, October 13, 2022. Miller is one of the 20% who have been diagnosed with lung cancer never smoked. She will be recognized as a Crucial Catch Captain at Sunday’s Rams game. Crucial Catch is the NFL’s cancer awareness campaign. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Lung cancer survivor Peg Berens paints a ribbon during a White Ribbon Project event at the City of Hope in Irvine, CA on Thursday, October 13, 2022. The White Ribbon Project aims to support those who have been diagnosed with lung cancer, and changing the perception of lung cancer only affects smokers. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Diane Miller high fives LA Rams mascot Rampage during a White Ribbon Project event at the City of Hope in Irvine, CA on Thursday, October 13, 2022. Miller is one of the 20% who have been diagnosed with lung cancer and have never smoked. She will be recognized as a Crucial Catch Captain at Sunday’s Rams game. Crucial Catch is the NFL’s cancer awareness campaign. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Doctors and hospital staff celebrated lung cancer survivors while painting more than 30 large white ribbons.
The tapes will be distributed to survivors during November, Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
Former NFL player and White Ribbon Project spokesman Chris Draft said the mission of the effort is to let people know they are supported.
Draft’s wife, Keasha, was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2010 at the age of 37. She died a year later.
One aim of the project is to change the perception of lung cancer; 20 percent of lung cancer patients, including von Drafts’ wife, have never smoked.
“Regardless of cancer stage, regardless of smoking history, we want people to know that they are not alone,” Draft said as volunteers sat and drew ribbons in the outside garden of the City of Hope campus.
Draft also presented Costa Mesa’s Diane Miller with an LA Rams jersey to wear to Sunday’s game where she will be honored as Crucial Catch Captain. The NFL’s Crucial Catch mission is to end all cancers through early detection and education.
dr Edward S. Kim, the chief medical officer at the Irvine Cancer Center, said the landscape of lung cancer is changing with better research, early detection and treatments — some as simple as taking a daily pill.
“The survival trend is getting better,” said Dr. Kim. “We’re moving it in the right direction.”
https://www.ocregister.com/2022/10/14/support-builds-ahead-of-lung-cancer-awareness-month/ Support Builds Ahead of Lung Cancer Awareness Month – Orange County Register
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