BC Place to shine a light on Lung Cancer Awareness
November 21st, 2016
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and BC Place will shine WHITE tonight to shed light on this important awareness campaign.
Lung Cancer organisations are calling for everyone to 'make the most noise ever' for Lung Cancer Awareness Month! In 2016, more than 28,000 Canadians were diagnosed with lung cancer. Men’s lung cancer rates have long been higher than women’s, but now they are similar.
Few know that November is the official "Lung Cancer Awareness" month and the disease needs all the support and focus it can get! It is the number one cause of death from cancer and the least funded...and the most stigmatized. The official colour for Lung Cancer is white or clear...both these colours represent air for breath and the invisibility of the disease.
What is the color of the lung cancer ribbon? Pink ribbons adorn everything these days, and most people recognize that they stand for breast cancer awareness. But even though lung cancer kills almost twice as many women as breast cancer, far fewer people know what color ribbon represents lung cancer.
It isn't lost on many of us that the color white -- or translucent -- is less visible than pink. Part of the reason is the stigma of lung cancer. It's important to point out that 20 percent of women who develop lung cancer have never smoked, and even if someone has smoked they deserve love, compassion, and excellent medical care.
For more information, visit this website.