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Examining rates of new cases, survival, early diagnosis, surgical treatment, lack of treatment, screening, and insurance coverage of comprehensive biomarker testing, this report indicates that states must do more to protect their residents from lung cancer. For the fifth consecutive year, the “State of Lung Cancer” report explores the lung cancer burden among racial and ethnic groups at the national and state levels.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class=" cardIconSize padding-bottom no-padding-top cards--grid margin-bottom" style="" id="section_a457a7dc33fe"> <div class="global-container"> <div class="row "> <div class="col-sm-4"> <a id="promo-ujv0h1zn3na" class="icon-cta-card linked-card card-symbol card-outer corner-arrow widget bg-white position-up icon-size-large test-1" href="/research/state-of-lung-cancer/states"> <div class="card icon-card test-2"> <div class="card-content test-3"> <span class="icon icon-arrow-right"></span> <span class="card-icon icon-location"></span> <h2 class="card-title no-margin">State Data</h2> <div class="card-summary no-margin-bottom"> Understand how the toll of lung cancer in your state compares nationwide and learn about opportunities to address this deadly disease. </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <a id="promo-b525vbykr2v" class="icon-cta-card linked-card card-symbol card-outer corner-arrow widget bg-white position-up icon-size-large test-1" href="/research/state-of-lung-cancer/key-findings"> <div class="card icon-card test-2"> <div class="card-content test-3"> <span class="icon icon-arrow-right"></span> <span class="card-icon icon-line-chart"></span> <h2 class="card-title no-margin">Key Findings</h2> <div class="card-summary no-margin-bottom"> An overview of the "State of Lung Cancer" report, including important findings and overall trends. </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <a id="promo-jupdrow0e0s" class="icon-cta-card linked-card card-symbol card-outer corner-arrow widget bg-white position-up icon-size-large test-1" href="/research/state-of-lung-cancer/racial-and-ethnic-disparities"> <div class="card icon-card test-2"> <div class="card-content test-3"> <span class="icon icon-arrow-right"></span> <span class="card-icon icon-piechart"></span> <h2 class="card-title no-margin">Racial and Ethnic Disparities </h2> <div class="card-summary no-margin-bottom"> A summary of lung cancer disparities by racial and ethnic group. </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class=" double-padding-top padding-bottom bg-gray " style="" id="section_7fb79f8df3d8"> <div class="global-container"> <div class="row "> <div class="col-12"> <div class="fr-view"> <div class="global-container" style="text-align: center"><h3>Shared Stories</h3><p>Sharing your story encourages greater awareness and empowers those at high risk to speak to their doctor about screening options, so that we can catch the disease early, when more treatment options are available. Read the stories they have shared or share your own.</p></div> </div> <style media="screen"> .solcStoryBtnDiv { text-align: center; margin: 20px; } .solcStoryBtn { display: inline; } </style> <style media="screen"> .shared-stories-wrap .shared-story{ padding: 100px 15px !important; } .widget-testimonials .shared-story-profile .shared-story-profile-quote-marks { margin: 20px !important; } </style> <div class="widget widget-testimonials"> <section id="get-involved-shared-stories"> <div class=""> <div class="slider slider-nav get-involved-widget-slider shared-stories-slider"> <div class="shared-stories-wrap"> <div class="shared-story"> <div class="shared-story-profile"> <img class="shared-story-profile-quote-marks js-lazy js-webp" alt="quotation marks" data-image="/content/images/quote-mark.svg" data-image-webp="/content/images/quote-mark.svg"> <img class="shared-story-profile-img js-lazy js-webp" alt="Jacquelyn Burns " data-image="/optimize/getmedia/193878f6-4053-48ae-8a9f-dac27420d9d8/2a6d22ad-d53e-4f3a-b455-48ffd55f34c0.jpeg.jpeg?format=webp" data-image-webp="/optimize/getmedia/193878f6-4053-48ae-8a9f-dac27420d9d8/2a6d22ad-d53e-4f3a-b455-48ffd55f34c0.jpeg.jpeg?format=webp"> </div> <div class="shared-story-content"> <h3 class="test4">Jacquelyn B. </h3> <p> I went to my regular physician for my annual check up. My weight was fine with no loss or gain, no hypertension, blood pressure excellent, heart rate well within normal limits. I was feeling great! My husband and I exercised daily, walking up and dow <a href="/lung-force/lung-force-heroes/jacquelyn-b">READ MORE</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="shared-stories-wrap"> <div class="shared-story"> <div class="shared-story-profile"> <img class="shared-story-profile-quote-marks js-lazy js-webp" alt="quotation marks" data-image="/content/images/quote-mark.svg" data-image-webp="/content/images/quote-mark.svg"> <img class="shared-story-profile-img js-lazy js-webp" alt="Rick Blease " data-image="/optimize/getmedia/98725590-1f10-452a-93bf-fde97398a9b3/richard-blease.jpg?width=3072&height=2076&ext=.jpg&format=webp" data-image-webp="/optimize/getmedia/98725590-1f10-452a-93bf-fde97398a9b3/richard-blease.jpg?width=3072&height=2076&ext=.jpg&format=webp"> </div> <div class="shared-story-content"> <h3 class="test4">Rick B. </h3> <p> Thank you for saving my life. Your television advertising inspired me to get the scan. I had just recently retired and moved to our retirement home in Maine. Part of the move meant getting a new doctor. <a href="/lung-force/lung-force-heroes/rick-b">READ MORE</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="shared-stories-wrap"> <div class="shared-story"> <div class="shared-story-profile"> <img class="shared-story-profile-quote-marks js-lazy js-webp" alt="quotation marks" data-image="/content/images/quote-mark.svg" data-image-webp="/content/images/quote-mark.svg"> <img class="shared-story-profile-img default js-lazy js-webp" alt="Placeholder User Avatar" data-image="/content/images/story-avatar.png" data-image-webp="/content/images/story-avatar.png"> </div> <div class="shared-story-content"> <h3 class="test4">Dianna W. </h3> <p> In August 2018, I was driving down Rt 2 East, by Davis-Besse Power Plant in Oak Harbor, OH and saw a billboard that said "If you have ever smoked, you could be eligible for a life-saving lung scan." <a href="/lung-force/lung-force-heroes/dianna-w">READ MORE</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div 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