Causes and effects of stigma

Risk factors and screening guidelines

Awareness and fundraising hurdles

Hope and advice

Did you know lung cancer is more deadly than breast, colon and prostate cancers combined? Yet it gets less than half the funding. Why is that? In this episode, Dr. Diane Reidy-Lagunes sits down with thoracic surgeon and attending physician at MSK, Dr. Bernard Park, and chair of the Lung Cancer Research Foundation, Reina Honts, to discuss why one of the most common cancers is also the most stigmatized.

MSK’s lung screening tool


Episode Chapters:
3:38 – Causes and effects of stigma
8:12 – Risk factors and screening guidelines
15:58 – Awareness and fundraising hurdles
18:51 – Hope and advice

Did you know <a href="https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/types/lung">lung cancer</a> is more deadly than breast, colon and prostate cancers combined? Yet it gets less than half the funding. Why is that? In this episode, <a href="https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/doctors/diane-reidy-lagunes">Dr. Diane Reidy-Lagunes</a> sits down with thoracic surgeon and attending physician at MSK, <a href="https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/doctors/bernard-park">Dr. Bernard Park</a>, and chair of the <a href="https://www.lungcancerresearchfoundation.org/">Lung Cancer Research Foundation</a>, Reina Honts, to discuss why one of the most common cancers is also the most stigmatized.
<a href="https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/types/lung/screening/lung-risk-assessment-tool">MSK’s lung screening tool</a> 
Episode Chapters: 3:38 – Causes and effects of stigma 8:12 – Risk factors and screening guidelines 15:58 – Awareness and fundraising hurdles 18:51 – Hope and advice

Cancer Straight Talk from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center brings together national experts and cancer patients to have straightforward, evidence-based conversations. Our mission is to educate and empower patients and their families to make the right decisions and live happier, healthier lives.

Cancer Straight Talk from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center brings together national experts and cancer patients to have straightforward, evidence-based conversations. Our mission is to educate and empower patients and their families to make the right decisions and live happier, healthier lives.

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