Efforts To Address The High Rates Of Lung Cancer In Maine

We'll learn about a new statewide effort to address Maine's high rate of lung cancer through screening and education.

• Lance Boucher, Director of Public Policy, Maine & New Hampshire at American Lung Association
• Dr. Gary Hochheiser, director of thoracic surgery and thoracic oncology, and medical director of the lung screening program at Maine Medical Center
• Dr. Christian Thomas, practicing hematologist-oncologist and Director of Clinical Research at New England Cancer Specialists
• Debra Violette, founder and president of Free ME from Lung Cancer, a national nonprofit organization based in Maine
• Dr. Akshu Balwan, director of interventional pulmonology at MaineGeneral Medical Center

• Maine Lung Cancer Coalition
• Saved By The Scan from The American Lung Association
• Maine among worst states for lung cancer, study finds
• Portland Press Herald Letter to The Editor: Special X-ray scan may catch lung cancer early
• Maine Med Targets Lung Cancer Prevention and Detection
• 6 Ways Lung Cancer Patients Can Fight Stigma
• FDA Tries To Address The Rising Number Of Teens Who Smoke E-Cigarettes
• Vaping: The rapid rise in use of e-cigarettes
• Maine: the tailpipe of the nation
• Radon and Cancer
• Cancer survivors talk about their experience - and you can share yours