Lung cancer is the deadliest of all cancers, and the American audience felt the impact as a favorite TV personality, Peter Jennings, passed away almost with surprise. He passed away only months after the announcement of his retirement, and, sadly, being diagnosed with lung cancer.

The announcement did not remind us that lung cancer kills–and quickly. But when Peter Jennings did pass away, we were astounded. Didn’t he retire so that he could focus on recovery? What happened to all those people who had “beat” cancer? Sadly, 85 percent of lung cancer patients have less than a year to live.

So with Jennings’ death, we’re once again reminded that lung cancer kills more than breast, colon and prostate cancer. Combined.

But that’s not to diminish the suffering of all the malignancies. A dear friend of mine is running in the Marine Marathon Corps, which in fact will be his first marathon. He is doing it in honor of his mother, who is battling colon cancer, which has spread. A deaf Washington DC resident, he quit smoking at his mother’s request, and has taken it a step further. While training for the marathon, he’s fundraising money for cancer research. Read the fundraising page; it’s quite an inspiration to see what a son will do for his mother.

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