November 13, 2024
Chris Draft is a former player for the Chicago Bears who founded the Chris Draft Family Foundation after his wife Keasha died of lung cancer in 2011. PHOTO PROVIDED BY AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY.
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Former Athlete and Lung Cancer Advocate Talks About Lung Cancer Screening
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. According to the American Cancer Society, lung cancer (small cell and non-small cell) is the second most common cancer in both men and women in the United States (not counting skin cancer). Each year, more people die from lung cancer than of colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined.