Lung Cancer and Black Americans
Did you know lung cancer affects Black Americans, particularly Black men, differently than their white counterparts? Black men are 11% more likely to be diagnosed with lung cancer, and 9.8% more Black men die from the disease. While smoking remains the primary risk factor to developing lung cancer, about 20% of lung cancer patients did not smoke.
The companion Guidebook of the LCRF and the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Health Commission’s lung cancer awareness program, Breathe Easy: Good News About Lung Cancer Screening – A Guide for Black Americans Guidebooks is available in print or digital download! Order your copies here or visit the program web page at LCRF.org/KnowYourRisk.