What Every Woman Needs to Know About Lung Cancer

Did you know that…

• 1 IN 16 PEOPLE will be diagnosed with lung cancer in their lifetime
• LUNG CANCER kills almost 3 times as many women as breast cancer
• Approximately 127,070 AMERICAN LIVES are lost annually to lung cancer.

And there’s much more to be learned about lung cancer and how it’s affecting women.

This week Sybil is joined by Dr. Loretta Erhunmwunsee to discuss everything we need to know to protect ourselves from lung cancer + the environmental impacts that increase the rates of lung cancer diagnosis in black and brown communities more than others.

Listen and learn:

1. Who is most at risk for lung cancer
2. Who should get screened for lung cancer and why
3. Non-smokers: how do you protect yourself from lung cancer?
4. How insurance coverage affects screenings and treatments

AND MORE!

Special thanks to HealthyWomen in partnership with Daiichi Sankyo and Merck for introducing this topic to our audience.

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About Dr. Loretta Erhunmwunsee:
Loretta Erhunmwunsee, M.D., is a thoracic surgeon and an associate professor in City of Hope’s Division of Thoracic Surgery. She was among 21 women selected nationwide to participate in the Carol Emmott Fellowship Class of 2023. The fellowship is for exceptional, innovative women leaders who are making an impact in their communities and institutions and serving as advocates for equity in health care. She specializes in minimally invasive lung and esophageal surgery with a focus on robotic-assisted resections. Dr. Erhunmwunsee graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Emory University in Atlanta and received her medical doctorate from Harvard Medical School in Boston, graduating magna cum laude. She continued her postgraduate training at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, completing a general surgery internship, followed by a residency in general surgery. This was followed by a residency in cardiothoracic surgery at Duke. Board-certified in general and thoracic surgery, Dr. Erhunmwunsee has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including being appointed Vice Chair of the NCCN DEI Directors Forum in 2023 and co-leading the NCCN Measuring and Addressing Health-Related Social Needs on Cancer Working Group. Additionally, in 2023 she was named a “Cancer Health 25 – Champions of Health Equity” in Cancer Health magazine. In 2021, she received the William C. Rippe Award for Distinguished Research in Lung Cancer from the Lung Cancer Research Foundation as well as the Songs of Hope Beverly & Ben Horowitz Legacy Award for inspiring work at City of Hope.