In 2017, 28,600 Canadians were diagnosed with lung cancer and 21,100 died of the disease.
The number of lung cancer deaths exceeds the total number of deaths from colorectal cancer, breast cancer and prostate cancer combined.
Tobacco use is the number 1 cause of preventable disease and death in Canada and causes 45,000 Canadian deaths each year.
Smoking causes about 30% of cancer deaths in Canada and about 85% of lung cancer deaths.
Last year, we only had the resources available to fund 40% of high-priority research projects. Imagine the impact we could have if we were able to fund 100%.