Deadline: today and ongoing –
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women and men in the United States and worldwide, taking the lives of more women than breast, ovarian, cervical, and uterine cancers combined. According to the Lung Cancer Alliance, each day in the U.S. an average of 181 women will die from lung cancer – that’s one every eight minutes! Two-thirds of the people diagnosed with lung cancer, but who never smoked, are women.
We need federal action to fight this deadly disease and reduce the rising death tolls. In the words of Senator Feinstein, who is one of the original sponsors of the bipartisan and bicameral Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2019 (Senate and House bills S.1107 and H.R. 2222):
Today, more women than men live with lung cancer. In 2019, an estimated 66,000 women will lose their lives to this terrible disease. Despite the effect it has on women’s lives across the country, there’s still much we don’t know. For instance, we don’t know why women who have never smoked have been shown to be twice as likely to get lung cancer as nonsmoking men. This bill will provide much-needed support for research focused on understanding this disparity and promote preventive screening for women.
What you can do:
Thank Sen. Feinstein for her leadership, and ask your other Members of Congress to cosponsor the Senate and House bills.
What to say:
For Sen. Dianne Feinstein: (email); (415) 393-0707 • DC: (202) 224-3841
My name is _____, my zip code is ____, and I’m a member of Indivisible East Bay. I want to thank Senator Feinstein for being an original sponsor of S.1107, the Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2019. We need federal action to coordinate a public health plan, and to accelerate research and investigate solutions to address the impact of lung cancer in the U.S. Please do all you can to advance the legislation this year.
For Sen. Kamala Harris: (email); (415) 981-9369 • DC: (202) 224-3553
My name is _____, my zip code is ____, and I’m a member of Indivisible East Bay. Please cosponsor S.1107, the Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2019. We need federal action to coordinate a public health plan, and to accelerate research and investigate solutions to address the impact of lung cancer in the U.S.
For Representative DeSaulnier:
My name is ____, my zip code is ____, and I’m a member of Indivisible East Bay. Please cosponsor H.R. 2222, the Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2019. We need federal action to coordinate a public health plan, and to accelerate research and investigate solutions to address the impact of lung cancer in the U.S. And thank you for your leadership in founding the Congressional Cancer Survivors Caucus.
For Representatives Lee and Swalwell:
My name is ____, my zip code is ____, and I’m a member of Indivisible East Bay. Please cosponsor H.R. 2222, the Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2019. We need federal action to coordinate a public health plan, and to accelerate research and investigate solutions to address the impact of lung cancer in the U.S.
- Rep. Mark DeSaulnier: (email); (510) 620-1000 • DC: (202) 225-2095
- Rep. Barbara Lee: (email); (510) 763-0370 • DC: (202) 225-2661
- Rep. Eric Swalwell: (email); (510) 370-3322 • DC: (202) 225-5065
This article is dedicated to those near and dear to us who have battled or are fighting lung cancer.
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