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Harnessing innovation, collaboration to bring better tomorrows for lung cancer patients – Philstar.com
Today, there are more hopeful tomorrows for lung cancer patients and Hope from Within (HFW) continues to reach out to lung cancer patients and their families to provide the much-needed community of support in their fight against this dreadful disease.
MANILA, Philippines — Lung cancer remains one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers worldwide. According to the 2018 report of the World Cancer Research Fund, lung cancer is the second most common cancer in men and the third most commonly occurring cancer in women.
Globally, there were 2.1 million recorded lung cancer cases and 1.8 million deaths as of 2018. In the Philippines, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths, accounting for 15,000 cases every year.
While lung cancer…
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