Lung Cancer is the #1 Cancer Killer in Women and Men...Let's talk about it!

The Facts:

• California is home to some of the worst pollution in the nation, 90% of us live in counties affected by unhealthy air.
• Lung disease is responsible for one in seven deaths in the United States.
• Asthma is the number one chronic disease of children. More than 5 million Californians have been diagnosed with asthma, including one million children.
• Lung cancer is the number one cancer killer in the US, killing more people than breast, colon, pancreas & prostate cancers combined. In California 38,000 people are afflicted with lung cancer.

Ok, scary right?

We asked Maria Bernabe, Lung Association spokesperson, about the organization, the gala this Saturday and the color turquoise.

CELEBZTER: Tell us about the Lung Force Gala.

 The LUNG FORCE Gala, being held this Saturday, June 28 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, is the very first of its kind in the United States. Attendees and donors support the American Lung Association LUNG FORCE movement dedicated to raising awareness and fighting lung cancer, the number one cancer killer of both and women in the United States.

The LUNG FORCE Gala brings together hundreds of generous guests to honor those people in our community who are leading this fight. This year we honor a true LUNG FORCE Hero, Cynthia Munzer – a mezzo-soprano who was with the Metropolitan Opera in New York for more than 20 years before becoming a vocal arts professor at USC; Dr. Denise Aberle of UCLA, who is on the forefront of lung cancer research and a leading advocate for early testing of lung cancer; andSEIU-ULTCW, led by its president Laphonza Butler – saluting those who take care of our loved ones each and every day.                              continued....http://celebzter.com/just-the-facts-maam-because-breathing-isnt-overrated/