EVERY FIVE MINUTES, A WOMAN IN THE UNITED STATES IS TOLD SHE HAS LUNG CANCER.
LUNG CANCER IF THE #1 CANCER KILLER OF WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES.
THE LUNG CANCER DEATH RATE IN WOMEN HAS ALMOST DOUBLED OVER THE PAST 37 YEARS.
ADVOCACY AND INCREASED AWARENESS WILL RESULT IN MORE AND BETTER TREATMENT FOR WOMEN WITH LUNG CANCER AND OTHER LUNG DISEASES AND WILL ULTIMATELY SAVE LIVES.
LUNG FORCE IS THE NATIONAL MOVEMENT LED BY THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION, WITH THE MISSION OF MAKING LUNG CANCER HISTORY – UNITING WOMEN TO STAND TOGETHER WITH A COLLECTIVE STRENGTH AND DETERMINATION TO LEAD THE FIGHT AGAINST LUNG CANCER AND LUNG HEALTH.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT I, MANUEL FIGUEIREDO, MAYOR OF THE TOWNSHIP OF UNION, IN THE COUNTY OF UNION, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DO HEREBY DESIGNATE THE SECOND FULL WEEK IN MAY AS WOMEN’S LUNG HEALTH WEEK THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS OF NEW JERSEY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF LUNG CANCER.