LONDON, Nov 27 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Only one in five people (22%) disagree with the statement “generally, patients with lung cancer have caused their illness through their lifestyle choices and behaviors,” according to a global, omnibus survey conducted by Ipsos MORI and sponsored by the Lung Ambition Alliance. The results were released to coincide with the end of National Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Lung cancer is a disease still associated with stigma. The stigma of lung cancer is problematic and could influence smokers to feel guilty and delay talking to their doctor about potential symptoms.1
Additional results of the study show:
The majority of people (59%) are confident that in five years’ time a significantly higher proportion of those diagnosed with lung cancer will be cured compared to now.