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Lung Cancer Remains No. 1 Cancer Killer

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- A new campaign is underway to raise awareness for Lung Cancer—the number one cancer killer.

The campaign, sponsored by the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Foundation, features mounted bus ads all over San Francisco MUNI buses.

Shelia Von Driska, Executive Director for the foundation, says that the number of deaths due to lung cancer has gone up dramatically in the last decade. In 1987, the number of deaths caused by lung cancer surpassed those of breast cancer. More recently, doctors have found a disturbing rise in lung cancer among women in their 30s and 40s who are non-smokers.

“There’s sort of a false sense of security that you can’t get lung cancer if you don’t smoke, so we really want to save lives, that’s our ultimate goal,” said Driska.