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Lung cancer is the leading cause of death in men and women in the United States, with an estimated 228,150 new cases diagnosed, and 142,670 deaths.

I am simply thrilled to write to you today in acknowledgment of the 10th anniversary of the Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+)! We have made tremendous progress over the past decade in promoting navigation as an integral part of a successful cancer care team. This progress is in no small part due to the outstanding contributions from our members, committees, and Leadership Council.

Cancer continues to present a major challenge in the Washington, DC, metro area.

Invasive breast cancer is the most common cancer in females, accounting for approximately one-third of all invasive cancers diagnosed annually in the Greater Bay Area and in the state.

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death, with 81% of lung cancer diagnoses directly linked to smoking.

Sunrise Hospital is a tertiary medical center for rural outlying regions including northwest Arizona and southeast Nevada (NW-AZ/SE-NV).

More than 80,000 new diagnoses of head and neck cancers are projected in the United States for 2019.

Breast cancer is the second most common cancer after skin cancer and the second leading cause of death of women in the United States after lung cancer.

The National Lung Screening Trial enrolled 53,454 people who were at high risk for lung cancer from August 2002 to April 2004.