Lung cancer is the #1 cancer killer of women in the U.S. – in fact, every five minutes, a woman in the U.S. learns she has lung cancer. The truth is, anyone can get lung cancer, and no one deserves it. For the fifth year the American Lung Association’s LUNG FORCE is uniting lung cancer survivors and their loved ones across the country to stand together in an effort to defeat lung cancer during National Women’s Lung Health Week. It’s estimated that lung cancer will represent close to 1 in 4 female cancer deaths in 2019In the last 40 years, the rate of women dying from lung cancer has increased 79%Close to half of all women diagnosed with lung cancer will not even survive one year, and the five-year survival rate for women with lung cancer is only one in five.Smoking is the leading risk factor for lung cancer, but other causes include exposure to secondhand smoke, radon gas, air pollution and asbestos.   LUNG FORCE, in partnership with CVS Health, has made significant inroads in the effort to defeat lung cancer over the past five years, including: Helped to secure a 69% increase in lung cancer research funding at the National Institutes of HealthSuccessfully advocated for Medicare coverage of lung cancer screening for 8 million high-risk adultsSuccessfully advocated to increase the legal age to purchase tobacco to 21 in 5 states and the District of Columbia   While much has been done to enlighten the public about this disease, more help is needed to fight for innovations in medical research, better treatments and new methods of early detection for lung cancer. join Dr. Andrea McKee, Scientific Advisory Committee Member and Medical Spokesperson for the American Lung Association along with Adrina Meola, LUNG FORCE volunteer and advocate, and dedicated CVS Pharmacy employee.