Stacey Allerton
@staceyallerton.bsky.social
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Former tobacco treatment specialist living with Stage 4B EGFR #lungcancer. Positive psych, financial wellbeing & toxicity, LC screening & stigma. #LoveYourLungs #NooneDeservesCancer She/her
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younglungcancer.bsky.social
Our community mourns the loss of Chad, who lived with RET+ lung cancer for 2.5 years. He loved deeply, lifted others and faced every setback with courage. His passing is a heartbreaking reminder: we still have a long way to go. Chad deserved more time. #LungCancerAwareness
staceyallerton.bsky.social
🫁 I can’t find any lung cancer merchandise in Australia, so I have started making my own!

Proceeds will be used to fund lung cancer awareness campaigns.

Link to order: homeaccessoriesau.etsy.com/listing/4350...

#anyonewithlungs #NoOneDeservesCancer #LCSM
#EndLungCancerStigma
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thelancet.com
The oncogenic KRAS mutation has been the subject of intense investigation. In The Lancet, a new phase 3 trial reports on adagrasib versus docetaxel in KRASG12C-mutated non-small-cell lung cancer.

This and more in our latest issue 👉 bit.ly/4mi7T1y
Cover of The Lancet, August 9 2025 issue. Quote: "Adagrasib demonstrated statistically significant improvements in progression-free survival over docetaxel in patients with previously treated KRASG12C-mutated non-small cell lung cancer."
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ntrjournal.bsky.social
The prevalence of smoking is high in substance use disorder treatment programs and is associated with greater psychiatric symptom severity, substance misuse, psychiatric severity, and impulsivity, find Sabrina Syan et al.

academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-...
staceyallerton.bsky.social
I’ve had radiation in similar areas. Thankfully radiation sessions are quite short. He may cope better than he expects ❤️
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You’re not an idiot Dave - just got addicted when tobacco was everywhere! So glad you are getting screened!
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Thanks so much for sharing this Dave! We need as many people as possible to get screened 💪🏼
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Ann my heart breaks for you all. Love & strength to you, from another living with lung cancer.
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fumikochino.bsky.social
Was talking to a student today about the benefits of #smokingcessation. I always refer back to this chart which I find so compelling.

Quitting today has both IMMEDIATE & long term benefits. It ⬆️ survival by 🔟➕yrs & saves $13k/yr in the cost of 🚬 & health related expenses. 🚭
Benefits of smoking cessation written on a clock face
staceyallerton.bsky.social
Anyone with lungs can develop lung cancer - AND at ANY age.

I was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer at 43 - with widespread mets throughout my body & brain - despite never having smoked.

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#NooneDeservesLungCancer
#EndLungCancerStigma
The mystery rise of lung cancer in non-smokers
The number of lung cancer cases in people who have never smoked is increasing. The disease is different from lung cancer caused by smoking, so what causes it?
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staceyallerton.bsky.social
We like to believe that our conscious or unconscious bias against people who smoke/d isn’t evident.

It’s time to change the conversation and reflect on our biases. Everyone deserves hope, compassion and respect, regardless of their smoking history and cancer type.

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The lifesaving promise of a new national screening program for Australia's deadliest cancer
The five-year survivorship for lung cancer is 26 per cent. That is too low. The launch of the National Screening Program is just the start.
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chantzy.bsky.social
We first learned that smoking is causatively associated with lung cancer in 1950. Now France bans outdoor smoking 75 years later

Don't give up. Change happens but can be impossibly slow
canadahealthwatch.ca
France to ban smoking outdoors in most places: minister www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/05/30/f... @cdnaffairs.bsky.social

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cretobacco.bsky.social
🚨 Calling experts in #SmokingCessation, #TobaccoControl & #LungCancerScreening! 🚨
Participate in a short #survey to understand how smoking cessation support can be effectively integrated into lung cancer screening programs.
🔗 qualtrics.flinders.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_...
@nathanharrison.bsky.social
staceyallerton.bsky.social
Australians - including people who have never smoked (like me) - have a 4.9% risk of being diagnosed with lung cancer by age 85.

George, a 36 year old UK-based yoga teacher, was recently diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer.

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#anyonewithlungs
#stopthestigma
I woke up with a swollen face - now I have stage four lung cancer
George Dudnik, 36, was initially told he had mumps after waking up at 3am with a swollen face in December 2023.
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