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If you read one thing this week, read today's @nytimes piece by @SimarSBajaj bit.ly/49ABdvd It names a truth people with #lungcancer live with every single day.
This well-written article makes it clear that stigma doesn't just hurt people emotionally; it is a life or death barrier. People delay diagnosis, care, and support because they're afraid of being judged.
Lung cancer is not a morality story. And nicotine addiction isn't a bad habit or personal failure - It's a DISEASE and should be treated that way, with compassion and evidence-based care, not judgment.
Thank you, @JimPantelas, for always being so open and honest. And thank you, @drCarterBawam, @hawkeyestudts, @NarjustFlorezMD, and others, for continuing to remind people of the most basic truth: no one 'earns' this disease and no one 'deserves' it!
Please help change the conversation and shift the narrative from shame and blame to hope and humanity.
#KilltheStigma #LCSM #WordsMatter
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