Shame and pain: Lung cancer’s stigma exerts psychic and physical toll
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5 January 2021Shame and pain: Lung cancer’s stigma exerts psychic and physical toll
Lung cancer kills more than 150,000 Americans each year, accounting for a quarter of all cancer deaths, and remains the nation’s No. 1 cancer killer. Though few survive it—just 4.5% to 8% remain alive the five years following their diagnoses—stigma and shame surrounding the disease are rampant.
