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Ad ID: 36538886
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Street address: 8950 Dr. Martin Luther King, St. Petersburg, 33702
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Date Listed: Jan-28-08 Event Date(s): Jun-13-08 to Jun-14-08 Event Time: 11:30 to 02:30 WOMEN’S LUNG HEALTH INITIATIVE v What: Professional speakers, luncheon, fashion show, and silent auction v When: Friday, June 13th, 2008, from 11:30am-2:00pm v Where: The Rusty Pelican in Tampa v WHY: Purpose: More than half of the 35 million Americans now living with chronic lung disease are women. Therefore, the American Lung Association wants to increase awareness about women’s lung health issues and raise funds to increase research and improve treatments for these life threatening diseases. Statistics: · Lung cancer kills more women than breast, ovarian and cervical cancer combined · More women die from COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) than men · 65% of asthma deaths occur in women · 15% of those women who died due to lung cancer, never smoked · Roughly 60% die within a year of being diagnosed, and between 70% and 80 % die within two years www.BreatheFreeTampaBay.com
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