1. Family & Friends

2. Chest X-Ray Chest X-Ray

3. Why Lung Cancer? I never smoked. I was not around second hand smoke. I have no family history of lung cancer. There is no reason, except Radon. Home tested at 8.6 pCi/L Office tested at 1.3 pCi/L

4. Treatment – Stage 2B/3A September 2003: Opinions St. Mary’s, Milwaukee WI Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN UM Madison Hospital, WI October 20-January 5 Chemotherapy January 22-March 10 Radiation

5. Treatment – Stage 4 September 2006 Fluid in chest DrainPrognosis Cancer Treatment Center, Illinois October-DecemberChemotherapy Pleurex Catheter March 2007 Pleurex Catheter removed

6. Treatment – Stage 4 August 2008 CT: 11 masses in lungs MRI: 8mm mass in brain September Opinions: St. Luke’s, Mayo Cyberknife brain radiation October Tarceva (daily chemo pill) June 2009 CT, MRI, Bone scan

7. cansar.org Share personal stories “Drop in the Bucket” DVD Answer emails Website links for radon information

8. cansar.org Increase public awareness Educate policy makers Convince State/Federal Governments to take action

9. cansar.org Thank you for having the courage to share your stories… Joe Linnertz Gloria Linnertz Barbara Sorgatz Bob MacEwan Marlene MacEwan

10. CanSAR Members cansar.org

11. Lung Cancer Statistics "[W]e have funded lung cancer research far below the levels that characterize other common malignancies," reads a 2001 National Cancer Institute report, "and far out of proportion to its public health impact.“ $1,700 research per Lung Cancer death $10,000 research per Prostate Cancer death $14,000 research per Breast Cancer death

12. Trends in Five-Year Relative Survival Rates [%] 1974-76 1983-85 1992-99 1974-76 1983-85 1992-99 Breast (female) 757887 Prostate 677598 Colon 505862 Lung 131415 By year of diagnosis, United States 2004 Fall Cure Magazine (American Cancer Society, Surveillance Research, 2004)

13. Family & Friends

14. Grant me the Serenity to accept the things I can not change, Courage to change the things I can, and Wisdom to know the difference. cansar.org