Alan Soon is part of a small group of patients organizing a community summit to talk about the disease in Burnaby this month.
It's the number one cause of cancer death in British Columbia, but relatively few people know that November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
"My only symptom was a persistent cough, which was initially treated as pneumonia. I didn't have any risk factors for lung cancer, so to find out that I was stage four was a complete shock," said Soon, who was 46 when he was diagnosed. The summit is hosted by Lung Cancer Canada, the national organization for lung cancer education, patient support, research and advocacy since 2002.
Soon hopes that summit attendees will help further the cause of raising awareness and funds for lung cancer research.
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