COVER STORY:

• Lung Cancer May Strike Women Harder
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  Victoria Colgan knew she was in trouble when she started coughing up blood in the summer of 1997. Three months later she was diagnosed with lung cancer. »

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PUBLIC POLICY UPDATE: American Lung Association of California Sets Public Policy Priorities...

• Budget Undercuts Anti-Smoking Program
• Association Launches Ad Campaign to Promote Tobacco Licensing
• Landmark Law Regulates Auto Emissions
• Ballot Initiative Would Help Reduce Air Pollution
• Bill Aims to Improve Indoor Air Quality
• Tuberculosis Act Needed to Reduce Cases
• Fund on Income Tax Form Supports Lung Disease Research
• Bay Area Needs Smog Check II
• California Expands Renewable Energy
• Association Works to Reduce Diesel Emissions

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

• Children’s Health Motivates Woman with Asthma
• Woman Credits Lung Association for Saving Her Life

AIR QUALITY NEWS

• Indoor Air Quality Standards Needed for Airlines

ASSOCIATIONS IN ACTION

• Santa Clara-San Benito Honored for Diversity Efforts
• Central California Works to Reduce Air Pollution
• Sacramento-Emigrant Trails Wins Local Awards
• Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties Educates Leaders
• Former Smokers Support San Francisco Bike Ride
• DEY Raises $50,000 for Redwood Empire

RESEARCH MATTERS

• Researcher Investigates Mesothelioma Cancer Cells

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Board Chair Anne Kennedy, RRT, RCP President and CEO Ben Abate, Ph.D. Vice President, Communications Andrew M. Weisser aweisser@earthlink.net 818.703.6444 Editor Caitlin Kerk Layout John Jensen

Editorial Board Jenny Bard David Dias Paul Fletcher Stacey Long Donna Pearson-Beal Charles Sant’Agata Gabriella Tagliacozzo Rajeev Venkayya, MD Linda Weiner Andrew M. Weisser Cover photo by Firooz Zahedi

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