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Secretary Norman Y. Mineta Joins Lung Cancer Alliance Board of Directors

Date:2/14/2008

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Lung Cancer Alliance announced today that former Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta has joined its Board of Directors.

LCA Board Chairman Rear Admiral (retired) Philip J. Coady issued the following statement:

"Secretary Mineta's remarkable career in public service over the past four decades and his leadership on national security, transportation, infrastructure and technology issues has impacted every person in this country. A veteran and a ten-term member of Congress, he is also only the second person in history to serve on the cabinet of both a Democratic and a Republican President -- a tribute to his 'can do' determination in the face of every challenge he has faced.

"Secretary Mineta is also, like me, a lung cancer survivor. He has never shirked from the tough issues and we are grateful that Secretary Mineta will add his formidable talents to this battle against lung cancer," he said.

LCA is the only national organization dedicated solely to advocacy and support services for patients and those at risk for lung cancer which is the leading cause of cancer deaths among men and women and every ethnic group. Annually lung cancer kills more people than all the other major cancers -- breast, prostate, ovarian and colon cancers -- combined.

"Nearly forty years after Congress passed the National Cancer Act of 1971 the 5-year survival rate for lung cancer is still only 15%. That is unacceptable," said Mineta.

"Even though lung cancer accounts for one in every three cancer deaths, lung cancer research has never been a priority. There has never been a comprehensive plan of attack incorporating tobacco cessation, early detection, collaborative research and more effective treatments -- and that is unacceptable," he said.

Laurie Fenton-Ambrose, president and CEO of LCA, said that by joining the Board, "Secretary Mineta elevates the debate and gives added
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