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Lung Cancer Stigma Keeps People From Care

The disease is the rare cancer met with accusations, not sympathy.

© Emily Elconin for The New York Times

After Jim Pantelas was diagnosed with lung cancer, he recalled friends and colleagues saying, “‘Well, you knew this was coming; you smoked a lot.’” It deepened his belief that he didn’t deserve care.
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