Lung Cancer Awareness Month

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Lung Cancer Awareness Month 2025 is a time for increased awareness, education, and support for those affected by lung cancer.Here are some key points to consider during this month:

Support for Lung Cancer Patients: Lung Cancer Awareness Month is dedicated to supporting lung cancer patients and their families. It aims to raise awareness about lung cancer, its risk factors, early detection, and treatment options.

Campaigns and Initiatives: Various campaigns and initiatives are being supported by organisations like the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, which campaigns for lung cancer screening and support for those affected by the disease.

Breathing – every day, all day and night – is what keeps humans alive. By bringing oxygen through the lungs and supplying it to the cells in our bodies, every breath is life giving.

But when the lungs are compromised by disease, they are unable to supply the needed oxygen and, over the long term, the body is unable to thrive or even survive.

Lung cancer is responsible for the most deaths of any of the cancers, with more than 120,000 people each year expected to die from this disease.

Lung Cancer Awareness Month is here to educate and empower individuals and families about lung cancer prevention and early detection, so that everyone can breathe easier with healthy and happy lungs!

Signs and symptoms of lung cancer

Lung cancer may not always have symptoms early on.

The symptoms of lung cancer can include:

  • a cough for 3 weeks or more
  • a change in a cough you have had for a long time
  • a chest infection that does not get better, or repeated chest infections
  • feeling breathless and wheezy for no reason
  • coughing up blood
  • losing weight for no obvious reason
  • feeling tired
  • chest or shoulder pain that does not get better
  • a hoarse voice for 3 weeks or more.

If you have any of these symptoms, it is important to get them checked by your GP.