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Lung Cancer Heroes®

CURE® Lung Cancer Heroes® 2021 Essay Book
Volume2

A Lung Cancer Survivor, Fighter and Advocate

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Simply put, Jan Poulsen is an inspiration to those diagnosed with lung cancer, a friend writes.

Jan Poulsen led the LUNGevity Breathe Deep events in Salt Lake City for a number of years, which is where I met her. She’s a lung cancer survivor who decided she had too much to do to let the disease slow her down. As a never-smoker, she became an advocate for awareness, especially for radon gas testing and mitigation in homes.

From left: Jan Poulsen and Andy Robertson. Photo by Shannon Volmar.

From left: Jan Poulsen and Andy Robertson. Photo by Shannon Volmar.

Simply put, she’s an inspiration to those diagnosed with lung cancer, those affected by lung cancer and those who can make a difference against lung cancer in the life sciences community and radon gas community.

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