benjamin levy, clinical director of medical oncology for johns hopkins, sydney kimmel cancernd center rebecca bull is chief thelopment officer for longevity foundation. welcome to both of you. >> thank you. >> dr. levy, statistics show the lung cancer death rate has been steadily ldeclining,est rate in 40 years. that's the good news. it's not the whole picture, is it? >> no. i think we have a lot of work cut out for us.f 70% patients with lung cancer present with advanced stage disease. at that point we talk about treating patients and not curing them. fortunately we have new therapies that are helping. >> the leading c cause ofcer related deaths? >> yes, more than breast, colon andan prostater combined. >> tell us what's working and what is driving the rate down. >> a lot of it is the newer therapies coming out. we have a better understandi of tumor biology and giving drugs that work. but alsoly e detection where surgery can be offered and patients can be cured has probably contributed to this trend. >> rebecca, we know raising awareness is a critical tool. you've been holding this w