In your coverage of Dana Reeve's death, you may wish to interview experts on lung cancer. Three physicians at the American Thoracic Society can discuss the world's No. 1 cancer killer, its link to smoking, the risks for non-smokers and the detection and treatment of the disease.

The three physicians are:

Peter D. Wagner, M.D.President of the American Thoracic SocietyProfessor of Medicine and Bio-Engineering andChief of PhysiologyUniversity of California, San Diego

Sharon I.S. Rounds, M.D.Immediate Past President of the American Thoracic SocietyChief, Pulmonary and Critical Care MedicineBrown Medical School John Heffner, M.D.President-elect American Thoracic SocietyExecutive Medical DirectorMedical University of South Carolina

With more than 13,000 international members, the American Thoracic Society is the world's leading medical association dedicated to the prevention and treatment of lung disease.

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