When Danielle Curnoe tells people she has lung cancer, she is frequently asked if she was a smoker.
"Really, really pisses me off when people ask that question," Ms Curnoe said.
Ms Curnoe has stage-four lung cancer, and has never smoked in her life.
But people assume she brought it on herself, she said.
"If I tell people, I tend to say I've got stage-four cancer, I don't say lung cancer," Ms Curnoe said.
Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-30/lung-cancer-screening-program-stigma-non-smoker/101576216
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