She had never smoked, but she still got lung cancer. Expect firsthand insights and a lot of laughs when comic/cancer survivor René Hicks does her standup stuff at 7:30 p.m. today at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa's Hemenway Theatre.

Admission is free. Doors open at 7 p.m. The event is sponsored by Tobacco Free Oahu. See www.clearthesmoke.org.