New National Initiative Raises Lung Cancer Awareness and Promotes Early Detection Among Veterans Denver, Colorado, Nov 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — November marks National Lung Cancer Awareness Month, a critical time to address the pressing issue of lung cancer in the veteran community. Lung Cancer Foundation of America proudly announces “Breath of Honor: Lung Cancer Screening for Veterans,” a groundbreaking national public education and awareness campaign designed to reach veterans across the United States. Lung cancer poses a significant threat to our brave veterans, who have selflessly serv ..read more

Los Angeles, CA, Apr 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Lung Cancer Foundation of America (LCFA) and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) have awarded a grant, generously funded in part by Bristol-Myers Squibb, to support research in translational immuno-oncology to help lung cancer patients lead longer, healthier lives. Jonathan Villena-Vargas, MD, is the recipient of the $200,000 Disparities in Clinical Oncology Research Grant. LCFA, IASLC, and BMS are proud to support more diversity among young researchers in translational immuno-oncology lung cancer research. Dr. Vil ..read more

The Lung Cancer Foundation of America is producing a pilot program to help educate hairdressers about simple questions they can ask their clients Lung cancer is a leading cause of death for Black men and women, and research shows that hairdressers are some of the most trusted people in the African American community. The Lung Cancer Foundation of America is producing an easy-to-follow training video for hairdressers so they help relay critical information about lung cancer to the black community. Hairdressers often ask: “How are the kids?”, or, How’s your hair?” But through a targeted trainin ..read more

Has anyone ever thought that reading the fine print of a document would save their life? When David Sturges, an attorney from New Ulm, Minnesota, went to the doctor for a CT scan to assess his risk for heart disease, he wasn’t expecting a lung cancer diagnosis. After all, he had quit smoking almost 20 years ago and was only 53 years old. However, when the scan came back with a footnote noting there was a mass on the lobe of his right lung, Sturges immediately went in for a biopsy. In February 2002, he was diagnosed with stage 1A non-small lung cancer and shortly after, had a lobectomy (the re ..read more

LCFA’s Speakers Bureau member, Annabelle Gurwitch has a perspective in the Outlook section of The Washington Post. Annabelle is an actress and the author, most recently, of “You’re Leaving When?: Adventures in Downward Mobility.” In the Washington Post opinion piece, she illustrates, in her witty style, how some healthcare plans that are supposed to save patients money can end up costing them dearly. A lung cancer diagnosis was the shocker to the year Annabelle Gurwitch already had going in 2020. She went to have a Covid test and left with a stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis. Annabelle’s story of ..read more

LCFA says research breakthroughs in new therapies are at the heart of the study’s findings The Lung Cancer Foundation of America and patients everywhere, who rely on research for their individualized treatments, can chalk up a huge win following a study released by the NCI. Mortality rates in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) patients fell sharply in patients diagnosed in 2001 compared to those diagnosed in 2014. The research posted in the New England Journal of Medicine states that survival rates for men and women diagnosed with NSCLC are improving and recent advancements in new treatments a ..read more

Inaugural gastronomical challenge and fundraiser helps fund Lung Cancer Foundation of America’s Young Investigator grants New York Times bestselling author, actor, and activist, and former Dinner and a Movie host Annabelle Gurwitch is teaming up with celebrity chef Amar Santana to raise money for lung cancer research during a fun and delicious live, virtual cooking competition on October 2nd. The friendly cooking competition is led by chef Amar Santana and features lung cancer patient and advocate Lysa Buonanno and LCFA Young Investigator grant recipient Dr. Triparna Sen squaring off in the L ..read more

Imagine a doctor saying: “You have lung cancer.” What do you do? Who do you talk to? How do you comprehend the complicated new language of cancer? Lung Cancer Foundation of America has stepped in to help with two Spanish language podcast episodes in its Hope With Answers: Living With Lung Cancer series called the First Seven Days. The First Seven Days features hopeful conversations with Latinos living with lung cancer years after diagnosis. They share their experience, their best advice, what they wish they’d known immediately after being diagnosed. Included with each episode is a convenient ..read more

La serie de podcast Esperanza Con Respuestas: Viviendo con Cáncer de Pulmón proporciona la información que necesita para obtener el tratamiento adecuado en el momento adecuado, personalizado solo para usted Imagínese a un médico diciendo: “Tienes cáncer de pulmón.” ¿Ahora que vas hacer? ¿Con quién hablas? Cómo vas a comprender el vocabulario complicado del cáncer? La Fundación de Cáncer de Pulmón de América ha intervenido para ayudar con dos episodios de podcast en su serie Esperanza Con Respuestas: Viviendo con Cáncer de Pulmón llamada Los Primeros Siete Días. Los Primeros Siete Días presenta ..read more

The four-hour live event will feature the passions, pursuits, and real lives of people #livingwithlungcancer on Lung Cancer Foundation of America’s social platforms for World Lung Cancer Day, August 1st Join dozens of patient advocates living with lung cancer and meet the researchers working to find better treatments for the disease during a live, 4-hour social media takeover on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram on World Lung Cancer Day, August 1st. Throughout the takeover, you’ll see why #research is the reason so many people living with lung cancer are able to do the things they lov ..read more