Meet LUNGevity’s Chief Health Equity and Diversity Officer
Why is health equity important? Why is it particularly important in lung cancer? For decades, we’ve observed disparities in access to cancer care and treatment outcomes among
Why is health equity important? Why is it particularly important in lung cancer? For decades, we’ve observed disparities in access to cancer care and treatment outcomes among
Chelsea Bell is running 10 half marathons in 10 months in 2020 to raise $10,000 as part of Team LUNGevity. She is running in memory of her father and to honor her brother, both of
Radon is a gas that is present in nearly all air. It is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that is released from the normal decay of natural elements uranium, thorium, and
I was 37. I was healthy, exercised daily, ate well, and had never smoked a cigarette in my life. Yet on August 17th, 2019, I received the news that changed my life forever. A tumor
Each spring, families, college students, and camp counselors at 125 chapters across the country get ready for their favorite time of year: one week of summer camp at Camp Kesem
My life changed forever on October 24, 2018 at the age of 55. This is the day I was diagnosed with stage 3A lung cancer. I felt a familiar twinge on my lower left side and thought
The holiday season is busy and stressful under the best of circumstances. This can be even truer for lung cancer patients and their loved ones, who are juggling not only the
Living with stage IV lung cancer is nothing new for Laura Greco, who is also a lawyer, wife of a professor of history, mother to two wonderful children, and a lung cancer advocate
When a family member or friend is diagnosed with cancer, you may feel like you want to do something to help or to make them feel supported and loved. While being there for someone
Mike Ilitch III, of metro Detroit, MI, is currently fundraising on behalf of LUNGevity. He competed in the 2019 Detroit Marathon in the hand cycle division at the end of October
I was diagnosed with lung cancer by accident. I had requested a screening scan for an aortic abdominal aneurysm. When I got results from the scan back, everything was fine as far
I have been involved with LUNGevity Foundation since 2017 after my mom, Maureen Grippo, was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2016. The first event I participated in through LUNGevity