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Read time: 2 minutes.   The LUNGevity Conversations that Count speaker series offers an opportunity to stay informed, engage in critical discussions, and learn from top experts revolutionizing lung cancer care for underserved populations. The series is intended for healthcare

Read time: 4 minutes. Pickles Group is a nonprofit organization that provides free peer-to-peer support and resources to kids and teens impacted by a parent or guardian’s cancer. Chief Clinical Officer Kelsey Mora is a dual-certified child life specialist and licensed therapist who

Read time: 9 minutes.   The annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) once again brought together nearly 50,000 members of the oncology community. From May 30 – June 2, researchers, oncologists, and patient advocates had first-hand access to the latest

Read time: 2 minutes.   When a person is treated for advanced-stage lung cancer, tumors will often shrink, and their symptoms may subside. An effective treatment will kill many tumor cells, but there are usually some cells (called drug-tolerant persister cells, or DTPCs) left

Read time: 4 minutes.   LUNGevity Foundation stands at the forefront of lung cancer research and advocacy, driven by a mission to improve outcomes for patients through research, education, and partnerships. By tackling unmet needs of the lung cancer community, LUNGevity is transforming

Read time: 3 minutes. Why did we build a tool to visualize data collected from patients and caregivers?  Community members provide data but too often never see how their data was used. Research data is mostly published in medical journals written for researchers and scientists

Read time: 4 minutes.   Michelle knew what was wrong. She knew the headaches, regular vomiting, ear popping, and “whooshing” sounds in her head were all signs of leptomeningeal disease (LMD). The issue, however, is that LMD is so rare—only diagnosed in 5% of people with cancer—she

Read time: 2 minutes.   Integrative oncology combines conventional cancer treatments with complementary therapies to provide comprehensive care. It focuses on treating the whole person—addressing physical and mental well-being.   Complementary therapies are treatments used

Read time: 4 minutes.   The LUNGevity Conversations that Count speaker series offers an opportunity to stay informed, engage in critical discussions, and learn from top experts revolutionizing lung cancer care for underserved populations. The series is intended for healthcare

Read time: 2 minutes.   Team LUNGevity—a group of endurance athletes committed to raising money for lung cancer—made its international debut in 2024 at the BMW Berlin Marathon. With five international races on the 2025 calendar, the year started with the Schneider Electric Paris

Read time: 9 minutes.   More than 22,000 cancer researchers from 81 countries got together for the annual American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) meeting in Chicago from April 25-30. This year’s meeting theme “Unifying Cancer Science and Medicine: A Continuum of Innovation

Read time: 8 minutes.   Narjust Florez, MD, is the associate director of the Cancer Care Equity Program and a thoracic medical oncologist at the Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center. She founded the Florez Lab in 2019, which focuses on lung cancer, social justice issues in medicine,