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Latest News & Blogs

Drs. Anil Vachani and Claudio Scafoglio Awarded LUNGevity Foundation 2021 Early Detection Awards

WASHINGTON, DC (September 16, 2021) — LUNGevity Foundation, the nation’s leading lung cancer-focused nonprofit organization and the only lung cancer organization with a programmatic focus on early detection, announced today the recipients of its 2021 Early Detection Awards (EDAs) for lung cancer research.

Drs. Erik Knelson, Dwight Owen, and Erin Schenk receive 10th annual LUNGevity Career Development Awards

WASHINGTON, DC (September 16, 2021) — LUNGevity Foundation, the nation’s leading lung cancer-focused nonprofit organization, announced today the recipients of its 2021 Career Development Awards (CDAs) for lung cancer research. This is the 10th year that these prestigious awards have been granted.

CDA Awardee Aims to Re-sensitize SCLC Patients to Chemotherapy

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) accounts for about 15% of all lung cancers, and is found most often in people with a history of tobacco exposure. SCLC is an aggressive disease with cancer cells that grow and divide rapidly. Because chemotherapy targets fast-growing cells, patients with SCLC often

Drs. Michael Green, Jennifer Lewis, Manali Patel, and Harold Bien receive first-ever LUNGevity VA Research Scholar Awards

WASHINGTON, DC (September 13, 2021) — LUNGevity Foundation, the nation’s leading lung cancer-focused nonprofit organization, announced today the recipients of its 2021 VA Research Scholar Award.

LUNGevity awards inaugural Health Equity and Inclusiveness Lung Cancer Research Awards

WASHINGTON, DC (September 13, 2021)—LUNGevity Foundation, the nation’s leading lung cancer-focused nonprofit organization, announced today the 2021 award recipients for two new Health Equity and Inclusiveness award programs.

Raymond U. Osarogiagbon, MBBS, FACP, named LUNGevity Foundation’s Community Champion honoree

WASHINGTON, DC (September 8, 2021) — LUNGevity Foundation, the nation’s leading lung cancer-focused nonprofit organization, is pleased to name Raymond U. Osarogiagbon, MBBS, FACP, as its next Community Champion honoree.

Fundraiser Spotlight: JC Memorial Golf Outing - Fore the Cure

After their childhood friend Jordan Christie was diagnosed with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer at the age of 25, friends Kyle, Jessica, Colin, Matt, Kellie, Julie, and Mike wanted to help. They saw first-hand how difficult living with lung cancer could be. The friends knew they could have an

Community Champion: Raymond Osarogiagbon, MBBS, FACP

Dr. Raymond Osarogiagbon, MBBS, FACP is LUNGevity Foundation’s third Community Champions recipient. During his tenure at Baptist Memorial Health Care, Dr. Osarogiagbon has overseen the successful growth of Baptist’s lung cancer initiatives, targeting communities across Arkansas, Mississippi and

Life As a Long-Term Cancer Survivor

I was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in August 2013. Many people don’t understand that if you are diagnosed with advanced stage lung cancer like me, there is currently no cure. There are drugs that help treat the cancer and give you more time on this planet, but you have to deal with long-term

Accepting a Lung Cancer Diagnosis

Coming to terms with a lung cancer diagnosis can be difficult. You might feel anxious, angry, or out of control. You might have difficulty sleeping or perhaps unable to even talk about your diagnosis. According to Leigh Ann Caulkins, MSW, LCSW, ACHIP-SW, Oncology Clinical Therapist at Inova Fairfax

LUNGevity Foundation and Partner RETpositive Issue 2022 Request for Applications for RET-Positive Translational Lung Cancer Research

WASHINGTON, DC (August 23, 2021) — LUNGevity Foundation, the nation’s leading lung cancer-focused nonprofit organization, is pleased to offer, in partnership with patient advocacy group RETpositive, a new lung cancer research award program to support

LUNGevity Foundation and Partner Hamoui Family Foundation Issue 2022 Request for Applications for RET-Positive Clinical Lung Cancer Research

WASHINGTON, DC (August 23, 2021) — LUNGevity Foundation, the nation’s leading lung cancer-focused nonprofit organization, is partnering with The Hamoui Foundation to offer a new lung cancer research award program.

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