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World Lung Cancer Day and the Changing Landscape of Lung Cancer

For decades, lung cancer was synonymous with low survival rates, limited treatment options, and poor quality of life for those living with the disease. Each year, more than 236,000 people in the US are diagnosed with lung cancer. The high incidence of lung cancer means scientific research into new

Fundraiser Spotlight: The Jones Family and Living Wide

Sherry Jones and her family are carrying on the torch for Living Wide, an inspirational movement started by Gregory Jones after his lung cancer diagnosis in 2016. According to Living Wide’s website, Gregory dedicated himself to maximizing the width of his life because he had no control over the

Improving Treatment for KRAS-mutated Lung Cancer

While targeted therapies have emerged in the past decade to improve treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with some types of driver mutations (such as EGFR and ALK), lung adenocarcinomas with KRAS driver mutations have been notoriously difficult to study and treat. KRAS is just one

The 2021 Global Lung Cancer Therapy Landscape

On June 1st, 2022, LUNGevity Foundation hosted a Facebook Live to discuss our manuscript titled “ The 2021 Global Lung Cancer Therapy Landscape” published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology. The full article can be accessed from the link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtho.2022.03.018 The FB Live

There’s Lots to Learn at ILCSC!

The conference presents the latest science behind living well with lung cancer through educational sessions, expert panels, and special breakout groups LUNGevity’s third annual International Lung Cancer Survivorship Conference (ILCSC) is coming up on July 15 and 16. This fully virtual conference

A Survivor’s Experience with Biomarker Testing and TKI Treatments

Back in 2013, when Dan Cadigan was first diagnosed with stage III lung cancer, his treatment options were limited to surgery followed by chemotherapy. However, at his one-year follow-up scan, they found nodules in both lungs and he was diagnosed with stage IV recurrent cancer. Normally, it would

LUNGevity Launches New Rare Mutations and Fusions Patient Gateway

WASHINGTON, DC (June 28, 2022) — LUNGevity Foundation, the nation’s leading lung cancer-focused nonprofit organization, has launched the Rare Mutations and Fusions Lung Cancer Patient Gateway.

New Study Highlights Progress in Drug Development Landscape for Lung Cancer

WASHINGTON, DC (June 22, 2022) – LUNGevity Foundation, the nation’s leading lung cancer-focused nonprofit organization, conducted a study analyzing the current global lung cancer drug development landscape.

Dr. Charles Rudin discusses key highlights from ASCO 2022

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting was held in Chicago June 3-7, 2022. Dr. Upal Basu Roy, Executive Director of Research at LUNGevity Foundation, sat down with Dr. Charles Rudin to discuss key highlights from ASCO 2022 and what they mean for the lung cancer community.

LUNGevity Foundation is proud to be part of the winning Cancer Grand Challenges global team addressing cancer cachexia 

WASHINGTON, DC (June 16, 2022) — LUNGevity is honored to be the US patient advocacy organization that is part of the new Cancer Grand Challenges team taking on t

Palliative Care 101 - Improving Quality of Life While in Treatment

Palliative care, or supportive care, often misunderstood as only end-of-life care, improves patients' quality of life while undergoing treatment. The goal of palliative care is to alleviate the symptoms and side effects caused by lung cancer or its treatment. It also can help you and your family

Conversations That Count: The Black Experience of Lung Cancer

On April 21, LUNGevity’s Director of Community Outreach, Dr. Eugene Manley, Jr., moderated the first in a series of Conversations That Count, titled The Black Experience of Lung Cancer. As part of LUNGevity Foundation’s health equity webinar series, the following panelists came together via

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