Eva L. has what she calls an “all-American job.” She’s a teacher, a mother, a wife, a sister, a cousin, a daughter, and a neighbor who leaves for work every morning at 7:15 a.m. She is also someone living [...]
It’s heartbreaking that our elected leaders can’t find common ground on something as important as the health and well-being of the cancer community. A government shutdown once again puts vital lung cancer research and access to care at risk. This [...]
Behind every successful Lung Cancer Voices Summit is a group of passionate advocates who make it all happen. The Voices Summit planning committee brings together survivors, caregivers, and champions in various regions who share one goal: to amplify the [...]
Jill D. and her husband, Paul, live in Sycamore, IL with their beloved dog, Wrigley. Their 2 adult daughters live an hour away in Chicago. Jill works part time in the accounting department of her church. [...]
As Congress breaks for its annual summer recess, it offers a moment to reflect on the state of federal policy and what it means for lung cancer patients, research, and the broader medical community. We are using this time [...]
This spring has marked a turning point in Washington, D.C. as Congress focuses its attention on a sweeping reconciliation bill known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act." The bill has delayed progress on the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations [...]
Ashley Vassallo is a 37-year-old mother of 2 young boys living in Northern California. Formerly a hospice social worker, she now works as a patient advocate focused on raising awareness of lung cancer in young women without a smoking [...]
Statement on the Braidwood Management Inc. v. Kennedy ruling We received good news today. In a 6–3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) preventive services mandate in Braidwood Management Inc. v. Kennedy. The ruling [...]
Statement on the House Appropriations Committee Passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 Defense Appropriations Act Yesterday, the House Appropriations Committee approved its version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Defense Appropriations Act. The chairman’s mark allocates $700 million as [...]
We are deeply concerned that the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) budget does not reflect the public’s call for sustained and robust investments in cancer research. Instead, it threatens to reverse decades of progress. On Friday, May 30, 2025, [...]