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Young People Get Lung Cancer Too. We Need to Know Why.

Bethany Johnson (GO2 for Lung Cancer)2022-04-25T08:50:03-05:00April 25th, 2022|Hot Topics, Monthly Measure, Newsletter Articles, Science and Research|

“It took a total of about eight months, four or five doctors visits and multiple X-rays to eventually get that stage IV diagnosis.” -Stephen Huff, lung cancer survivor diagnosed at age 28 When you think about diseases impacting young [...]

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Meet John: Behind the Scenes of the Lung Cancer Registry

Bethany Johnson (GO2 for Lung Cancer)2022-04-27T13:43:26-05:00April 25th, 2022|Hot Topics, Monthly Measure, Newsletter Articles, Science and Research|

John Wells, MBA-HA is the senior specialist on GO2 for Lung Cancer’s Lung Cancer Registry team. We sat down with John to talk about his role with the Registry, his experience as a health care professional and his advice for [...]

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Survivor Spotlight: Marianne G.

Bethany Johnson (GO2 for Lung Cancer)2024-03-19T15:47:05-05:00April 25th, 2022|Monthly Measure, Newsletter Articles, Small Cell Lung Cancer Spotlight, Spotlights, Stories of Hope, Survivors, Women|

My name is Marianne Gordon. In 2008, at 41 years old, I was rushed to the emergency room after passing out due to a collapsed lung. I had been seeing my doctor prior to this because my blood pressure [...]

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Walking Side by Side: A Call for Caregiver Support

Bethany Johnson (GO2 for Lung Cancer)2022-04-28T11:55:15-05:00March 28th, 2022|Hot Topics, Monthly Measure, Newsletter Articles, Science and Research|

By GO2 for Lung Cancer with Jamie L. Studts, PhD, Professor of Medical Oncology and Scientific Director of Behavioral Oncology, University of Colorado School of Medicine; GO2 for Lung Cancer Scientific Leadership Board Member; International Caregiver Survey Working Group [...]

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Expanding Access to Lung Cancer Screening: Top 3 Things You Should Know

Bethany Johnson (GO2 for Lung Cancer)2022-03-29T13:06:45-05:00March 28th, 2022|Hot Topics, Monthly Measure, Newsletter Articles|

Authors: Anita K. McGlothlin, Senior Director, Economics & Health Policy, GO2 for Lung Cancer and Angela Criswell, MA, CPS, Director, Quality Screening and Program Initiatives, GO2 for Lung Cancer Lung cancer screening with a low-dose computed tomography (also known [...]

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Leaving a Legacy

Bethany Johnson (GO2 for Lung Cancer)2022-03-28T08:26:07-05:00March 28th, 2022|Community Engagement, Hot Topics, Monthly Measure, Newsletter Articles|

A Secret Service agent based in Phoenix, AZ, Rodney Wellman was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in October 2018. He was an avid runner, and decided to use his passion as a way to fundraise for lung cancer [...]

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Advocacy is Personal. This is My Story.

Bethany Johnson (GO2 for Lung Cancer)2022-03-28T16:13:46-05:00March 27th, 2022|Advocacy in Action, Hot Topics, Monthly Measure|

Author: Elridge D. Proctor, MPA, Senior Director, Government Affairs, GO2 for Lung Cancer Following my graduation from Bethune Cookman College (now Bethune University), a private historical black college founded by educator, humanitarian and civil [...]

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Why We Participate in the Lung Cancer Voices Summit

Bethany Johnson (GO2 for Lung Cancer)2022-02-23T10:59:10-06:00February 23rd, 2022|Advocacy in Action, Hot Topics, Monthly Measure, Newsletter Articles|

Elizabeth and Sven de Jong discuss coming together with other advocates with a common purpose. After Elizabeth de Jong was diagnosed with stage IV ALK+ non-small cell lung cancer in September 2016, she and [...]

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A Powerlifter Turned Oncology Nurse Practitioner and a Marketing Pro Who Wanted to Run Away with the Band

Bethany Johnson (GO2 for Lung Cancer)2022-02-23T13:26:27-06:00February 23rd, 2022|Hot Topics, Monthly Measure, News, Newsletter Articles|

Meet Joelle Fathi, DNP, and Lori Millner, two women poised to help GO2 for Lung Cancer and the lung cancer community as we expand our activities and work together to double survivorship rates by 2025. Meet Joelle Fathi, Powerlifter [...]

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Lung Cancer: No Silly Questions

Bethany Johnson (GO2 for Lung Cancer)2022-01-20T16:02:33-06:00January 20th, 2022|Hot Topics, Monthly Measure|

A lung cancer diagnosis can be physically, mentally, and emotionally draining. One thing you should never worry about is asking your doctor or treatment team questions. You may feel like questions running through your head should be common sense [...]

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