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Sydney Barned Says the Stigma Around Lung Cancer Needs to Go

Sarah Wilson2024-03-19T15:45:16-05:00November 18th, 2021|Hot Topics, Monthly Measure, Newsletter Articles, Spotlights, Survivors, Women|

Sydney Barned, MD, was 33 years old and in her medical residency when she was diagnosed with stage 4 ALK-positive lung cancer. A year prior to diagnosis, she woke up with severe shortness of breath and decided she needed [...]

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Survivor Spotlight: A Black Woman’s Experience with Lung Cancer

Bethany Johnson (GO2 for Lung Cancer)2024-03-19T15:44:53-05:00November 16th, 2021|Hot Topics, Monthly Measure, Spotlights, Survivors, Women|

Hi, I'm Anne Charity Hudley, Ph.D., the North Hall Endowed Chair in the Linguistics of African America and the former Director of Undergraduate Research for the Office of Undergraduate Education at the University of California, Santa Barbara. I study [...]

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Ways to Shine A Light on Lung Cancer

Bethany Johnson (GO2 for Lung Cancer)2021-10-07T14:42:22-05:00October 7th, 2021|Community Engagement, Hot Topics, Monthly Measure, Newsletter Articles|

Shine a Light on Lung Cancer is the largest coordinated lung cancer awareness program in the United States. Hosted by healthcare facilities during Lung Cancer Awareness Month (November), Shine a Light on Lung Cancer educates, connects, and celebrates our community [...]

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The 2021 World Conference on Lung Cancer

Bethany Johnson (GO2 for Lung Cancer)2021-10-08T09:02:55-05:00October 7th, 2021|Hot Topics, Monthly Measure, Newsletter Articles, Science and Research, Small Cell Lung Cancer|

Don’t miss our deep dive on topics presented at IASLC's 2021 World Conference on Lung Cancer, including presentations from our very own GO2 for Lung Cancer Science and Research Team. Subscribe to our Magnifying LeNS newsletter and look out [...]

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Let’s Help Our Kids Not Have to Worry So Much About Lung Cancer

Bethany Johnson (GO2 for Lung Cancer)2021-10-07T09:23:13-05:00September 9th, 2021|Hot Topics, Monthly Measure, Newsletter Articles, Science and Research|

Michelle Schwarberg grew up in a family of cattle farmers, has 2 kids under 10, and works at her local library. And she has lung cancer. The Kentucky native was diagnosed with the disease at age 34 shortly after [...]

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Meet Maureen Rigney, GO2 for Lung Cancer’s Senior Director of Support Initiatives

Bethany Johnson (GO2 for Lung Cancer)2021-09-09T08:56:07-05:00September 9th, 2021|Hot Topics, Monthly Measure, Newsletter Articles|

You’re a licensed social worker. What do social workers do – in general and in your role at GO2 for Lung Cancer? I work here at GO2 for Lung Cancer with our Patient and Support Services team to help [...]

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Aurora BayCare Medical Center Launches Program to Bridge Gap from Treatment to Survivorship

Bethany Johnson (GO2 for Lung Cancer)2021-09-09T08:48:11-05:00September 9th, 2021|Hot Topics, Monthly Measure, Newsletter Articles|

There’s this quiet that often happens when a cancer patient completes treatment. You go from having your life overwhelmed by doctors, nurses, technicians, and treatments to having nowhere you need to be. Depending on the facility (and the patient), [...]

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Treating KRAS G12C Mutated Lung Cancer: A Personal Look

Bethany Johnson (GO2 for Lung Cancer)2021-09-09T08:33:28-05:00September 9th, 2021|Hot Topics, Monthly Measure, Newsletter Articles, Science and Research|

Stage 4 adenocarcinoma non-small cell (aNSCLC) lung cancer treatment has been dictated in recent years by the genetic mutation, or biomarker. Patients received either chemotherapy, immunotherapy, a combination of the two, or a personalized targeted therapy depending on the [...]

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From Diagnosis to Determination

Bethany Johnson (GO2 for Lung Cancer)2021-09-09T08:37:39-05:00September 8th, 2021|Community Engagement, Hot Topics, Monthly Measure, Newsletter Articles|

Devon Higham had always been active. From the time he could walk there was hardly a day where he did not find himself in the pool or on the soccer field or tennis court. Competitive almost to a fault, [...]

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Endurance Golf, Speed Golf, and a Passion for Ending Lung Cancer

Bethany Johnson (GO2 for Lung Cancer)2021-07-12T10:58:29-05:00July 8th, 2021|Community Engagement, Hot Topics, Monthly Measure, Newsletter Articles|

Curt Groebner is passionate about golf—and fighting cancer. So passionate that he convinced 3 friends to play golf with him, once a year, for 24 hours straight. For 10 years. In the process he raised over $68,000, much of [...]

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