Bringing hope to patients with lung cancer has been a trademark of our co-founder and board chair Bonnie J. Addario. A longtime fundraising partner—UpStage Lung Cancer—is supporting several projects championed by Bonnie with a podcast and musical events. We [...]
Rays of Hope Awardee Terri Ann DiJulio We are excited to announce our 2021 winner of the Rays of Hope Award—Terri Ann DiJulio. This award—bestowed on an individual that has demonstrated leadership and inspired hope— honors the [...]
We gladly mark another step forward in long-standing efforts to elevate lung cancer as a women’s health imperative and accelerate efforts to transform survivorship for our community. Bi-partisan congressional leaders responded to our call to action and reintroduced the [...]
Highlights Include a Special Lung Cancer Living Room on COVID-19 and 2 Networking Happy Hours Join us, March 23-24, for the Lung Cancer Voices Summit. There’s still time to register and participate in the educational and networking sessions [...]
On February 22nd, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Libtayo (cemiplimab-rwlc) for the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with no changes in EGFR, ALK, or ROS1 but with high PD-L1. The FDA based their [...]
Today, GO2 for Lung Cancer joined a broad spectrum of organizations representing laboratory, translational, and clinical researchers; other health care professionals; patients with cancer; and patient advocates in sending a letter to the Biden administration and other public health [...]
On February 12th, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Cosela (trilaciclib) for patients with extensive stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) (cancer which has spread outside of the lung) to help reduce the frequency of chemotherapy-induced bone [...]
A cancer diagnosis is emotionally, physically, and in many cases, financially challenging. According to the NCI, “Some cancer survivors report spending more than 20% of their annual income on medical care.” For many with and without insurance, the cost of [...]
Because of the dual impact on our respiratory system, we’ve coined the term Lung Cancer + COVID-19 = Twice the Problem in an earlier blog post. Another strong step has been taken in our comprehensive strategy to elevate the needs [...]
As of January 22, we stand at 24.8 million COVID-19 cases in the US, with 412,936 deaths. The CDC reports that 15.1 million Americans have received at least one dose of vaccine, with 2.4 million people being fully vaccinated. President [...]