The Power of Advocacy
Sven de Jong wants elected officials to see the faces of lung cancer. Sven de Jong knows that personalizing lung cancer matters. After his wife Elizabeth was diagnosed with stage 4 (IV) ALK+ non-small [...]
Sydney Barned Wants You to Join Her at the Lung Cancer Voices Summit
Sydney Barned, MD, has marked the date on her calendar: March 3–5, 2024. That’s when lung cancer advocates nationwide will unite in D.C. for GO2’s next Lung Cancer Voices Summit. She’s passionate about advocacy and [...]
Cliff Norton Brings Hope, Determination to Lung Cancer Advocacy
When Cliff Norton walks into a room, he brings hope through the door with him. Diagnosed with stage 4 (IV) lung cancer in July 2010, he was declared NED (no evidence of disease) in December 2012. More than a [...]
Presidential Proclamation Designates November 2023 as National Lung Cancer Awareness Month
As we come together on the eve of Lung Cancer Awareness Month, we are excited to share that President and First Lady Biden have joined us again to bring much-needed attention to this disease by issuing a Presidential Proclamation designating [...]
Meet GO2’s New National Ambassador Council Members
Bob Nicklas, nine (9) year lung cancer survivor and GO2 NAC member Two new advocates joined GO2 for Lung Cancer’s National Ambassador Council (NAC) and participated in their first meeting last month. Bob Nicklas joins NAC after [...]
ASCO 2023: Surviving and Thriving with Lung Cancer
By Brittney Nichols, MPH, RN-BSN, Science and Research Specialist, GO2 for Lung Cancer New treatments, developments, and scientific breakthroughs are always one of the most exciting aspects of the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) conference, but this [...]
Remembering Lung Cancer Champion Win Boerckel
By GO2 Senior Director, Support Initiatives, Maureen Rigney, LICSW Win Boerckel receiving GO2’s inaugural Lung Cancer Support Group Facilitator Award in 2009 Treasured GO2 friend and staunch lung cancer advocate, Winfield Boerckel, died in May following a [...]
Our 2023 Volunteer Leadership & Advocacy Award Winner: Heidi Nafman-Onda
We are excited to announce that our 2023 Volunteer Leadership & Advocacy Award winner is Heidi Nafman-Onda! This award honors a member of the lung cancer community for their outstanding leadership in volunteerism and advocacy and is awarded annually at [...]
2023 Lung Cancer Voices Summit Recap
GO2 for Lung Cancer’s Voices Summit is the only annual meeting that brings the lung cancer community together for education, training, connection and advocacy action with our federal government, the largest funder of cancer research. Nearly one hundred advocates [...]
Living Room Show Notes: The Vital Patient Role in Advancing Research
An important development in lung cancer research over the past decade or so is the increased prioritization of the patient experience in the research process. Including patient voices in lung cancer research helps to ensure that new research projects [...]