Survivor Spotlight: Lee M.
In January 2017, I was diagnosed with stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer at age 43. I was blindsided. I had run two half-marathons within the past 6 months and having lung cancer was something [...]
The Impact of Lung Cancer Across Generations: One Family’s Story
Usha Jain (left) and daughter, Amita Jain (right) Lung cancer doesn’t just impact one person—it affects all those who love them. Perhaps no family understands this better than the Jain-Patkar family. Meet Usha Jain, a [...]
Advocacy for Lung Cancer is Personal
What an impact our community can make! On March 23-25, 2021, we brought together survivors, patients, caregivers, family & friends, healthcare professionals to listen, learn, share, and tell their members of Congress about the needs of the lung [...]
Physician and Patient Groups Call On CMS to Update Medicare Lung Cancer Screening Coverage
New Medicare Coverage Should Reflect USPSTF Eligibility Thresholds and Reduce Barriers to Care Washington (March 18, 2021) -- Medicare lung cancer screening coverage should be updated to reflect new U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) eligibility thresholds and remove [...]
Take Action! Email, Tweet, Tell Congress to Support Lung Cancer Research
At the 2021 Lung Cancer Voices Summit, advocates across the lung cancer community will come together to learn, network, and raise awareness about lung cancer and the need to focus funding for research and new treatment options. This year’s [...]
5 Reasons to Attend the Voices Summit
Register by February 19 to participate in meetings with your Members of Congress! Our annual Voices Summit is inspiring and empowering—but don’t take it from us. Hear from these lung cancer advocates on why they are joining us virtually [...]
Together, We Did It—Restoration of $20M!
This week, Congress completed negotiations on the federal budget and very early today passed the Omnibus Appropriations bills as well as a $900 billion pandemic relief bill. The bill on its way to the President’s desk includes the DEPARTMENT [...]
Removing Barriers to Screening: A Policy Update
We are proud to support H.R. 8845, the Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act and applaud the leadership of U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell (AL-07), Jodey Arrington (TX-19), Raul Ruiz (CA-36). GO2 for Lung Cancer’s overarching mission is to transform [...]
Veteran Spotlight: Joseph
My name is Joseph and I am a Navy Veteran. My beautiful wife Kimberly had back pain that increased over a year which I would help her massage to relieve nightly. We mistakenly overlooked this as a minor issue [...]
About That Other “C” Word (COVID-19)
While we entered the year 2020 celebrating the largest one-year drop in cancer mortality, it wasn’t long before a new “C” entered the national conscience: COVID-19. For the lung cancer community in particular, COVID-19 presents a unique threat. Several [...]