Lung Cancer Voices Summit Calls on Congress: Support Research. Save Lives. Washington, D.C. — February 25, 2026 — On March 26, GO2 for Lung Cancer (GO2) will convene more than 200 people impacted by lung cancer on Capitol Hill for its annual Lung Cancer Voices Summit, elevating patient voices and urging Congress [...]
It’s heartbreaking that our elected leaders can’t find common ground on something as important as the health and well-being of the cancer community. A government shutdown once again puts vital lung cancer research and access to care at risk. This [...]
GO2 for Lung Cancer remains at the forefront of leading advocacy efforts to restore funding for the Lung Cancer Research Program. In preparation for today’s Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, “Biomedical Research: Keeping America’s Edge in Innovation,” we submitted written [...]
A statement from GO2 President and CEO Laurie Ambrose I remember the day vividly in 2008. I succeeded in organizing a meeting with the Chairman of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, Congressman John Murtha, to discuss establishing a dedicated [...]
Lung cancer advocate Ronnie F. has nearly a decade of experience raising awareness about the disease in his wife’s memory. In 2013, Joan, an active woman with no smoking history, was misdiagnosed for 3 weeks before doctors discovered she [...]
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. This month, nearly 200 [...]
GO2 for Lung Cancer joined a diverse group of women’s health champions by signing two letters sent to First Lady Jill Biden, who leads the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research. The letters offer insights and recommendations on [...]
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 [...]
The Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Service Act Will Expand Resources to Understand the Science of Lung Cancer in Women San Carlos, CA and Washington, DC – Today, GO2 for Lung Cancer (GO2) applauded the efforts of [...]
These simple tools make sharing your lung cancer story easy and effective. On May 17th, hundreds of advocates from across the country will meet virtually with elected officials to advocate for the lung cancer community during the 2022 Lung [...]