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LUNGevity Foundation
Non-profit Organizations
Chicago, IL 9,422 followers
LUNGevity is transforming lung cancer through research, education, and support.
About us
LUNGevity is transforming lung cancer through research, education, and support. We are dedicated to funding scientific research because the link between research spending and improved survival is clear. Our strategic investment in both early detection and therapeutics will help people live better with lung cancer and dramatically improve on the current 18% five-year survival rate. LUNGevity initiatives position us as thought leaders in the lung cancer advocacy community, providing programs and driving change for those with lung cancer today and in the future. While we fund primary research, we also develop patient surveys to better understand their unmet needs and convene multi-stakeholder meetings to streamline the research process and accelerate progress to patients. LUNGevity seeks to empower patients to be active decision makers in their treatment process through our extensive educational resources, online peer-to-peer support, and in-person survivorship programs. We provide a community of empowerment, support, and hope as well as more than 80 grassroots awareness and fundraising events held from coast to coast each year.
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http://www.lungevity.org
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- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Chicago, IL
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2000
- Specialties
- lung cancer, reasearch, support, fundraising, events, marathons, and tributes
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228 S. Wabash Avenue
Suite 700
Chicago, IL 60604, US
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6917 Arlington Blvd
Suite 352
Bethesda, MD 20814, US
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Updates
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What are the latest policy updates for the lung cancer community? Staff from LUNGevity Foundation, GO2 for Lung Cancer, American Lung Association, and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) are coming together to share key updates with the lung cancer community. Join us to learn about the latest news from Washington, organizational priorities and activities, and ways that you as an advocate can get involved. Register now: https://brnw.ch/21wUKsk
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Why do some people who have never smoked get lung cancer? This question is a common one asked in the lung cancer community. At the last International Lung Cancer Survivorship Conference (ILCSC), we hosted an educational session about lung cancer in individuals who have never smoked with Jaclyn LoPiccolo, MD, PhD, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Watch the session now with the link below. https://lnkd.in/gDnjBPd5 Don't for get to sign up for #ILCSC25 happening next month! lungevity.org/ilcsc
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Director, Patient Engagement & Advocacy. Cancer advocate, Medical Affairs leader, scientist, KOL. Views = mine.
Before I left LUNGevity Foundation to join Summit Therapeutics, Inc., I laid out the program for #ILCSC25. I was beyond thrilled when Prof. Ben Solomon accepted the invite to give the keynote. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from one of the world’s foremost authorities on #lungcancer! Register FOR FREE today!
LUNGevity is excited to announce Professor Benjamin Solomon MBBS, PhD, FRACP, FAHMS as the Keynote Speaker for the International Lung Cancer Survivorship Conference September 26-27! Dr. Solomon is a medical oncologist focused on clinical and translational research for lung cancer. He heads the lung Medical Oncology Service at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne, Australia. Learn more about the #ILCSC25 agenda and register here: https://brnw.ch/21wUGfn
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I'm excited to begin this important project with my incredible colleagues at LUNGevity Foundation, especially Kirsten Glynn and Victoria Sanchez and my co-PI, Jane Perlmutter who is a remarkable patient advocate and partner in this work. This effort is grounded in collaboration, and I’m deeply grateful for the guidance of our Advisory Board: Melinda Hsu, Carolyn J Presley, Jonathan Villena, Dr. Aurora Lucas, Rasika Bombatkar Kristen Kimball, Ed "Buddy" Cuttler, Pierre Onda, Michelle Tregear
LUNGevity Foundation is proud to announce that we been approved for a funding award through the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award Program, an initiative of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). With support from PCORI, LUNGevity will train a new cohort of “Citizen Scientists”—individuals affected by lung cancer, including patients, caregivers, and loved ones who play a meaningful role in shaping future patient-centered comparative effectiveness research (CER), which is research that compares the benefits and harms of different healthcare options (e.g., medical treatments, services) to generate evidence that empowers patients, caregivers and other stakeholders to make more informed healthcare decisions. “PCORI’s support underscores the importance of inclusive engagement in research,” said Upal Basu Roy, PhD, MPH, LUNGevity’s executive director of Research. “This program will help build a pipeline of community leaders who can advocate for research that truly centers on the voices of those living with lung cancer.” Learn more including how to apply for the Citizen Scientists program, visit https://brnw.ch/21wUlq2 Bellinda King-Kallimanis, PhD
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LUNGevity is excited to announce Professor Benjamin Solomon MBBS, PhD, FRACP, FAHMS as the Keynote Speaker for the International Lung Cancer Survivorship Conference September 26-27! Dr. Solomon is a medical oncologist focused on clinical and translational research for lung cancer. He heads the lung Medical Oncology Service at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne, Australia. Learn more about the #ILCSC25 agenda and register here: https://brnw.ch/21wUGfn
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Let's carry the momentum from World Lung Cancer Day all the way to Lung Cancer Awareness Month! Breathe Deep TOGETHER is November 8th and the event that brings the lung cancer community together to raise awareness as well as critical funds for lung cancer research. Sign up as a Breathe Deep TOGETHER Team Captain, recruit and register 5 teammates, and be entered to win fun summer prizes! The deadline to start your team and register 5 additional people is August 11th. More Teammates. More awareness. More research. More Impact. More hope for people living with lung cancer. Let’s make this the biggest Breathe Deep TOGETHER ever! Register now: lungevity.org/together
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Congratulations to Dr. Honigsberg and to Dr. Villena-Vargas! This impressive PhD research—supported in part by LUNGevity funding—represents a meaningful contribution to the future of lung cancer care. We can’t wait to see what’s next in her career!
Getting to “hood” the first PhD student in the lab. It was an honor to mentor Dr. Rachel Honigsberg, Ph.D. Her thesis: “Tumor-specific draining lymph node CD8 T cells orchestrate an anti-tumor response to neoadjuvant PD-1 immune checkpoint blockade” Establishes the benign regional lymph node as a critical determinant of anti tumor immunity in surgical NSCLC patients. This work has immediate clinical impact providing a strong rationale for nodal preservation during surgery and neoadjuvant therapy before nodal resection. LUNGevity Foundation Olivier Elemento Weill Cornell Medicine https://lnkd.in/eXJEjg-a
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Today is World Lung Cancer Day! Here is how you can get involved and help make a difference: 📣Share these facts on social media and have your friends and family share, too! Make sure everyone you know realizes that anyone with lungs can get lung cancer. 🖊️📖Share your lung cancer story on social media and tag @lungevity so we can reshare and amplify your voice. 🫁Sign up for Breathe Deep TOGETHER, the nationwide event to raise lung cancer awareness and critical funds for research. Events are happening all over the nation on November 8th! Tune in to the World Lung Cancer Day Facebook Live happening at 12pm ET by visiting facebook.com/lungevity How will you make an impact this World Lung Cancer Day? Share your ideas in the comments! #WorldLungCancerDay #anyonewithlungs
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The next stop on the LungXperience Tour is the Ohio State Fair! Come by and spin the prize wheel, test your knowledge of lung cancer facts, and help spread awareness! Learn more by visiting https://lnkd.in/gErusa2s
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