Lung Cancer Awareness Month Gathers Support and Momentum in Its Second Year
By Keightley Amen, BA, ELS
Posted: December 2017
While many people remain unaware of the advancements in the field of lung cancer and research spending still...
GLCC and IASLC Form Partnership to Explore Progress in Lung Cancer Treatment
Posted: August 22, 2019
The Global Lung Cancer Coalition (GLCC) and the IASLC have formed a partnership to explore the progress that has been made in...
Advocating for Inclusion of the Patient’s Voice
By Lori L. Alexander, MTPW, ELS, MWC
Posted: December 2017
Since 2006, the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (ALCF) has brought together a diverse group...
Letter to the Editor: Patient-Driven Research
By Jill Feldman, EGFR Resisters Co-Founder
Posted: December 11, 2019
I was so glad to see the article by Dr. Amy Moore on PDX models in the...
The Lung Cancer Research Foundation and Free to Breathe Merge to Fight Lung Cancer
Posted: December 2017
Effective September 30, 2017, the Lung Cancer Research Foundation and Free to Breathe have merged organizations, with the goal of closing the...
A Balancing Act: Managing Patients’ Expectations
By Leah Lawrence
Posted: December 11, 2019
Many patients newly diagnosed with lung cancer have difficulty navigating the world of cancer when unexpectedly and unwillingly thrust...
Memoir Resonates with Oncologists and Patients with Lung Cancer
By Lori Alexander, MTPW, ELS, MWC
How does a person with stage IV lung cancer live a meaningful life? That’s the question Paul Kalanithi explores...
From Patient to Patient Research Advocate: The STARS Journey
By Adam Mohrbacher
Posted: December 11, 2019
With the rise of organized lung cancer patient advocacy groups,1 patients, advocates, and caregivers are now playing a larger...
Deb Violette, Lung Cancer Survivor and Advocate: Her Story
Posted: June 2017
Editor’s note: IASLC Lung Cancer News is committed to including the patient’s voice and experience of having lung cancer as part of...
STARS Patient Research Advocate Training Program Seeks Patients and Caregivers
By Adam Mohrbacher
Posted: December 11, 2019
Patients with lung cancer and their caregivers are becoming more empowered and knowledgeable than ever. As a result, lung...
