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Your Front-Row Seat to Lung Cancer Experts
LUNGevity's virtual International Lung Cancer Survivorship Conference (ILCSC) returns September 26–27, 2025, bringing together lung cancer survivors, caregivers, researchers, and clinicians from around the world.
This one-of-a-kind event features:
- Expert-led sessions on the latest treatments and research breakthroughs
- Deep dives into emerging topics like artificial intelligence (AI) in cancer care
- Opportunities to connect, share, and interact with peers and experts driving change in lung cancer
Whether you're newly diagnosed or a long-term survivor, ILCSC offers education, support, and empowerment—all from the comfort of your home.
Registration is free. Sign up here.
Fuel the Movement with Breathe Deep Together
Registration is open for Breathe Deep TOGETHER, taking place on Saturday, November 8, 2025!
Join us in Boston, DC, or NYC for the Lung Health Resource Fair, family-friendly activities, and community walk—or from your own neighborhood—for a powerful kickoff to Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Breathe Deep TOGETHER isn’t just an event—it’s a chance to honor those we’ve lost, celebrate survivors, and rally to change the future of lung cancer.
It is more important now than ever to fundraise for lung cancer research. Every dollar raised supports lifesaving lung cancer research, and support programs for patients and survivors. When you fundraise, you help change what it means to be diagnosed and live with lung cancer and support vital research in a time when federal funding is in flux. And if you raise $50 by September 1, you'll receive a FREE “Anyone with Lungs” shirt!
World Lung Cancer Day
If you were on social media August 1, you quickly realized it was World Lung Cancer Day. The lung cancer community came together like never before to share their stories and awareness statistics. In fact, LUNGevity’s World Lung Cancer Day posts reached over 80,000 people thanks to community shares, amplifying awareness about how anyone with lungs can get lung cancer.
Also on World Lung Cancer Day, LUNGevity and the Lung Cancer Initiative hosted a Facebook Live with Jaclyn LoPiccolo, PhD, MPH (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) and patient advocate Gwen Orilio. If you missed the conversation, watch the replay here.
Collaborating for Change: Lung Cancer Advocacy Webinar Series
LUNGevity is pleased to partner with American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the American Lung Association, and GO2 for Lung Cancer to host a series of webinars on policy and advocacy for the lung cancer community.
These webinars are designed to provide updates on the latest policy developments, ways that our organizations are working together on our shared priorities, and opportunities for advocates to get engaged. Our next webinar will take place on August 20 at 2 pm ET. Register here to join us!
Small Cell SMASHERS Fireside Chat
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22 | 12-1 PM ET
Each month, the Small Cell SMASHERS Fireside Chats highlight the latest discoveries and breakthroughs in SCLC as well as tips on living well with the disease. Hosted by Misty Shields, MD, PhD, IU Health, and LUNGevity's Ann Fish-Steagall, RN, BSN, they welcome a new expert each month to share information and answer audience questions.
Join us for the next Fireside Chat on Friday, August 22, to learn about integrative medicine with Kim Lowery Walker, MBA, LCSW, Integrative Psycho-Oncology Program Manager and oncology therapist at Inova Peterson Life with Cancer.
Make sure to follow us on Facebook and watch the Fireside Chat live to get your questions answered.
Miles That Matter: Run with Team LUNGevity
Team LUNGevity is gearing up for its biggest race season yet, with more than 140 athletes taking on endurance events around the world in support of lung cancer research. From Sydney, Australia, to Berlin, Germany, to Chicago and New York City, our community will be showing up at four Abbott World Marathon Majors (and plenty of other races in between!) to raise funds and awareness.
Want to meet the faces behind the miles? Check out these stories:
Feeling inspired? Explore our list of spring 2026 events and leap across the finish line with Team LUNGevity.
Conversations that Count
Bridging the Gap: Radon Pathways to Prevention
LUNGevity's Conversations that Count series gives you a seat at the table as top experts engage in critical discussions.
In July, we welcomed Jacquelyn E. Nixon, IASLC PRA, a lung cancer survivor and president of Citizens for Radioactive Radon Reduction (CR3) to discuss how radon education bridges the gap between health, cancer care, and overall well-being. Jacquelyn also shared how people can test their homes for radon with easy-to-use monitors.
Welcome to Our New Board Member, Jason Bernhard
LUNGevity is proud to welcome Jason Bernhard, Managing Director and Global Chief Operating Officer of Financial Advisory at Lazard, to our Board of Directors.
With nearly 30 years of investment banking experience and a deep understanding of the healthcare sector, Jason brings strategic insight and a strong commitment to advancing solutions for the lung cancer community. We’re excited to have him join us in transforming outcomes for those impacted by this disease. Read the announcement here, and meet our full Board of Directors.
Cross-Country Roadshow: LungXperience Exhibit
LUNGevity is proud to be selected as a non-profit partner in AstraZeneca and Kroger Health’s LungXperience. With pop-up exhibits and a big inflatable lung, this unique roadshow stops at high-traffic events—NASCAR races, NHRA drag race events, and state fairs—allowing us to raise awareness and share information about lung cancer screening and early detection.
This roadshow is a special opportunity to share life-saving screening information, as well as introduce lung cancer survivors to our resources, research initiatives, and events.
RESEARCH CORNER
Research is a team sport. Improving outcomes for patients with lung cancer requires a big team. Ours includes researchers, clinicians, nonprofits, the federal government, medical staff, and, yes, even you!
You Can Become a Citizen Scientist
LUNGevity Foundation is proud to announce that we have been approved for a funding award through the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award Program, an initiative of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). The funds will support a bold new initiative designed to empower people impacted by lung cancer to become active contributors to patient-centered research by training a 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 research.
“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.
The New Research Newsletter is Here!
Stay up to date with the latest breakthroughs in lung cancer research. Launched in July 2025, our inaugural issue highlights cutting-edge studies, emerging treatment strategies, and key developments that could shape the future of patient care.
Catch up on the July issue now.
LUNGevity is transforming what it means to be diagnosed and live with lung cancer.
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