HOPE Summit 2024: Keynote Speaker Announced 

"Seeing others, five, six, seven plus years into diagnosis and living vibrantly shattered my preconceptions about living with cancer.” 

-Kat Adelufosi, HOPE Summit Attendee 

Our keynote speaker is the incredibly dedicated and inspirational Sean Swarner, a cancer survivor who climbed Mt. Everest with just one lung and then proceeded to stand atop the highest points on all seven continents. 

This year we encourage entire families to join us for the weekend as our partners Kesem and Pickles Group have planned activities for kids grades 1-12 on Saturday. 

HOPE Summit is free to attend. Help with travel costs is available through limited travel grants for first-time attendees and the Survivor Challenge for returning attendees. 

Lung Cancer Masterclass Video Series 

Hear directly from medical experts about different treatment options in the new Lung Cancer Masterclass video series. The lung cancer masterclass series includes videos on: 

• Surgery 
• Radiation 
• Chemotherapy 
• Targeted therapies 
• Clinical trials 

Upcoming Events 

Author Event: Kathy Giusti
Monday, February 19 at Noon ET

Two-time cancer survivor and author Kathy Giusti joins LUNGevity for a special conversation about her journey and new book, Fatal to Fearless. The book focuses on her 12 steps to beating cancer in a broken medical system, based on years of experience as both a patient and the founder and CEO of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. 

Caregiver: Planning the Self-care Journey 
Thursday, March 7 at Noon ET

This webinar features special guest Michelle Bolden, founder and chief education officer for Call For Caring Inc, a nonprofit organization educating and uplifting family caregivers. Michelle joins LUNGevity to discuss the phases of the caregiving cycle and share tips and strategies for meeting the challenges of each phase. 

Lung Cancer Treatments with UChicago Medicine 
Friday, March 8 at 2:30 PM ET 

LUNGevity and UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center come together for a webinar featuring internationally recognized experts to discuss the latest in treatment news and ways to navigate a lung cancer diagnosis. 

Advocacy: What to Expect from Washington in 2024 

It’s the start of an election year, so what does that mean for lung cancer advocacy? The LUNGevity Action Network hosted Monica Popp, one of Washington, DC’s top strategists, for a conversation about what’s happening in Washington and what it means for healthcare policy.  

Monica talked about the current government funding deadline, debates around the current healthcare package that’s a priority for both parties, healthcare programs set to expire in 2025, and the unique opportunities for advocates this year with the upcoming election. 

Join the LUNGevity Action Network today to learn about upcoming events just like this one. 

Season Kickoff for Team LUNGevity Athletes 

If your race calendar is already set for 2024, you can still join Team LUNGevity and fundraise for lung cancer through the Bring Your Own Bib (B.Y.O.B.) program, like Sam Hendel. Sam is running the Austin Marathon in memory of her mother, Rita, who passed away in 2022. Sam has already raised more than $4,000 and talks here about why she’s running. 

2024 Research Grant Applications Now Open

Five LUNGevity-sponsored research grants have officially been announced, and we’re currently accepting applications. These grants are focused on funding lifesaving research, investigating promising new treatments, increasing early detection rates, and keeping the brightest minds focused on lung cancer.  

The 2024 LUNGevity research grants are: 

• Hamoui Foundation/LUNGevity Clinical Research Award for RET-positive Lung Cancer 
• Brown/LUNGevity Award to Understand Mechanisms of Resistance to Immunotherapy 
• RET-positive/LUNGevity Translational Research Award for RET-positive Cancer 
• LUNGevity Career Development Awards 
• Rising Tide/LUNGevity Team Award to Target Mechanisms of Resistance