HOPE Summit Registration Now Open
Registration for the in-person HOPE Summit 2023 is now open! Join us May 5-7 in Rockville, Maryland, for three days of connection, education, resources, and peer-to-peer support.
The conference features inspirational speakers and key experts on practical issues of cancer survivorship. Sessions will cover many of the issues people living with lung cancer and their caregivers face in everyday life, including managing mental health and sexual health, financial issues like navigating insurance, and legal rights in the workplace.
Thanks to input from focus groups during the planning phase, new this year is a Caregiver Breakfast, Caregiver Lounge, and a Lung Cancer 101 session geared towards newly diagnosed individuals.
HOPE Summit is free to attend, and limited travel grants are available to first-time attendees. For returning attendees, the Survivor Challenge is a way to raise money and cover your travel expenses.
New Facebook Group for the Black and African American Lung Cancer Community
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It is with great excitement that we announce the newest LUNGevity Private Facebook Group, R.E.A.C.H. for the Black Community. It’s a place where people will find Resources, Education, Advocacy, Community, and Hope. Created and managed by Stephanie Atkins, LUNGevity’s Community Engagement Manager, this new |
group connects and empowers those in the Black and African American communities affected by lung cancer.
Advocacy: 2023 Health Policy Proposals
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The Policy 101 webinar series continues with session 3, Regulatory Policy 101, on Thursday, March 16 from 3-4 pm ET. You can watch recordings of sessions 1 and 2 on Policy 101 and Legislative Policy 101.
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For email updates on these webinars and more, join the LUNGevity Action Network and become a lung cancer advocate.
Newest Additions to LUNGevity
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LUNGevity is happy to share the addition of two new staff members who will strengthen the way we connect with and support those in our community. Michelle Futrell, MSN, MBA, RN is a former nurse with extensive experience with lung cancer screenings and will serve as Director of Lung Cancer Screening Programs and Initiatives. |
Stephanie Atkins, MFA, MDiv, is joining LUNGevity as Community Engagement Manager and is leading the newly formed R.E.A.C.H. Facebook group for the Black and African American lung cancer communities mentioned above.
Precision Medicine Summit
On February 1 and 2, LUNGevity brought together over 60 stakeholders from across the lung cancer community including patient advocacy groups, industry partners, health care providers and professional societies to:
- Assess the current state of precision medicine in lung cancer care
- Develop our collective vision for the future; and
- Create a roadmap that will help ensure that all people diagnosed with lung cancer have access to these potentially lifesaving therapies
We look forward to sharing the insights, strategic priorities, and actionable steps this group is taking beginning in March.
In Case You Missed It
- Video: Wellness Series — Taking Time to Heal
- Video: Benefits of Palliative Care for People Living with Lung Cancer
- Blog: How Nina’s Clinical Trial Led to a High-Five Celebration
- Blog: Innovative Research Brings Potential New Class of Drugs for Patients with ALK-EML4 Fusion
- Blog: World Cancer Day and #CloseTheCareGap in Lung Cancer Screenings
