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Is Lung Cancer in Young Adults Hereditary?
Read time: 2 minutes The question of whether lung cancer is hereditary is becoming increasingly important in the lung cancer community. While the average age of lung cancer... -
Researcher Aims to Bring 360-Degree Care to Young Adults Living with Lung Cancer
Young adults (less than 50 years of age) are being diagnosed with lung cancer at increasing rates. They tend to be women of Hispanic or Asian descent and are typically diagnosed... -
Advice and Insights from Author and Two-Time Cancer Survivor Kathy Giusti
Kathy Giusti joined LUNGevity for a special conversation about her life as a cancer patient, caregiver, and the founder and former CEO of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation... -
Safely Bring Yoga, Dietary Supplements, Exercise, and More into Your Lung Cancer Journey
Read time: 2 minutes Integrative oncology adds holistic approaches—such as acupuncture, nutrition, exercise, and mindfulness—into a treatment plan. Research shows these... -
Highlights of AACR 2024: Where the Laboratory Meets the Patient
Read time: 7 minutes It’s spring! The daffodils bloom, the days become longer, and I attend the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). For those of... -
Chemo Shortage Didn’t Materialize ‘The Way We Initially Feared’
This March, LUNGevity Foundation partnered with CURE for their “Speaking Out” video series, inviting Amy Moore, PhD, vice president of global engagement and patient partnerships at... -
Caregivers: Planning the Self-Care Journey
This webinar explains the phases of the caregiving cycle and offers tips and strategies for meeting the challenges of each phase. The discussion features Michelle Bolden, founder... -
Cancer Grand Challenges Summit 2024: No Time to Waste in Addressing Some of Toughest Challenges in Cancer
Read time: 4 minutes I just returned from the Cancer Grand Challenges Summit, held March 5–8, 2024 in London, England. Cancer Grand Challenges was launched in 2020 as a... -
Leveraging Genetics to Understand Why Younger Adults Are Developing Lung Cancer
Read Time: 5 minutes It’s a mystery that has been baffling researchers: Why do some people develop lung cancer in their 20s or 30s? While we used to think lung cancer was only... -
FDA Approves New Treatment Option: Osimertinib Plus Chemotherapy for EGFR+ NSCLC
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new treatment option for people diagnosed with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors... -
Using T cells to Tackle Drug Resistance in EGFR+ Lung Cancer
Approximately 10%-15% of patients with non-small cell lung cancer have tumors with mutations in the EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor) gene. EGFR mutations are known to drive... -
Fertility Preservation and Cancer
Medications and treatments for lung cancer can affect fertility in both women and men. This video covers how to work with a reproductive endocrinologist, the first steps after...
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