About Us

We are here because we find it unacceptable that lung cancer is so largely ignored, underfunded and under-researched in this country, especially since it is the #1 cancer killer. The death rate is so high that 172,570 Americans were diagnosed in 2005 and 163,510 — more than 470 people per day — are expected to die this year from lung cancer. We find it intolerable that the federal government does not support more education and early detection screening for lung cancer, while it does for the other major cancers. We could go on and on. But instead, we prefer to put our energy into fighting for positive change. Our efforts to find a cure for lung cancer are tireless and unstoppable.

The members of our board have each struggled with lung cancer, lost a loved one or have been struck in some unique way by this deadly killer. We are a determined group of individuals who all have been personally touched by this horrific disease. We are survivors. We are doctors. We are people who have lost loved ones and we are committed to finding a cure for lung cancer. It is essential to us that every day some kind of forward progress is made.

We bring experience, commitment and a rigorous, balanced approach to the problems that keep lung cancer at the top of the list of killers. When it comes to eradicating lung cancer, the Bonnie J Addario Lung Cancer Foundation expects to make a difference in our lifetime.

We are tireless in our efforts to further understand each new scientific breakthrough and end lung cancer. We make it a point to speak with researchers almost every day. We challenge them to make the necessary leaps to move from the lab into the patient’s hospital rooms and their bedsides.

Because we believe “smokers are people too,” we don’t practice “blame” in our efforts to fight cancer.

There are currently researchers working across the country to find a cure for lung cancer, and all cancers. We’re here to move those studies beyond mice to humans and we know their work gives us and our families, and thousands of people more real hope.

We promise to lead the crusade for research and pour our energies into making early detection and screening accessible to all and making funding and education available to keep people healthy and alive despite lung cancer.

For more information, contact info@abreathawayfromthecure.org.

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