For Patients & Caregivers

LUNGevity provides information and resources to help patients be more active participants in their healthcare decisions. We also provide support and community to all affected by lung cancer.

Navigating Your Diagnosis

Information, resources, and important questions to ask at each step of the lung cancer journey

Support Services

The largest online and in-person network of support programs for people affected by lung cancer

Survivor Resource Center

Resources to bridge the practical and emotional gaps in lung cancer survivorship

Caregiver Resource Center

How to ask for help from family and friends, get support from other caregivers, and more

Patient Gateways

Get resources and information tailored for people with your specific type of lung cancer

Helpful Resources

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Latest News & Blogs

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From Surgery to the Start Line: Katie Gilmore Runs Her First Marathon After Overcoming Lung Cancer While Pregnant

Read time: 5 minutes. Endurance athletes have raised money for LUNGevity across the country, and recently, across the globe. We’ve celebrated researchers running the Big Sur International Marathon and family members completing the BMW Berlin Marathon. And next year, LUNGevity’s first time

Latest Blog and News Justin Drake, PhD, Announced as Recipient of RETpositive/LUNGevity Research Award

WASHINGTON, DC (November 20, 2024) – LUNGevity Foundation, the nation’s leading lung cancer-focused nonprofit organization, and RETpositive are honored to announce the recipient of the RETpositive/LUNGevity Translational Research Award for RET-positive Cancer.

Latest Blog and News Amy Cummings, MD, PhD, and Romel Somwar, PhD, Honored as Recipients of the Hamoui Foundation/LUNGevity Clinical Research Award

WASHINGTON, DC (November 20, 2024) – LUNGevity Foundation, the nation’s leading lung cancer-focused nonprofit organization, and the Hamoui Foundation are proud to announce the recipients of the Hamoui Foundation/LUNGevity Clinical Research Award for RET-positive Lung Cancer.

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Celebrating 20 Years of Progress in Lung Cancer Research and Treatment

Read time: 5 minutes. This year marks 20 years since researchers made a key discovery that changed the face of lung cancer research and treatment. By uncovering EGFR’s role in lung cancer, researchers developed a new class of drugs—targeted therapies—designed to target specific

Latest Blog and News Dwight Owen, MD, Receives Research Award for Innovative Approach to Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance

WASHINGTON, DC (November 19, 2024) – LUNGevity Foundation, the nation’s leading lung cancer-focused nonprofit organization, is proud to announce the recipient of the 2024 Brown/LUNGevity Award to Understand Mechanisms of Resistance to Immunotherapy.

Latest Blog and News Dr. Abhijit Patel Receives 2024 Lung Cancer Early Detection Award from LUNGevity and Rising Tide Foundations

WASHINGTON, DC (November 14, 2024) – LUNGevity Foundation and Rising Tide Foundation for Clinical Cancer Research are proud to support Abhijit Patel, MD, PhD, Yale University School of Medicine, with the 2024 Rising Tide Foundation for Clinical Cancer Research / LUNGevity Foundation Lung Cancer E

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Bringing the Underserved LGBTQIA2S+ Community into the Lung Cancer Spotlight

How can you help the people you can’t see? For most people the answer is: You can’t. Matty Triplette’s approach is different: Get a flashlight if you have to. Find a way to see them. Matty Triplette, MD, MPH, a pulmonologist at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, knows the

Latest Blog and News Advocacy 101 patient and self advocacy

Advocacy 101: Patient and Self-Advocacy

Read time: 3 minutes. This video covers the final part of our 3-Part Advocacy 101 series—Patient and Self-Advocacy. The LUNGevity Action Network is joined by advocate and survivor Aurora Lucas, oncology nurse navigator Kathleen Gamblin, as well as LUNGevity care navigator and

Latest Blog and News LUNGevity Foundation and Living Beyond Breast Cancer Partner to Bring the No One Missed Campaign to the Breast Cancer Community

WASHINGTON, DC (October 30, 2024) – LUNGevity Foundation, a nationally recognized nonprofit dedicated to transforming how people are diagnosed and live with lung cancer through research, education, and support, is proud to announce a partnership with Living Beyond B

Latest Blog and News LUNGevity Partners with Sean Swarner for Global Awareness Campaign

WASHINGTON, DC (October 29, 2024) – LUNGevity Foundation, the nation’s leading lung cancer-focused nonprofit organization, is excited to announce its partnership with cancer survivor, adventurer, and motivational speaker Sean Swarner as he prepares for an extraordinary journey: completing seven consecutive marathons, o

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Sean Swarner's Great World Race: Raising Awareness for Lung Cancer

Read time: 4 minutes. From keynote speaker to key athlete, Sean Swarner headlined LUNGevity’s HOPE Summit in May and is now set on completing his next unbelievable feat—completing the Great World Race this November by running seven consecutive marathons, one on each continent. His life

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Brain Mets Basics for NSCLC: What Are Brain Metastases and How Do We Treat Them?

Read time: 2 minutes. Brain metastases (also called brain mets) develop when cancer from somewhere else in the body spreads to the brain. Over time, tumors can become metastatic (travel to other parts of the body). When lung cancer travels to the brain, it

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