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LCRF launches outdoor awareness campaign and website
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In August, LCRF launched our very first outdoor patient education campaign to help raise awareness about lung cancer. If you live in Chicago or Philadelphia you may have seen our messaging on highway billboards, taxi tops, and bus and rail posters! As part of this campaign, LCRF launched a website, IfYouHaveLungs.org, which contains more information about lung cancer, our patient resources, LCRF, and how to get involved.
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World Conference on Lung Cancer highlights
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Many investigators, including those you have supported through the LCRF grant program, presented at this year’s IASLC 20th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Barcelona. Discussions highlighted the importance of lung cancer screening, biomarker testing, and advocating for more lung cancer research funding.
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FDA approves targeted therapy
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On August 15, 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved targeted therapy drug entrectinib (Rozlytrek) for treating either patients with NTRK+ solid tumors or ROS1+ patients with metastatic NSCLC.
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Five Boro Bike Tour with LCRF
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LCRF is considering becoming a charity partner for the TD Five Boro Bike Tour on May 3, 2020. Bike through every borough of New York City on streets totally free of cars! We need 10 cyclists to form a team. |
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Let's hear it for... Team LCRF's marathoners who are training for the TCS New York City Marathon on Nov. 3! A special welcome to new team members Dr. Kwok-Kin Wong from NYU Langone and Ben Paul from northern California. We'll have a group cheering them on – email if you'd like to join us! Send your shoutouts to news@lcrf.org!
The season of thanks and giving is upon us! Mark your calendar for #GivingTuesday on Tuesday, December 3.
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Penn Conference brings hundreds together
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In collaboration with Penn Medicine, LCRF participated in the 11th Annual Focus on Lung Cancer Conference in Philadelphia last month. Hundreds of lung cancer patients and caregivers were in attendance for the conference, which focused on advancements in lung cancer research and the latest available treatments. We look forward to seeing many of you again next year!
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Take one minute and make an impact!
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Sharing your hopes for the future of lung cancer can inspire others to get involved and support research. Pick up your phone and record a one-minute video of yourself talking about why funding lung cancer research is important to you. Use the hashtags #lcrf and #freetobreathe, and tag us @lungcancerresearchfoundation on Facebook or Instagram; @lcrf_org on Twitter. |
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Upcoming events |
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Portland-Vancouver Free to Breathe Walk, Vancouver, WA |
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Dallas Free to Breathe Walk, Dallas, TX
Lake George Free to Breathe Walk, Lake George, NY
Rhode Island Free to Breathe Walk, Pawtucket, RI
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Brooklyn Free to Breathe Walk, Brooklyn, NY
Jersey Shore Free to Breathe Walk, Asbury Park, NJ
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Philadelphia Free to Breathe Walk, Philadelphia, PA |
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Lung Cancer Awareness Luncheon, New York, NY |
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Athens Free to Breathe Run/Walk, Athens, GA |
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Engage with groundbreaking research through Friends of LCRF
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LCRF provides its donors unique opportunities to engage with the groundbreaking research we fund through the Friends of LCRF Monthly Giving Program. Your recurring contribution of any amount will help fund innovative, promising research projects that might otherwise go unfunded. With your gift of $10 or more, you will receive an LCRF tote bag and welcome kit with updates on the lung cancer research you are funding. For more information about the Friends of LCRF, contact Meghan Wood, Director of Development, at (212) 588-1538.
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