American Lung Association"The American Lung Association is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease, through research, education and advocacy. Our work is focused on five strategic imperatives: to defeat lung cancer; to improve the air we breathe; to reduce the burden of lung disease on individuals and their families; to eliminate tobacco use and tobacco-related diseases; and to accelerate fundraising and enhance organizational effectiveness to support the urgency of our mission."
Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer FoundationThe Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (ALCF) is one of the largest philanthropies (patient-founded, patient-focused, and patient-driven) devoted exclusively to eradicating Lung Cancer through research, early detection, education, and treatment.
Free to BreatheFree to Breathe's mission is "to ensure surviving lung cancer is the expectation, not the exception." They aim to double lung cancer survival by 2022.
LungCancer.org"Lungcancer.org was founded in 1998 by CancerCare, a national non-profit organization providing free, professional support services to individuals, families, caregivers, and the bereaved to help them better cope with and manage the emotional and practical challenges arising from cancer. The main purpose of lungcancer.org is to be a source of support and information for lung cancer patients and their loved ones."
Lung Cancer Alliance"Lung Cancer Alliance is the leading and highest rated nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting lung cancer in the nation. Since 1995, we have played a critical role in every major advance – changing how we support, talk about, detect and treat the disease – and turning those impacted into survivors. Our mission is saving lives and advancing research by empowering those living with and at risk for lung cancer.
Lung Cancer Foundation of AmericaLCFA’s mission is the dramatic improvement in survivorship of lung cancer patients through the funding of transformative science, with the ultimate goal of curing the disease.
To accomplish this, LCFA will work to raise both the funds and the national profile of lung cancer in order to substantially increase support of innovative and groundbreaking research efforts.
LUNGevity Foundation"LUNGevity is changing outcomes for people with lung cancer through research, education, and support. We are dedicated to funding scientific research because the link between research spending and improved survival is clear. Our strategic investment in both early detection and therapeutics will help people live better with lung cancer and dramatically improve on the current 18% five-year survival rate."
Stand Up to Lung Cancer (SU2C)Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) is a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. SU2C raises funds to accelerate the pace of research that will get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives now. In this new public service announcement (PSA), which is supported by a charitable donation from Bristol-Myers Squibb, SU2C is helping to increase national awareness about one of the deadliest cancers, lung cancer.
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