Advocate
1. If you are a survivor, speak out! You are the most powerful voice we have. People often feel overwhelmed by grim statistics. But personalized medicine is making progress in lung cancer and many other cancers. If you are a long-term survivor, you provide the extra gift of hope, so share your personal story.
2. Family and friends must carry the banner. There are many millions of us who have lost loved ones to cancer. We must be their voice, honoring them and giving hope for the future. You will be amazed at how many kindred spirits you find once you decide to speak out. It will empower and heal you.
3. Know the facts and share them. If you speak with the media, you will want to have solid information. If you have a chance to educate one person every day with one fact about cancer that’s new to that person, you will have made a difference.
4. Humanize the disease. It can be tempting to just focus on the statistics and be outraged. While that can be part of advocacy, we will not succeed if we stop there. If we want to increase public support and engage more members of our own community, we have to show the human face of the disease. All cancer survivors want to live a rich life, whether it’s playing golf, traveling, wanting to look their best, or playing with their kids. Sharing those aspects helps others relate to our survivors and see the positive potential in supporting our cause.
Support Legislation
Ask Congress to support the Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2009, introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Sam Brownback (R-KS) and in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congresswoman Donna Christensen (D-VI) and Congressman Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ).
Join the Find a Cure Panel
We are excited to announce an affiliation with Find A Cure Panel in which people with lung cancer and their caregivers can participate in quantitative online research designed specifically for them. For every survey completed by those who register, Find A Cure Panel will donate a minimum of $25 to Uniting Against Lung Cancer. You can complete the two minute profile by visiting Find a Cure Panel.
This is a great way for you to impact the development of future treatments for lung cancer while supporting Uniting Against Lung Cancer.
Participate in the Study of Patients with Lung Cancer Who Never Smoked Cigarettes
A team of researchers at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center is interested in studying whether "never smokers" have genes that predispose them to lung cancer. The findings could help with the development of new strategies for lung cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
Participation in the study involves filling out a short questionnaire and giving a blood sample. The blood can be drawn during routine blood tests at a doctor's office or at a local laboratory testing provider.
There are no costs involved to participate.
For more information and to see if you are eligible for this study, please use the online survey.
If you would prefer to speak with someone, please contact the Study Coordinator at 615-936-5110 or the Cancer Information Program at 1-800-811-8480. You can also contact them via e-mail.
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