In North Carolina, lung cancer is a problem. The North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics projected there would be 8,768 new cases of lung cancer and 6,191 deaths from lung cancer in 2016. In 2012, lung cancer accounted for 29.6 percent of cancer deaths in North Carolina according to the
What do you want to do with the rest of your life? Like most other college students, that question has consumed much of my thoughts for the last several years. Fast forward three and a half years and I think I finally have it figured out. My name is Morgan Howard and I am in my senior year at
Lung Cancer Survivor and Wife to Run Kiawah Half Marathon For the average person, running 13.1 miles can sound like a daunting task. Now imagine running that distance while battling lung cancer! That is just what lung cancer survivor Rob Youth and his wife Amanda plan to do on Saturday,
Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON NOVEMBER 15, 2016 Contact: Heather Hooper Executive Director Lung Cancer Initiative of North Carolina (919) 784-0410 HHooper@LungCancerInitiativeNC.org Hope for Leading Cause of Cancer Related Deaths November 15, 2016 (Raleigh, NC) – It can be
On May 8, 2014 upon completion of four cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy with Cisplatin/Alimta I received the verdict: I WAS IN REMISSION. My original diagnosis was stage II adenocarcinoma of the lung. It was my upper left lobe. I had surgery to remove the tumor in December of 2013. I had 10
“We received the results of your biopsy on that lymph node, Mrs. Hargraves. Would you like to come into the office?” Thus, with that phone call from my primary care physician, my journey with lung cancer began. After a CT scan later that day, I was officially diagnosed with stage 3B, non-small
Click here to read original article from Triangle Business Journal by Jennifer Henderson. The Lung Cancer Initiative of North Carolina and The V Foundation for Cancer Research have partnered to fund new research focused on lung cancer among the African-American population in the state. The
Contact: Heather Hooper 919-784-0410 hhooper@LungCancerInitiativeNC.org Margaret Pentrack 412-337-2997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lung Cancer Initiative and The V Foundation Expand Partnership to Fund Lung Cancer Research Grant Recipients Will Research Disparities Among
The Lung Cancer Initiative of North Carolina is pleased to announce Cancer Services and Community Health Coalition as the recipients of 5,000 Access Grants each. The goal of the Access Grant Program is to partner with community organizations in North Carolina to improve access to care and
FDA GRANTS BREAKTHROUGH THERAPY DESIGNATION FOR GENENTECH’S ALECENSA® (ALECTINIB) FOR FIRST-LINE TREATMENT OF PEOPLE WITH ALK-POSITIVE NSCLC – This Second Alecensa Breakthrough Therapy Designation Was Granted Based on Phase III J-ALEX Study – SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – October 3, 2016
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