Author Ben Leach has written a wonderful article on a cancer survivor Bonnie J. Addario. Published Online: Friday, October 5, 2012 at http://www.onclive.com/publications/Oncology-live/2012/september-2012/From-Survivor-to-Advocate-How-One-Patient-Launched-Two-Foundations Nine years ago, Bonnie J. Addario was a successful fifty-something California businesswoman whose active lifestyle was being disrupted by persistent chest pain. Her doctors thought the pain stemmed from a bulging neck [...]
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Ms. Hunt has invested over 15 years working in the fields of nursing and clinical research, specializing in oncology and transplant patient populations. After years of bedside nursing, she transitioned to the management of oncology clinical trials for academic institutions. Ms. Hunt’s formal background and experience enabled her to develop the MMRC clinical operations including an oncology clinical trials program and disease-specific biorepository. As Patient Navigator, Ms. Hunt offers her expertise to myeloma patients in search of clinical trials. My Cure Talks:
Study finds increase in number of non-smokers being diagnosed with lung cancer
One more step in the process of defeating the stigma of lung cancer! As reported by the European Lung Foundation Vienna, Austria: There has been an increase in the number of non-smokers being diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer, according to new findings. The report, which will be presented today (4 September 2012) at the [...]
BLINDSIDED BY DIAGNOSIS, 42-YEAR-OLD SAN FRANCISCO ENTREPRENEUR RAISES NEARLY $70,000 TO TAKE DOWN LUNG CANCER
William Marble Kipp II and Friends Join the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation’s Army of Alliance Partners Like many who rushed to Silicon Valley’s Internet gold rush, William Marble Kipp II found fame fast and furious. First as an innovator in the early 1990’s at Google, then launching his own renewable energy enterprise, nothing [...]
The Right Woman For the Job – The Bonnie J. Addario Story
At a time when America is consumed with political ads, a struggling economy and awaits the Supreme Court’s decision on universal healthcare coverage - it’s nice to hear about someone who is actually making a difference on a national level. The Right Woman For the Job – The Bonnie J. Addario Story featured in Life [...]
HANK BASKETT AND CHRIS DRAFT TEAMED UP TO RAISE $145,000 TO DRIVE LUNG CANCER OFF THE MAP
HANK BASKETT AND CHRIS DRAFT TEAMED UP WITH THE BONNIE J. ADDARIO LUNG CANCER FOUNDATION TO RAISE $145,000 TO DRIVE THIS #1 CANCER KILLER OFF THE MAP The Former NFL Duo is Rallying a Star-Studded List of Hollywood and Athletic Celebrities to Join Them in Their Personal Journey to Tackle Lung Cancer Hank: I’m here [...]
Six year old with lung cancer screams “I didn’t even smoke!”
Six year old girls should be playing soccer, laughing with their BFFs, and daydreaming of days to come. When did little girls become the face of lung cancer? according to Gabby Wilson, at the ripe old age of 6, when she lost a lung to cancer. Even as an oncology nurse, I struggle to comprehend [...]
Kathryn Joosten of Desperate Housewives – We will miss you!
It is with great sadness and a very heavy heart that I tell you that Kathryn Joosten passed away last night at home with her family. Kathryn and I became great friends and had much in common. We shared surviving lung cancer and many moments about both the difficulties and even joys that came with [...]
HANK BASKETT TEAMED UP WITH THE BONNIE J. ADDARIO LUNG CANCER FOUNDATION TO HOST HIS INAGURAL GOLF CLASSIC
NFL Wide Receiver Takes on Biggest Fight of His Life for His Father and Rallies a Star-Studded Team of Players to Tackle Lung Cancer For NFL wide receiver Hank Baskett, Lung Cancer is personal. On May 21, the former Minnesota Vikings player rallied a star-studded list of Hollywood and athletic celebrities to host his inaugural [...]
THE LUNG CANCER LIVING ROOM™ Features Dr. Shane Dormady
The Lung Cancer Living Room™ presents Dr. Shane Dormady, Director of Medical Oncology and Hematology at the El Camino Hospital Cancer Center, as he walks you through how to build the best team to beat lung cancer. Dr. Dormady talks about issues ranging from connecting emotionally with doctors to seeking out the newest cutting-edge technology [...]
Jill’s Legacy has the chance to win $2,500 through the GOOD challenge for social change. Your vote is needed!
A young woman’s struggle begins a national young-adult movement against lung cancer Jill’s Legacy –Beat Lung Cancer – big time BJALCF Jill’s Legacy walk/run program is a young-adult movement mobilizing nationally to educate their peers that anyone, at any age, of any race or sex, can get lung cancer. The movement was inspired by the [...]
A young woman’s struggle begins a national young-adult movement against lung cancer
Jill’s Legacy –Beat Lung Cancer – big time A young woman’s struggle begins a national young-adult movement against lung cancer BJALCF Jill’s Legacy walk/run program is a young-adult movement mobilizing nationally to educate their peers that anyone, at any age, of any race or sex, can get lung cancer. The movement was inspired by the [...]
Dancing With The Stars honors young woman with Lung Cancer
As an oncology nurse and lung cancer advocate, I know all too well that lung cancer is the “silent cancer” – the cancer that patients don’t admit to, the cancer the public doesn’t speak about, the cancer that receives little federal funding – even though lung cancer is the #1 cancer killer in the US! [...]
State of Georgia Lung Cancer Awareness License Plate
In an era of colored ribbons and bracelets to support every medical diagnosis and social cause there is a devastating disease taking more lives every year than breast, prostate and colon cancer combined. A disease so stigmatized that some patients don’t admit to it, our friends and family rarely speak about it, and the federal [...]
Maroon 5 Joins the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (BJALCF) to Debut the “Anyone Can Get Lung Cancer” Public Awareness Campaign
In response to the epidemic of lives lost to Lung Cancer in the U.S., and the world’s Number One Cancer Killer, Maroon 5 has joined BJALCF as an incredible Grammy-award-winning VOICE to launch a national and international Lung Cancer Awareness campaign. This campaign encourages everyone to spread awareness and raise funding for the cancer that [...]
Drug may be near for cancer’s companion condition cachexia
Cachexia is the muscle wasting and weight loss that often accompany cancer’s effects. Two potential treatments that may boost muscle strength are in Phase 3 clinical trials. By Amber Dance, Special to the Los Angeles Times February 27, 2012 Bonnie Addario didn’t even know there was a word for what was happening to her. As [...]
The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (BJALCF) Supports Maryland Legislation to Steer State Tobacco Settlement Funding Toward Initiatives for the Early Detection of Lung Cancer
An estimated 160,340 Americans will die of Lung Cancer this year. The leading cancer killer, there is a less than 5 % survival for patients diagnosed at the latest stages. SAN CARLOS, Calif., Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – As strong advocates for funding research and screening for the early detection of Lung Cancer to save lives, [...]
Run Amuck With A Duck Event Organizer, Dianne Caridi, Dies From Lung Cancer
Dianne Caridi, a wife, mother, and nine-time collegiate All American swimmer Dianne Caridi died on Thursday suffering from the disease that she was trying to draw attention to – Lung Cancer. Ironically, she had never smoked a cigarette in her life. Dianne was one of the three organizers of the third annual Run Amuck with [...]
