When you or someone you care about is diagnosed with lung cancer, there are many questions that you may have. This section of our website is designed to provide information and resources for patients, family members and friends.

Educational Materials

• Living with a Diagnosis of Lung Cancer, our educational booklet for newly-diagnosed lung cancer patients, answers basic questions about lung cancer, staging, treatment options, and more.
  
  
• Ask the Expert, an expert-mediated blog on issues important to lung cancer patients and their families, comes to us compliments of Cancer Grace.
  
  
• The Lung Cancer Voice (our print newsletter) and our e-newsletters provide updates on the latest developments in lung cancer research, information about Partnership events and patient and physician Stories of Strength.
  
  
• Understanding Adjuvant Therapy Options, a collaboration between the Partnership and Research to Practice, can help you understand your treatment options for early-stage lung cancer as you and your healthcare team make important decisions about your treatment. Here, you will find perspectives from both lung cancer experts and patients.

• Additional internet resources offer information about lung cancer and cancer in general, as well as information for smoking prevention and cessation. Click here to access a list of relevant emotional support services and financial resources.

Inspirational Stories and Blogs

• Living With Lung Cancer: My Journey is a blog by Tom Cappiello, a survivor diagnosed with lung cancer in October 2007. Tom has been dedicated to raising public awareness of lung cancer and fighting the stigma of lung cancer along with the disease.
  
  
• Stories of Strength are written and submitted by those touched by lung cancer. These are the true stories of hope and survival and, for others, of hardship and loss.

Information on Clinical Trials

• Stories of Strength: Making the Decision to Enter a Lung Cancer Clinical Trial is a video that explains four lung cancer patients' experiences as participants in clinical trials.
  
  
• Clinical research studies (clinical trials) listings will help you find clinical research studies appropriate for you.  By participating in such studies, you may be able to gain access to new modes of treatment or help others in the future. For more information about clinical research studies, please see the clinical trials section of our online booklet, Living with a Diagnosis of Lung Cancer.
  

How to Get Involved

• Join the Find A Cure Panel and take a survey about lung cancer. $25 will be donated to National Lung Cancer Partnership for each survey you complete! You will have the opportunity to share your opinions for vital research that will potentially affect how physicians interact with their lung cancer patients.
  
  
• Attend our Lung Cancer Advocacy Summit. This conference provides training and guidance to grassroots lung cancer advocates, giving participants the skills and confidence to take action in their communities to raise awareness of lung cancer and funds for research.
  


• Participate in a 5K run/walk or other Free to Breathe^® event. Find other lung cancer awareness-raising events around the country by visiting our events listing.
  
  
• Purchase lung cancer awareness pins, bracelets, earrings, and other merchandise.
  
  
• Sign our petition requesting Increased federal funding for lung cancer research.
  
  
• Donate to the National Lung Cancer Partnership.
  
  
• Become a member of National Lung Cancer Partnership.