Why is Lung Cancer Research Important?
By conducting research to better understand the disease, scientists can improve methods early detection and treatment, ultimately helping patients live longer and better lives.

There is Not Enough Funding For Lung Cancer Research
Lung cancer claims more lives each year than breast, colon and prostate cancer combined. Yet lung cancer receives proportionately less government funding per death than other types of cancer.

This means private funding for lung cancer research, such as the Partnership provides, is crucial to developing lifesaving treatments.

Partnership Research Grants
Since 2005, the Partnership has awarded more than $3 million for cutting-edge research that is essential to helping patients live longer and better lives. 

The Partnership is currently sponsoring Young Investigator Research Grants, which support researchers early in their careers and ignite their interest in lung cancer research.

This grant program is designed to complement other programs that support lung cancer research; the Partnership provides scientists the critical ground-level support they need to build their ideas to compete for more extensive funding from the federal government and other philanthropic entities.

These Young Investigator Research Grants are fueling novel ideas across a wide variety of lung cancer research areas that have long been underfunded, including:

• Early detection
• How the body’s immune system responds to treatment
• Genetic components and risk factors of the disease
• How a tumor’s environment affects its growth
• The effect of guild and shame on treatment

Read about these cutting-edge research projects and more that the Partnership is funding!