Everything Under The Sun: Research On Lung Cancer In Women

Saturday, April 16, 2016

Research On Lung Cancer In Women

Some ALCF leaders were present at ribbon-cutting for new Briston-Myers-Squibb building.

I've always liked organizations, which have a longterm goal of eliminating a devastating illness, like cancer. The BONNIE J. ADDARIO LUNG CANCER FOUNDATION (ALCF) focuses on the elimination of lung cancer through a combination of research, early detection, education, and treatment. Established in 2006, this Foundation has raised $25 million dollars towards meeting its goal.

In partnership with the AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION, ALCF has established a joint research award, the 2016 Momentum Research Award: Defeating Lung Cancer In Women. The award is designed to support novel, innovative, and translatable research that has the potential to provide a huge clinical impact in the early detection of lung cancer in women. The research must also demonstrate a recognition of gender differences in lung cancer incidence, pathophysiology, treatment results, and prognosis.

This award provides $250,000 to that early career scientist, who meets the criteria of the award, for furthering research addressing the unique aspects of lung cancer in women.

Further, the award recognizes the need for this type of research:
"*Over the last few decades, the rate of new lung cancer cases has approximately doubled among women while decreasing about 25 percent among men.
*More women than ever are dying of lung cancer.
*Lung cancer is the #1 cancer killer of women - yet only 1% of women report lung cancer as a top-of-mind cancer concern.
*It is estimated that lung cancer will represent more than 1 in 4 female cancer deaths in 2016.
*Close to half of all women/one in two women with lung cancer will die one year after diagnosis.
*The five year survival rate for women with lung cancer is only one in five.
*Lung cancer kills 193 women every day - 8 per hour, one death every 7.5 minutes."

Sacramento team captains at a dinner with the events team.

Again, this award seeks to recognize early-career researchers, who can think outside the box, are focused on researching women's unique experiences and qualities regarding lung cancer, and have the capability of producing meaningful and significant research results.