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Bonnie Addario, our co-founder, board chair, survivor, and inspiration for thousands of patients here and around the world, shares the powerful stories of lung cancer patients and how they found ways to survive – and thrive -- in her book, 

Drawing its name from a monthly virtual support group she founded many years ago that is live-streamed across the US and internationally, the book aims to break down the barriers and stigmas associated with lung cancer and demonstrate how the new wave of treatment options are making it a manageable disease.

 will lead you to believe that miracles are all around 

us, that they’re happening every day, and that they just might happen to the next cancer patient who picks up this book.

 will directly support Lung Cancer Research and Programs.

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Bonnie Addario, our co-founder, board chair, survivor, and inspiration for thousands of patients here and around the world, shares the powerful stories of lung cancer patients and how they found ways to survive – and thrive -- in her book, The Living Room.

THE LIVING ROOM: A Lung Cancer Community of Courage

 has launched a landmark new survey on the impact of lung treatments on women’s sexual health. The aim is to explore the magnitude of the problem and give researchers and clinicians new insights to improve the quality of life for women lung cancer survivors.

Sexual Health Assessment in Women with Lung Cancer (SHAWL) is the first comprehensive look at the impact of a lung cancer diagnosis on a women’s sexual quality of life. The SHAWL survey asks intimate and blunt questions about women’s sexual activity, questions that don’t get asked enough according to the lead investigator.

“We’re working hard to keep lung cancer patients alive longer, but no one stopped to ask these women questions about their sexual health,” said Narjust Duma, MD, assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and SHAWL’s principal investigator. “Sexual Health Assessment in Women with Lung Cancer is designed to pull back the curtain, collect the data, and help researchers study these too often unspoken side effects.” 

“We hope that SHAWL empowers women to share their stories, not just with the Lung Cancer Registry but also with their doctors,” said Laurie Fenton Ambrose, president, GO

 Foundation for Lung Cancer. “There’s a huge gap in our understanding of the impact of therapies on women’s sexual dysfunction. GO

Foundation for Lung Cancer is excited to be able to help researchers tackle this important issue.”

All people diagnosed with lung cancer or their caregivers are invited to take part in the Lung Cancer Registry. Women patients who sign up for the 

 will be asked to complete the SHAWL survey.

is a community for people with all forms of lung cancer. Powered by data from patients and caregivers, this platform gives those most affected by lung cancer a voice. Registered patients, caregivers, clinicians, and researchers can access de-identified information. 

Founded in 2016, the Lung Cancer Registry is a core program of the GO

 Foundation for Lung Cancer. The Registry joined forces with the American Lung Association and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer to expand the effort to advance research for the world's deadliest cancer.

The aim is to explore the magnitude of the problem and give researchers and clinicians new insights to improve the quality of life for women lung cancer survivors.

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THE LIVING ROOM: A Lung Cancer Community of Courage

Lung Cancer Registry Launches Landmark Survey on Women's Sexual Health

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