Faces of Lung Cancer

Faces of Lung Cancer - Photographs

Thank you to Duke Energy for their $1,800 grant to help support our Youth Education Program!

Thanks to Pixel Perfect for photographing this year's event!

Click here for pictures from the 2008 Lungs for Life 5k run/walk!!

Good news!! We set another record!! Thank you to all for joining us this year. Our total number registered this year was 742!! A special thank you to the team captains for building your teams. We look forward to seeing you all set a new record next year!!

Lungs for Life is changing our name to Cancer Free Lungs. There is a foundation in New York called Lungs for Life, which many of you may have come across in searching for our website. To prevent confusion and future legal problems with the name, we have decided now, while we're 'young', to change.

Throughout the next year we will be phasing out the name Lungs for Life. You may find a combination of the 2 names (Cancer Free Lungs for Life) on future correspondence and materials until we are certain everyone knows we have transitioned.

Don't worry, we will continue to carry out our mission to support lung cancer research, provide education to the public and most importantly to kids to prevent future victims of lung cancer. We will continue to raise awareness about lung cancer through our fundraising events.

Feel free to contact me if you have questions or concerns. Thank you for your continued support and I look forward to growing and changing with you.

Amy Hanna
President
amy@lungsforlife5k.org

Lungs for Life is a 501(c)(3) charitable, not-for-profit organization formed in March of 2004. Our mission is to reduce the burden of lung cancer through education, prevention, and research.

Education

Lungs for Life has developed a Tobacco Education Program to teach kids, age 11-18, about the hazards of smoking and tobacco use. Our goal is to visit every school in IN to educate and prevent future smokers. Click here for details of our program.

Download presentation on History of Tobacco by Dr. Nasser Hanna

Prevention

Education is key to prevention. Lung cancer can largely be prevented by not smoking. Avoiding cigarettes or secondhand smoke is your best defense against lung cancer.

Research

In 2007 Lungs for Life donated $50,000 to a local research program. Since our beginning in 2004, we have donated over $100,000 to research. All proceeds from the annual Lungs for Life events support research and the Tobacco Education Program.