The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation

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Andrea Mitchell: Darby Anderson and K.C. Oakley, who helped create the organization Jog for Jill [Jill's Legacy] in an effort to increase the survival rate for those suffering from lung cancer, talk about the young woman who inspired the run – Jill Costello, who was just 21 was she was first diagnosed with the disease… and this weekend, hundreds of runners are going to be gathering here in Washington to join in a national campaign against lung cancer in memory of one very brave young athlete. Read More

We are truly blessed to have the opportunity to have met Adam Corrado and Kassidee Kipp.  Kassidee’s brother, Bill, was diagnosed with lung cancer, like most people they had trouble finding information about the disease.  Thankfully through their research and speaking with doctors they found BJALCF.  They are having an Inaugural Benefit in San Francisco on May 19, 2012. We encourage everyone to support our new affiliate… William Marble Kipp II Foundation! Thank you Adam and Kassidee for all your hard work towards the Inaugural Benefit and dedicating your time and effort in getting the word out about LUNG CANCER. More information about the William Marble Kipp II Inaugural Benefit at wmk2.org.

We are pleased to present our newest affiliate: growforthecure.org. We are so lucky to be associated with a new and fun organization. Andy Mehlhouse has taken the time out of his busy schedule to build and develop Grow for the Cure. Thank you, Andy for all your support and for making lung cancer matter. This unique way to raise dollars for lung cancer research is just the beginning of new and creative fundraising techniques. Just grow a beard and let your friends bid on how you should shave, trim and cut it. Check out current growers or become a grower yourself! Learn more about Grow for the Cure

March 30, 2012  Danielle Hicks, Director of Patient Advocacy and Empowerment at the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation shares the BJALCF story and mission with Comcast Newsmakers and upcoming information on the June 11, 2012 Golf Tournament and Simply the Best Dinner Gala VII on November 10, 2012 in San Francisco. Click Here to Watch Video

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By Amber Dance, Special to the Los Angeles Times
February 27, 2012

Bonnie Addario didn’t even know there was a word for what was happening to her. As if lung cancer weren’t bad enough, the 54-year-old had lost 30 pounds off her normally 130-pound frame. Her life was limited to her husband’s Barcalounger, where she had to recline because she lacked the strength to sit up straight. “It affected everything I did,” says Addario, who is alive and well nine years later in San Carlos, Calif. “I literally could not get up and down the stairs.” Read More

(01-26) 15:30 PST SAN FRANCISCO — In a finding that could improve the survival odds for early-stage lung cancer patients, UCSF researchers determined a new molecular test can predict more accurately than current diagnostic methods which tumors are more likely to be aggressive and turn deadly.

(Pictured on left) Lung cancer survivor, Bonnie Addario at her San Carlos, Ca. home on Thursday January 26, 2012. A new lung cancer study demonstrates the importance of genetic testing of early stage lung cancer tumors.

Thank You To All Who Made This Evening Unforgettable.

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(San Francisco, November 11, 2011)—The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (BJALCF) hosted its 6^th annual Simply the Best Dinner Gala on November 5^th at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. Showcasing BJALCF’s work on behalf of Lung Cancer patients worldwide, the gala toasted the contributions of extraordinary participation in the fight to end Lung Cancer and raised $700,000 for Lung Cancer Research. WATCH THE VIDEO

Highlights of the evening included the Dr. David Jablons “Asclepios Award” honoring a pioneer in research whose dedication to healing exemplifies the spirit of Asclepios–Greek God of Medicine and healing,  accepted by Hiroyuki Mano, MD, PhD, from the Jichi Medical University in Japan. Read More

July 3, 2011-Amsterdam Update from BJALCF President Scott Santarella
I am incredibly proud to be a part of today’s defining moment of change, progress and HOPE, for the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (BJALCF), the Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute (ALCMI) and Lung Cancer patients worldwide. Today marks the achievement of one of many collective goals: to become established as an international driving force in the war against Lung Cancer.

Bonnie J. Addario, Founder of both organizations and champion to all Lung Cancer patients as a 7-year Lung Cancer survivor and leader, addressed an audience of hundreds of Lung Cancer leaders, Read More

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The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation Introduces Jill’s Legacy
Group of young adults takes aim at the world’s #1 cancer killer

San Francisco, CA, March 8, 2011/PRNewsire-USNewswire/—The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (BJALCF), a worldwide leader in efforts to eliminate Lung Cancer, announced today that they have launched the creation of a new Advisory Board made up of 21 promising young professionals who have each been personally touched by Lung Cancer. The Board has been called “Jill’s Legacy” in memorial of the 22-year-old college student and athlete at U.C. Berkeley, Jillian Costello, who lost her battle with Lung Cancer in June of 2010, just one year after being diagnosed.

What’s this group’s mission? Simple: to be the driving force in significantly increasing the stagnant 15.5% survival rate of the world’s number one cancer killer—Lung Cancer. Read More