The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation

Meet Elyse Aussenberg, attorney by vocation, athlete by avocation and Lung Cancer patient – not by choice. Either way you see it, here’s her story of optimism and hope for ordering Lung Cancer out of her life – and the life of everyone else.

At 52, Elyse Aussenberg was a poster girl for healthy living. She loved whole grains, salmon and leafy greens; practiced yoga, hit the gym religiously, and had a travel passport to exotic places across the globe. She lived life passionately, committed to her profession as an attorney and helping others through difficult family law matters, and shared a love for her four dachshunds with her husband, John, and son, Brent. Read More

Joan Gaeta Lung Cancer Foundation Donates $15,000 to Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute (ALCMI) for Lung Cancer Research

ALCMI’s founding organization, BJALCF, has been conducting an ongoing “One in a Million” advertising campaign to raise $20 from one million people in the belief that small donations add up. Generously donated by CBS Outdoor and friends of the Foundation to raise awareness for Lung Cancer, the ads currently appear on buses and billboards in New York City, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., San Francisco and Atlanta.

“When it comes to raising money for an inexcusably underfunded disease like Lung Cancer, the money is going to come from people who care like the Gaetas,” said Bonnie J. Addario.  “I consider this donation a collective voice of 750 people. To me, the Gaeta Foundation and their donors are a part of our One-In-A-Million movement. Together, we are now one step closer to increasing survival of this horrible disease.” Read More

The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation applauds Lori Monroe and LCFA for their extraordinary work in bringing much-needed attention to our common cause.

BREATHE LIFE CAMPAIGN: This spring, LCFA is honored to be joining forces with OPI, the well-known nail polish company to introduce a new nail polish called Breathe Life. OPI created Breathe Life especially for LCFA, in order to raise awareness of the difficult fight against Lung Cancer. Not only will OPI be distributing Breathe Life to thousands of its customers nationwide, but the company made a generous donation to LCFA, too. Read More

OSI PHARMACEUTICALS SUBMITS SUPPLEMENTAL NEW DRUG APPLICATION TO THE FDA FOR TARCEVA AS A FIRST-LINE MAINTENANCE THERAPY IN ADVANCED NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER

Roche Submits Marketing Authorization Application for Approval of Tarceva as a First-line Maintenance Therapy in Europe

March 18, 2009 Melville, New York and South San Francisco, Calif. – OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: OSIP) and Genentech, Inc., (NYSE:DNA) today announced that OSI submitted a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use of Tarceva® (erlotinib) as a first-line maintenance therapy for people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have not progressed Read More

Representing BJALCF’s New Generation of Crusaders, James Lichtenthal Traveled to New York City on March 5, 2009 for the American Cancer Society’s Awareness Day

Last Thursday, three years almost to the date of his aunt Dana Reeve’s untimely death from Lung Cancer, James Lichtenthal, 18, boarded a 5:30 a.m. plane to New York City from Boston, carrying with him expectations of hope and change to more than 200 high school students and guests gathered at a rally to raise awareness for all cancers held at Fiorello LaGuardia High School.

The Weston, MA, high school senior was on a mission. Carrying the Foundation’s t-shirts, thermals and buttons with the message to stomp out Lung Cancer, he arrived at the performing arts high school near Lincoln Center, and quickly set up his booth. Within seconds, it was swarmed by more than 200 high school students – who quickly donned the attire and adorned themselves with the buttons: “What kills more women than breast cancer? Lung Cancer!” and “Lung Cancer/Breast Cancer: Girls Just Wanna Have None.” Read More

VIEW SLIDESHOW On February 11th, the BJALCF Outdoor Advertising Campaign launched in San Francisco, New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. “My job is to put the faces on the Lung Cancer patients, so everyone can see them as beautiful people that don’t deserve to die,” says Bonnie J. Addario. “We are gathering the troops, getting awareness out there, funding research and prevention, and hopefully saving lives.”

How many ads can you spot by April 11, 2009? Send picture mail with the location of your sitings to (info@lungcancerfoundation.org). The winner with the most sitings will receive a gift certificate: dinner for two at your favorite restaurant (up to $250), a month’s pass for one on public transportation in your city, and we will donate a CT scan on your behalf at one of our Comprehensive Lung Cancer Program facilities in Northern California*.
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Lung Cancer Now Is the Focus of Powerful Genetics Research
By Jeff Norris

Lung Cancer research at UCSF is poised to leap forward, thanks to a big bank. No, not some teetering financial institution down the street. What UCSF has is an invaluable tissue bank.

When it comes to lung tumors, the quantity and quality of UCSF’s chilly-vault holdings are hard to beat. They’re a treasure trove that will help researchers determine how cancer survival odds and responses to treatments are affected by specific genetic abnormalities within tumors - and even by normally inherited variations in genes. Read More

We started the One in a Million campaign last year and it is building momentum. But, we need all of you to join. Around the world, every age group is reaching out to the million people we need to raise $20 million. In Los Angeles, Lung Cancer researchers are waging war on this killer cancer with their pens, (and their prestige and influence.)

Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute (ALCMI) Scientific Advisory Board Member, Ite Laird-Offringa, PhD, associate professor of surgery, biochemistry and molecular biology at UCLA’s Keck School of Medicine has taken pen to paper to reach out with a universal plea to support our foundation’s efforts to eradicate Lung Cancer. Read More

Cancer treatment is proceeding rapidly towards the era of individualized medicine, where decisions regarding treatment are based on the individual molecular characteristics of each patient’s tumor. This will require detailed knowledge of the host genetic background as well as of the somatic genetic events that characterize each patient’s tumor. We also need to find ways to develop combinatorial targeted therapies to eradicate this disease, as no single drug is likely to provide permanent cures.

The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation has funded various projects over the past three years totaling over 1.2 million. A complete listing of our grants and services is below. We thank each and every one of you, our donors, and our researchers who work tirelessly toward our goal to increase the survival rate for Lung Cancer as soon as possible. Read More

The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (BJALCF) Applauds Landmark Legislation to Push through Funding for Lung Cancer Research in California

Working hand-in-hand with BJALCF for over two years, California Assembly Member Tom Torlakson introduced legislation that imposes higher taxes on cigarettes earmarked directly for Lung Cancer

San Francisco, CA [January 8, 2009]-Today is “a moment in history” in the battle against Lung Cancer-the Number One Cancer Killer, thanks to California Assembly Member Tom Torlakson (D-11th District). His compassion and tireless efforts working with our Foundation, doctors, patients and researchers to get legislation fighting this killer cancer, became reality with the introduction of Assembly Bill (AB 89) in the California legislature, today. Read More