The Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute (ALCMI) Names Steven W. Young, President
San Francisco, CA — September 17, 2008 — The Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute (ALCMI) today announced the appointment of Steven Young to the position of president, effective September 1. In this role, Young will provide leadership, vision, and direction for the organization and develop organizational strategy. Tony Addario, formerly the President of ALCMI, has assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer.
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What do Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation have in common? Jessica Kagan Cushman. Introducing the new Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation LUNGSTORE with a BANGle! We’ve steered clear of the multi-colored rubber wristbands for a reason. Lung Cancer is too important and when the rubber meets the road…it deserves a store filled with SIMPLY THE BEST, most desirable, and eye-catching inventory. Stay tuned for new items as our store expands. All bangle bracelets come in ivory or black. They are each made by and dedicated to the Foundation from Jessica on the inside. We thank Jessica for joining us in the LUNGSTORE kick-off with her original hand-poured resin and hand-inked scrimshaw bangle bracelets. Choose from NEVER NEVER GIVE UP ON LUNG CANCER, HOPE TRIUMPHS OVER EXPERIENCE and IMAGINE…NO LUNG CANCER. Sold separately for $150, as a twosome for $280, or as a trio for $420. 100% of your donation will go toward Lung Cancer Research. Shipping prices vary depending on your location and desired delivery time. Call 415.357.1278 to order today.
Excerpt from the Wall Street Journal article “Putting Drug Development In Patients’ Hands” -July 29, 2008
“Mrs. Addario started a new organization, the Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute (ALCMI), and hired CollabRx to address some of these issues. The company is helping the institute build a virtual specimen bank where researchers participating in the project can share patient specimens and establish joint standards for collecting future specimens. Using the CollabRx Web-based network, the researchers can share research and ideas, and quickly reprioritize projects as new information comes up. Mrs. Addario says the institute expects to spend at least $5 million over the next year to set up the virtual biotech, fund researchers and establish the specimen bank.”
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Join us on November 15, 2008 to honor and pay tribute to the man who helped revolutionalize television news. Peter Jennings was a humanitarian in a hurry, ever curious and always willing to do whatever it took to get the job done, even when it meant putting himself in harm’s way. After speaking to a gathering of families of journalists killed in Iraq, he stayed behind to comfort the families, because he couldn’t let go of their anguish. The Foundation’s goal is to highlight creative, beautiful, wonderful, supportive and contributing people who happen to get Lung Cancer and leave this world too early. Lynn Sherr, Kayce, Chris, and Elizabeth Jennings will join us on November 15th, to honor the life of Peter Jennings, a journalist and news anchor, husband and father, and one whom millions came to know over the years. Simply the Best Dinner Gala III will be held at the Ritz Carlton in San Francisco on November 15, 2008. For tickets and sponsorship information, click here or call 415.357.1278. The past two years have been sold out. Please make your reservations early. Read More
SAVE THE DATE, Monday, September 22, 2008 and join us this year at the private Lake Merced Golf and Country Club in Daly City, California to drive Lung Cancer Off the Earth. The 18-hole course features 6,863 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course rating is 74.4 and it has a slope rating of 138 on Bent grass. Originally designed by Willy Lock in 1922, it was redesigned in 1929 under the guidance of fabled architect Alister MacKenzie and rerouted by Robert Muir Graves to create the basis of today’s championship layout. The course has hosted numerous events, including the 1990 Junior Amateur Championship which was Tiger Wood’s debut in USGA competition. Become a champion for Lung Cancer. Register online or call 415.357.1278 to reserve your space. The Golf for Awareness tournament will be held on September 8, 2008 at Stone Tree Golf Course in Novato, CA. For information, contact Wendy Robinow at 415.927.9099.
June 25, 2008 marks a revolutionary day in history for anybody who cares about Lung Cancer, the Number One Cancer Killer in this country. It’s almost tantamount to July 4th, Independence Day, for Lung Cancer. For the first time, in the last four decades, Lung Cancer finally has a voice, thanks to Senators Chuck Hagel, Dianne Feinstein and the tireless work over the last five years of Laurie Fenton, Sheila Ross and the Lung Cancer Alliance.
Dr. David Jablons, co-Founder of the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation and Boardmember of the Lung Cancer Alliance stated, “Today the gauntlet has been thrown down and Lung Cancer will no longer wallow in obscurity, underfunding, and beneath the burden of abysmal survival. I applaud and deeply thank Senators Chuck Hagel and Dianne Feinstein for their vision, courage and pioneering spirit to bring the Lung Cancer epidemic to the public debate and as a priority for health care research and funding. For much too long, Lung Cancer patients have suffered and died as a result of inadequate research and treatment options due to the stigma associated with smoking-related diseases. This bill literally changes everything.
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Mary Beth’s Story
In 2005 I was about to have my hip replaced due to a congenital defect. A pre-op chest x-ray showed ”something,” perhaps a pneumonia artifact, and it was still there 3 weeks later, no bigger. But there was no way I was going to let anything stand in my way of getting that hip fixed! I hadn’t been pain-free for years and now with one leg an inch shorter and no breathing symptoms, I decided to follow up on the chest film later.
With great fear I did follow up with a new internist. He ordered a CT which confirmed a small tumor; a local pulmonologist ordered a fine-needle biopsy, PET scan, lung function studies and, with shocking coldness, told me I had a malignancy (“that means cancer, you know”) and proceeded to relate the grim survival statistics for lung cancer. Read More
Join our Bonnie J. Addario One in a Million Campaign
Every little bit matters. That’s why we’ve created a campaign that can build the financial thunder, one person at a time. Here’s how it works. If one million of YOU (and your friends, colleagues, and others), each donate $20, we’ll raise $20 million dollars–enough to accelerate the cure for Lung Cancer and bring the abysmal 15.5% survival rate up to where it should be after four decades at a standstill. When you e-mail us, we’ll send you a “One in a Million” kit, which includes mini-brochures, notepads, envelopes, sample letters, campaign buttons, and all you need to get the message out to your friends, colleagues and influencers. Every envelope will have your initials, and we’ll keep a tally daily–sending you a quick email update. Call 415.357.1278 with your mailing address or email sheila@lungcancerfoundation.org.
It’s hard to believe we are turning two-years old today. It seems like only a few moments ago when I awoke to hear the devastating news about Dana Reeve. Two weeks ago, I was with Deborah Morosini, Dana’s sister, in Atlanta, to help the beautiful family of Joan Gaeta begin their Foundation. Next stop was New York City and appearing on Nancy Grace and attending the CancerCare Gala. Final stop was Washington, D.C., meeting with Senator Chuck Hagel and then on to meet with the Lung Cancer Alliance to discuss all we have yet to do. I will celebrate my four-year anniversary on March 17th, as a Lung Cancer survivor. I thank you all, in advance, for all we have accomplished in this short amount of time, and for joining us in the eradication of Lung Cancer. Please enjoy this issue of THE LUNG TIMES and if you haven’t signed up to receive our newsletter, please sign up today. Thank you for making Lung Cancer Matter.
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The availability of early detection for lung cancer is widely unknown, inexcusably underencouraged, underfunded, and underinsured. Just ask five-out-of-five lung cancer survivors. “While we wait for the cure, the biomarkers, the blood and saliva tests, we will use the early detection imaging and diagnostic tool we have available, right now. The 64-slice low dose CT scan. The first of a dozen nationwide early detection for lung cancer programs, funded by this Foundation has launched at Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City, California. Let’s find lung cancer before it finds you.” –Bonnie J. Addario
This campaign was generously donated by CBS Outdoor and anonymous patrons. Now running in San Francisco, New York City, Atlanta, and Los Angeles.
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