The Lund Research Group is proud to have joined the Tomma’s Tar Heelers team in fundraising and participating in the Lung Cancer Initiative 18th annual Triangle LUNGe Forward 5K Run, Walk and Celebration. LUNGe Forward events provide a day of hope, celebration of survivors, remembrance of those lost, and all proceeds support lung cancer survivors, education programs, access to care, and advancing lung cancer research.
Speaking of research advancements, our group recently published an important report on lung cancer screening uptake in JAMA Network Open, titled “Prevalence of Lung Cancer Screening in the US, 2022.” This study, led by Dr. Louise Henderson and Dr. Jennifer Lund, with co-authors Claire Su, MS, Joyce Pak, MPH, and Olivia Chen, MSPH, further establishes evidence toward increasing lung cancer screening uptake nationwide. Read more about the findings here.
Our research group continues to celebrate progress and move forward lung cancer research. Stay tuned for future updates!
Tomma’s Tar Heelers is named in honor of Tomma Hargraves, a lung cancer advocate who was passionate about access to cancer treatment and started the gas card drive with the Lung Cancer Initiative, for which the Lund Research Group also raised funds for last year.