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A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation (ABOH) fights lung cancer by funding innovative U.S. lung cancer research, raising awareness and supporting lung cancer patients and families.
ABOH was founded in 2008 by a group of lung cancer patients who were concerned about the lack of awareness and research funding for lung cancer, the deadliest of all cancers. Societal blame has long held lung cancer in the shadow of other less deadly cancers, leaving a public that does not understand the risks, nor recognize symptoms. Currently, only 23% of those diagnosed will live five years following their diagnosis, and 60% of those diagnosed are nonsmokers.
Knowing that earlier detection and improved treatments will save lives, ABOH has created three program vehicles for carrying out its mission. Our programs lead to:
- Increased lung cancer research for improved lung cancer treatments:
- Increased lung cancer awareness and education to reduce late stage diagnoses, especially in low income communities where lung cancer is most prevalent; and
- Increased support of patients and caregivers for better health outcomes and quality of life.
