Monday, April 8, 2013
Organizers of Breathe Deep North Shore have a goal of raising $100,000 for lung cancer research. Last year's event raised $140,000.
There's still time to register to participate in Breathe Deep North Shore, a 5K fun run, 1-mile walk and balloon launch to raise crucial funds for the LUNGevity Foundation for lung cancer research. The event will be held 9:30-11:30 Sunday, April 28 at Deerfield High School. Registration fees are $10-$25, and is free for lung cancer survivors. "It’s going to be an incredible family-friendly event," said Sue Bersh, a LUNGevity board member who's coordinating the event with friend Cindy Schwartz. The event will include music, games and activities like a photo booth, nail polish and hair braiding stations, massages, plus refreshments from Corner Bakery, Whole Foods, Starbucks, Panera and others. "Our 500-balloon launch is going to be …
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Monday, February 11, 2013
The LUNGevity Foundation will host the 'Breathe Deep Yogathon' at the Illinois Bone & Joint Institute in Highland Park on Saturday, Feb. 23.
The North Shore community is invited to attend the LUNGevity Foundation's "Breathe Deep Yogathon" at the Illinois Bone & Joint Institute in Highland Park from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23. The event will offer six classes, each featuring a different yoga style, taught by local well-known instructors. Massages, Reiki treatments, and refreshments will also be provided, and the day will end with an inspirational and healing gong bath. For more event information, to register, or to make a donation, visit www.lungevity.org/yogathon. LUNGevity funds the most promising research into the early detection and successful treatment of lung cancer, according to their Website. LUNGevity also supports the largest national grassroots lung cancer …
Monday, August 22, 2011
A trio of Northbrook women push for the No. 1 fatal cancer's fair share in research resources.
Once it was the United States vs. lung cancer. The U.S. Surgeon General’s 1964 report formally linking smoking with lung cancer, after decades of suspicion, seemed to declare war on the disease. Two years later, the drawn and dying actor William Talman filmed a famous TV commercial warning viewers not to smoke like he did. In 1971, the government banned cigarette ads on radio and TV. Today, lung cancer doesn’t have such a lofty profile anymore, even though it remains the No. 1 cancer killer and increasingly afflicts non-smokers in a pattern that has baffled medical researchers. Other forms of the disease, namely breast, colon and prostate cancers, have seemingly vaulted ahead in public awareness, activism and research funds. LUNGevity …
Kay Vick
2:59 pm on Monday, August 22, 2011
My son was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer on October 5, 2009. He was given this news 5 days after turning 41. He will be 43 on Sept. 30 and we continue to pray for his miracle. We know they are out there. He lives CO and is being treated by some of the best doctors in CO. He NEVER smoked, and like you said ~ people just seem to "blame" lung cancer patients figuring that they did it to … more ›