Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) is a national organization based in Washington, D.C. that is dedicated to reversing decades of stigma and neglect by empowering lung cancer patients, elevating awareness, and changing health policy.
The LCA is working hard to get Congress to adequaetely fund lung cancer research and to allow lung cancer patients access to the same level of care as patients of other diseases.
The Georgia chapter, led by Ed and Linda Levitt, supports this effort by focussing on the Georgia State Legislature. Its work has been applauded by Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), who wrote and passed S.R.620 supporting Lung Cancer Awareness Month. The Chapter also secured a proclamation from Governor Sonny Perdue declaring November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month in Georgia.
Thanks to generous donations from our supporters, The Joan Gaeta Lung Cancer Foundation was able to give $5,000 to the Georgia chapter of the Lung Cancer Alliance earlier this year. We are very proud to have done so and again thank those who support our foundation.
Lung Cancer Alliance - Georgia earmarked our donation for sponsorship of the Fourth Annual Atlanta Lung Cancer Awareness Run and Walk.