Free ME From Lung Cancer

10/18/2026

Thank you so much for supporting us today! We had a spectacular morning at the Save Your Breath 5K! 🫁

10/18/2026

The 2026 Save Your Breath 5K is underway! Thanks for coming out! 🫁🏃🏻🏃‍♀️🏅

10/17/2026

We are just 25 registrations from our goal. Registration on line closes at 5pm. All participants will receive a race packet with a certificate for one topping Cushnoc Brewing Company’s pizza and. A needham. Www.freemefromlungcancer.org to register. Event day registration opens at 7am at the Kennebec Valley YMCA.
Seniors, Running Clubs and Veterans receive a $10 discount. Contact Deb for the code at [email protected] students any age is $25

10/13/2026

Pope Leo XIV shared that he will undergo surgery this week after doctors found a localized lung nodule at a very early stage. Most lung nodules are benign, but testing and timely follow up are essential because some may be cancer. We hope his story reminds everyone that early detection can save lives.

Pope Leo XIV said he would undergo surgery after doctors found a "localized nodule" in his lung.

10/13/2026

10/13/2026

5K THIS SUNDAY! 🏃‍♂️🚶🏃‍♀️🏅

The Save Your Breath 5K fundraiser is this weekend in Augusta! Please join us Sunday morning!

10/09/2026

Small-cell lung cancer, an aggressive type that often spreads early, may finally be entering a targeted-treatment era. Immunotherapy after chemotherapy and radiation extended median survival from 33 to 56 months in limited-stage disease, while newer treatments such as tarlatamab help immune cells attack cancer more precisely. More advances are being tested.

Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) treatment is rapidly evolving through tarlatamab, ADCs, radioconjugates, CAR therapies and molecular subtype-guided strategies.

10/08/2026

Could a high-fat, high-carb diet help lung tumors grow? Researchers found excess stored sugar in human lung adenocarcinoma, the most common lung cancer, and larger tumors in mice fed a Western-style diet. It’s early research, not proof that certain foods cause lung cancer, but it highlights another possible reason to eat well and stay active.

When Diet Becomes an Unexpected Risk Factor For decades, lung cancer has been almost synonymous with cigarette smoke and polluted city air. But recent American research from the University of Florida and the University of Kentucky has uncovered an unexpected player: our food. Scientists have identif...

09/30/2026

People who have never smoked and carry a rare inherited change called EGFR T790M had 62 times the odds of lung cancer in a study of 3.3 million people. The change affects about one in 15,000 people nationwide, and researchers have not shown that testing for it saves lives.

Never-smokers carrying the rare EGFR T790M gene variant face 62 times the odds of lung cancer, a major study of 3.3 million people suggests.