Clinical Trials: Ask the Right Questions
Clinical trials play a key role in driving discoveries for new treatments, ways to manage conditions and search for cures. They also offer access to…
$6m investment into silicosis research: 2021-22 Budget research funding
Lung Foundation Australia welcomes the Federal Budget 2021-22 announcement and allocation of new grant opportunities for lung disease research, including silicosis research. Previously silicosis was a disease that was thought to be obsolete, however,…
Challenge 30 Wrap Up
Lung Foundation Australia’s annual Challenge 30 raised more than $50,000 to support and improve health outcomes for the seven million Australians living with lung disease and lung cancer. To celebrate the…
Hope Research Fund Launch
The Hope Research Fund, with its bold goal to raise $50 million by 2030, will be Australia’s leading national long-term commitment to fund life-changing lung disease and lung cancer research. Backed by…
$6.9m to fund lung cancer screening & nurses: 2021-22 Budget response
‘A positive first step towards better care’: Lung Foundation welcomes Budget spend Today we welcome the allocation of $6.9.m funding in the 2021-22 Federal Budget to fund five lung cancer nurses and implement modelling for a National Lung Cancer Screening Program. This commitment by the Federal Government comes more…
Lung Foundation Australia enhances nurse support service
Lung Foundation Australia is pleased to announce it is enhancing its lung cancer support programs for Australians impacted by the nation’s biggest cancer killer. The organisation will consolidate its Lung Cancer Support…
Avoiding carer burnout
Looking after yourself as a carer to guard against burnout is extremely important. When you are caring for a loved one, you may lose sight of the need for,…
Australians urged to Check in on their lung health
To mark Lung Health Awareness Month this May, Lung Foundation Australia has launched a new Lung Health Checklist in a bid to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of lung disease and lung cancer, and to prompt Australians to…
Feelings of helplessness in carers
What to do if you’re feeling helpless as a carer When you are caring for a loved one, you need to develop strategies to deal with your own negative feelings and…
The role of a parent-carer
For parents of a child with a lung condition, the role of caregiving can take on a whole new dimension. When we become parents, we immediately…