Summer tips for living with bronchiectasis
Staying active and healthy during the summer months can be difficult. With soaring temperatures and holiday temptations, it can be hard to maintain your regular habits. But…
PAH and your healthcare team
Each member of your healthcare team plays an important role in helping you to navigate the challenges of diagnosing, treating and self-managing your condition. The severity of…
Breathing through the challenges
Experiencing breathlessness can be one of the most common, and confronting, challenges for those living with a lung disease. Naturally, breathlessness can be uncomfortable and…
Top tips for the festive season
We may never experience another year quite like this one. The coronavirus pandemic has made 2020 challenging on so many levels but, finally, there are…
Ground-breaking Australian study confirms major concerns over e-cigarette safety
December 3, 2020: A ground-breaking new study of chemically flavoured liquids used in e-cigarettes (e-liquids) available over the counter in Australia has confirmed serious concerns…
A welcome step toward lung cancer screening
Lung Foundation Australia welcomes Cancer Australia’s recommendation to create a life-saving national lung cancer screening program. The proposal for a targeted screening program was released on Monday after a 12-month enquiry into the prospects,…
Lantern of hope
With one of the lowest survival rates of all cancers, lung cancer has a devastating impact on the lives of thousands of Australians each year.…
Make your voice count
Jenny was just 15 when her sister was diagnosed with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH). It was the 70s and very little was understood about the…
Understanding palliative care
What do you think of when you hear ‘palliative care’? Being in hospital, pain management and the final days of life? Palliative care is often…
Managing breathlessness
Breathlessness is one of the most common symptoms experienced by people living with a chronic or rare lung disease or lung cancer. It can be…