How to use a COPD Action Plan
A COPD Action Plan helps you take care of your COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). You fill it out with your GP, specialist or nurse.…
World Lung Cancer Day – One year out from lifesaving screening
Australia’s National Lung Cancer Screening Program is now less than one year out from getting underway, making this World Lung Cancer Day a day of…
Time for QLD to act on State’s biggest cancer killer
Lung Foundation Australia is calling on the Queensland Government to mark August 1, World Lung Cancer Day with a commitment to fairer funding for the…
Meet the Researcher on World Lung Cancer Day!
Dr Mal Itchins is the recipient of Lung Foundation Australia’s Kha Kiang Khoo Memorial Award in ROS-1 Lung Cancer Research. This grant was made possible through the fundraising…
The story of Anita – Living with IPF
Living with Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF, the story of Anita outlines her life with the progressive disease that causes lung tissue to become thickened…
Living with PAH- Miranda’s story
Living with PAH, a rare, progressive disease, is different for everyone. If you are like most newly diagnosed Australians, you may feel overwhelmed, and experience…
Understanding COPD medications
The right treatments and medicines can help you live well with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). There are lots of different types of medicines for…
1,000 more teens will start vaping per week if Parliament delays critical vaping bill
Joint statement from Cancer Council Australia, Public Health Association of Australia, and Lung Foundation Australia New modelling from Cancer Council predicts an additional 1,185 teenagers…
NSW Budget a slap in the face for lung cancer community
Lung Foundation Australia is hugely disappointed in the Minns Government budget released today, which fails their state’s lung cancer community. Lung Foundation Australia CEO Mark…
Making the most of your telehealth appointment
Telehealth appointments are here to stay. Most practices in Australia now have the option to use telehealth consultations. In a world post COVID-19, using telehealth…