Latest Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation Stories

William Marble Kipp II and Friends Join the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation's Army of Alliance Partners SAN FRANCISCO, July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Like many who rushed to Silicon Valley's Internet gold rush, William Marble Kipp II found fame fast and furious. First as an innovator in the early 1990's at Google, then launching his own renewable energy enterprise, nothing could stop this passionate 42-year-old trailblazer. (Logo:...

The Former NFL Duo is Rallying a Star-Studded List of Hollywood and Athletic Celebrities to Join Them in Their Personal Journey to Tackle Lung Cancer Hank: I'm here to support Bonnie's Foundation because Lung Cancer is personal to me. It has swooped in and attacked my dad, and I understand how brutally destructive this cancer is and how many people are waging war to battle it. Chris: I am honored to be here and passionate about helping an organization like the Bonnie J. Addario Lung...

Bringing HOPE Home to Your Living Room through USTREAM on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, 5:30 p.m. PDT Online Excerpt: 5:45 Howietta: I am hugging Jennifer but she does not know it 5:59 bclements: I am humbled to be a part of this... 6:15 DianeJ775: I feel so special...oh wait...I am 6:32 nitalou: This is the easiest livestream I've ever participated in SAN FRANCISCO, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "There's a breast cancer support group on every corner you turn in the world,"...

Award to Recognize Luminaries in the Quest to Eradicate Lung Cancer SAN FRANCISCO, June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (BJALCF) today announced the winner of the 2012 Addario Lectureship Award, which each year recognizes luminaries in the quest to eradicate Lung Cancer. The recipient will be honored at the 13th International Lung Cancer Congress in Huntington Beach, California to be held on July 19-22, 2012. (Photo:...

NFL Wide Receiver Takes on Biggest Fight of His Life for His Father and Rallies a Star-Studded Team of Players to Tackle Lung Cancer SAN FRANCISCO, May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For NFL wide receiver Hank Baskett, Lung Cancer is personal. On May 21, the former Minnesota Vikings player rallied a star-studded list of Hollywood and athletic celebrities to host his inaugural Hank Baskett Classic Golf Tournament, saying he was launching his "biggest challenge ever," to wage a...

Hank Baskett Holds Super Bowl of Golf Tournaments May 20-21 to Score Financial Backing for the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation SAN FRANCISCO, April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NFL wide receiver Hank Baskett, former Minnesota Vikings player, is calling on his A-Team list of players and celebrities to drive Lung Cancer off the earth and score major funding for the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation with an inaugural charity golf tournament May 21 at Donald...

SAN FRANCISCO, March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to the epidemic of lives lost to Lung Cancer in the U.S., and the world's Number One Cancer Killer, Maroon 5 has joined BJALCF as an incredible Grammy-award-winning VOICE to launch a national and international Lung Cancer Awareness campaign. This campaign encourages everyone to spread awareness and raise funding for the cancer that kills more than 1.3 million worldwide annually and 450 per day in the United States. You can...

An estimated 160,340 Americans will die of Lung Cancer this year. The leading cancer killer, there is a less than 5 % survival for patients diagnosed at the latest stages. SAN CARLOS, Calif., Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As strong advocates for funding research and screening for the early detection of Lung Cancer to save lives, the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (BJALCF) supports efforts on behalf of Maryland legislators to steer state tobacco...

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute's research portfolio is the featured innovator in FasterCures online platform for venture philanthropy in medical research. The innovator profile features a Q&A with Steven Young, president and COO of ALCMI, sister foundation of the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (BJALCF). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120221/DC56587LOGO) FasterCures, a nonprofit focused on...

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Just two months shy of marking its 7-year anniversary, BJALCF announced today that it has awarded over $1 million in grants for 2012 Lung Cancer Research. BJALCF has made a promise to the Lung Cancer Community to fund only immediate results-oriented projects or programs promising to catalyze progress through early detection, genetic testing, drug discovery and patient-focused outcomes. Just ask any one of the BJALCF Lung Cancer survivors,...