OUR MISSION: The Kentucky LEADS Collaborative is dedicated to reducing the burden of lung cancer in Kentucky and beyond through development, evaluation, and dissemination of novel, community-based interventions to promote provider education, survivorship care, and prevention and early detection regarding lung cancer.
Latest blog post
Introducing the Kentucky LEADS Collaborative
What is the Kentucky LEADS Collaborative? Principal Investigator Jamie Studts, PhD explains the mission of the Collaborative in this brief video.
Events
Register and attend the 2017 National Advocacy Summit!
Webinar on Lung Cancer Screening Set for March 8
November 2016 Lung Cancer Awareness Month Events in Kentucky
2016 Central Kentucky Free to Breathe Run/Walk
2016 Shine A Light Events in Kentucky
Kentucky LEADS at the statewide meeting of the Kentucky Cancer Program Regional Cancer Coordinators
Shine A Light events in Kentucky
5th Annual Lung Cancer 5K Run/Walk and 1-Mile Walk
It is true that anyone with lungs has the potential to develop lung cancer, but those who use combustible tobacco products are at substantially greater risk. While tobacco control efforts have successfully reduced adult smoking to less than 15% of Americans, one of the side effects has been the stigmatization and isolation of individuals at risk for or diagnosed with tobacco-associated illness, including lung cancer. This stigma and isolation does nothing to solve the program or reduce the burden of tobacco--it just causes more harm. One of the other side effects of this stigma is that it is difficult to raise funds to improve prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship efforts. While sad, I do not write this for the sob angle--but rather the fact and opportunity angle. If you see my point, and you have the means to do so, please consider donating or joining our Kentucky LEADS Collaborative team for the Central Kentucky Free to Breathe Run/Walk.
participate.lcrf.org/goto/TeamKYLeads2018
Friends:This month is lung cancer awareness month (or #LCAM). I am serving on the planning committee and walking in the Central Kentucky Free to Breathe Walk/Run, and I would like to invite you to join our team (whether you walk or not) or make a donation. Lung cancer research is substantially underfunded in comparison to the burden it causes for Kentuckians. The funds that are raised will NOT support my research but will go to investigators exploring new ways to prevent, screen, diagnose and treat lung cancer. If you have ANY lung cancer-related questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. I can't always answer the question, but thanks for a terrific group of colleagues, we have not been stumped yet.
Please consider joining the Kentucky LEADS team or making a donation in pursuit of our goal to raise $3,530--this is ONE DOLLAR FOR EACH LUNG CANCER DEATH EXPECTED IN KENTUCKY IN 2018. Yes, over 3,500 individuals will die of lung cancer this year in Kentucky alone.
Thank you for reading this long post for considering a donation.
participate.lcrf.org/goto/TeamKYLeads2018
Led by Kentucky LEADS Collaborative team member, Dr. Jessica Burris, the UK Markey Cancer Center is participating in this effort to integrate compassionate, evidence-based tobacco treatment more effectively into cancer care delivery.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH_Lot3PjR0&feature=youtu.be&cid=eb_govdelAudio Described version: youtu.be/mH_Lot3PjR0 How can we help cancer patients quit tobacco? This video, "Cancer Center Cessation Initiative: Implemen...
Americans Unaware of Women's Top Cancer Killer
Survivors, Advocates Kick Off Awareness Month at National Press Club Event- LUNGevity's Lauren Humphries was there! www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/18/10/r12594068/americans-unaware-of-womens-top-cancer-killer
Lung cancer ends the lives of more Americans than any three other cancers combined, but it is my hope that the 2018 lung cancer awareness month (#LCAM) will be about the passion and compassion necessary to change that. Headed to DC and the National Press Club to help launch #LCAM.
Cheers to our partners throughout the Kentucky LEADS Collaborative, and lung cancer clinicians everywhere working to reduce the burden of lung cancer.