Together with advocates like Elyse, the End Lung Cancer Now initiative boldly sets out to turn the tide against lung cancer—eliminating tobacco use, screening all eligible Hoosiers with low-dose CT scans, and dramatically increasing participation in lung cancer research.

The vision of End Lung Cancer Now is to end the suffering and death from lung cancer in Indiana.

Because tobacco products cause 80% to 90% of lung cancer and more than 1 million Hoosiers still smoke daily, End Lung Cancer Now seeks to eliminate tobacco use in Indiana. Strategies to eliminate tobacco use include embedding advocates in prevention efforts at the youth level, working within existing organizations, and working with the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center on tobacco reduction programs.

Low-dose CT scans significantly reduce mortality through early diagnosis of lung cancer, but less than 10% of those eligible participate in screenings. End Lung Cancer Now seeks to maximize low-dose CT scans by integrating advocates into local programs and addressing statewide efforts, promoting advocacy within the community and government, and integrating lung cancer screening with other screening and prevention programs.

Advances in treatments come from clinical trials, yet less than 5% of patients participate. End Lung Cancer Now seeks to increase enrollment in clinical trials by educating the public and advocates on the benefits of research through increased awareness about recent advances in lung cancer research and dispelling myths about and reducing barriers to clinical research participation, with special attention to under-represented populations.

Learn more:
End Lung Cancer Now website