A diagnosis of lung cancer can be overwhelming and cause uncertainty and fear. No matter where you are in your journey — or how you got here — there’s a community waiting to help.
We know how important it is to connect people living with lung cancer and their family members to a range of survivorship and quality of life programs, both before and after treatment.
End Lung Cancer Now is your partner in fighting lung cancer.
Katie, a kindergarten teacher and mom of two teenage boys, learned she had ALK-positive lung cancer in January 2023 at age 46. Her diagnosis came just two years after her husband died in a tragic accident.
Today, Katie is cancer-free thanks to her “village” of supporters who sprang into action and her treatment with a kinase-inhibitor drug called alectinib.
“I didn't fit the image of what I believed lung cancer to be,” she says. “I've now come to understand that that image simply does not exist. Every patient deserves a chance.”
Lung cancer is a complex disease, but you don’t face it alone. It takes a team-based approach to provide the best care possible. Each treatment plan is personalized based on cancer type, stage, and biomarker testing results.
From diagnosis through treatment and survivorship, the care team focuses on treating the cancer effectively while supporting quality of life. A dedicated nurse navigator helps coordinate care, answer questions, and guide patients through each step of the process, allowing focus to remain on healing.
Throughout the journey, highly skilled lung cancer specialists provide expertise, compassion, and support.
Patients have access to state-of-the-art treatment at the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center. This includes the most recent and advanced FDA-approved treatment options. Some of these include:
End Lung Cancer Now is a resource for caregivers, survivors, and people who are actively fighting lung cancer. It's just a group of people that care.
Andre Arnold — End Lung Cancer Now Advocate
Cancer treatment can affect more than just the body—it can impact emotions, daily life, and well-being long after treatment ends. That’s why care goes beyond managing side effects to include emotional support, guidance, and compassion at every step. At IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, experts work to understand who may be more likely to experience long-term effects and find ways to reduce or prevent them. Patients are supported not only through treatment, but throughout recovery and survivorship, with care for the whole person.
End Lung Cancer Now turns awareness into local action. We need YOU to join us in the fight.
Advocacy looks different for everyone. We want you to feel inspired and empowered. Opportunities exist to align your interests with our vision.
Start right now, where you are, with just what you have, to make a difference.
Our vision: End the suffering and death from lung cancer in Indiana.
Our mission: Reduce all modifiable risk factors for lung cancer, find lung cancer at its earliest detectable stage, enhance awareness and understanding of lung cancer research, and support lung cancer survivors and caregivers.
