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  • Honoring the memory of Linnea Olson: long-term ALK survivor, clinical trial pioneer, fierce lung cancer advocate, loving mother of three

    The ALK world and more broadly the lung cancer world lost one of its most precious and vocal voices on November 15, 2021, ironically during Lung Cancer Awareness Month and

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  • Honoring our Caregivers

    November is…National Family Caregivers Month The majority of those impacted by lung cancer are aware November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, but in 2014 President Barack Obama created a proclamation

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  • ALK Positive Micro-Documentary “Stronger Together” Available on Youtube

    You can share this powerful micro-documentary featuring four women living with ALK-positive lung cancer, as well as leading lung cancer researchers, Dr. Christine Lovly and Dr. Vincent Lam. The documentary

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    Sequencing treatment in ALK-positive cancer

    The proverbial question, “what is my best treatment option?” is always on a patient’s mind. With the current treatment options available to us, ALKies, “what should we do?” comes up

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    Announcing ALK Positive ClinWiki, A Better Way to Search for Clinical Trials

    The main register of worldwide clinical trials is ClinicalTrials.gov, which has a search function. But searching for “ALK lung cancer” on ClinicalTrials.gov is a frustrating exercise. Oddly, you will be

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  • The latest from ALK Positive Inc.

    ALK Positive, Inc. became a registered 501c3 (nonprofit) organization in March 2021. Both the ALK Positive Board of Directors and the ALK Positive Committees are comprised of volunteer members from

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  • Patient Spotlight: Yuhui Hurng, Signapore

    EDITORS NOTE: Sadly, Yuhui Hurng passed away. She was the mother of two young children. She was an active and eloquent contributor to our Support Group Community. She is remembered

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  • Honoring our Volunteers

    Our volunteers are our driving force. We could not have been where we are without them. The least we can do is honor and thank them for their contribution to

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    Dr. Ou at ALKtALK

    Dr. Ignatius Sai-Hong Ou – Professor in Hematology-Oncology, Medical Oncology University of California, Irvine Editor-in-Chief of Lung Cancer: Targets and Therapy Associate Editor of Journal of Thoracic Oncology Question: We

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  • Fundraising Guide and Tips for Lung Cancer Awareness Month

    About Lung Cancer Awareness MonthNovember is Lung Cancer Awareness Month (LCAM) — an excellent time of year to raise awareness and funds for research. LCAM is ALK Positive’s largest fundraising

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    International Ambassadors Survey- ALK Life Study

    An informal survey was conducted with our ALK International Ambassadors, volunteers from various countries who are passionate about sharing their experiences with others. A total of 22 countries were represented

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    ALK-positive Clinical Trials are not just for people in the United States

    If you are at diagnosis or at a juncture in treatment, an ALK-positive lung cancer clinical trial may help you receive state of the art treatment. Although many clinical trials

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