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Listen to Brittany’s story of her diagnosis as a never smoker lung cancer patient.
Kentucky native and passionate advocate speaks about her RET positive lung cancer diagnosis and how it came as such a shock to her as a 38-year-old never smoker. She wants others to understand that lung cancer can happen to anyone, regardless of smoking history. What she didn’t know and why she feels it’s important that … Read more
Saving Lives from Lung Cancer: Seeing Past the Smoke
Dr. Timothy Mullet, Director of the Multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Clinic at the Markey Cancer Center at UK HealthCare, and Lindi Campbell, Lung Cancer Patient and Advocate, contribute compelling information about the dangers of radon exposure from their own professional and personal perspectives. This article was written by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National … Read more
KET: Lung Disease in KY
Kentucky survivors discuss the impact their lung cancer diagnosis has had on their lives and how the stigma that surrounds the disease negatively impacts overall survival. There is a great need to educate the public that anyone can get lung cancer, regardless of smoking history. Radon is the #1 cause of lung cancer in never … Read more
Lilly Oncology Grant for EGFR Resisters Patient Education Materials
Thanks to a $35,000 grant from Lilly Oncology, Breath of Hope Kentucky was able to collaborate with the EGFR Resisters patient and caregiver group to create 5 downloadable educational materials about the EFGR mutation and a welcome video for all newly diagnosed patients to view and learn more about this community. We are thankful and … Read more
#anyonewithlungs
In October, 2021, we met a new survivor from Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Brittany, who asked us if we had ever seen a t-shirt with the hashtag, anyonewithlungs. She, like so many others we know, was diagnosed with lung cancer and had no previously known risk factors for getting the disease. She was just 38 years old … Read more
Local store owner of The Front Porch gives generous donation to Breath of Hope KY
We are honored to be selected as the first recipient of this generous donation from the The Front Porch, as part of a program that gives back to local nonprofits doing good in the community. Store owner, Debbie Mossbarger, pictured with her store manager, Lindsey, and decorator, Sandi, presents Breath of Hope KY founder, Lindi … Read more
Breath of Hope Kentucky receives donation from Protect Environmental for participation in NRAM2021 Campaign.
Special thanks to Protect Environmental for their generous donation of $ 2,500 to our organization for participating in their campaign during the month of January to increase radon awareness. Founder, Lindi Campbell and fellow Kentucky lung cancer survivors, Leah and Chasity, joined in the efforts to elevate the message of the dangers of radon and … Read more
Breath of Hope Kentucky is highlighted on a wall mural at Bluegrass Airport.
A special thanks to UK HealthCare Markey Cancer Center for the large wall mural that was placed in the Bluegrass Airport recognizing our organization, Breath of Hope KY, and the work we do to raise awareness about lung cancer in the community and emphasizing the importance of early detection. Lindi is currently being treated at … Read more
Lindi Campbell, President of Breath of Hope KY, receives the Timothy W. Mullett, MD 2020 Lung Cancer Prevention Award.
Lindi Campbell, President of Breath of Hope KY, receives the Timothy W. Mullett, MD 2020 Lung Cancer Prevention Award. It is in honor of her “leadership, devotion, and passion toward preventing lung cancer through education, advocacy, or policy change in tobacco and/or radon control, lung cancer screening and other lung cancer prevention activities.”