News from the movement

ALCSI National Director, Sam Schwartz, and Dr. Justin Turner from the University of Mississippi Medical Center joined host Patrice Clark on WLBT3 to share details about ALCSI's Stronger Together Health Fair in Jackson and encouraged community members to attend for comprehensive health resources, live music, a march aerobic class, and food!

NBC Nightly News talks with ALCSI's founder, Dr. Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, about the INSPIRE study, which aims to expand lung cancer screening for Black women who may be at high risk for lung cancer. ALCSI is proud to support the INSPIRE study!

Andrew Bell from Rice News beautifully captures the Rice ALCSI chapter's Breathe Deep TOGETHER Walk at the Rice Stadium, where over 250 attendees came together to champion early detection in a powerful display of support for the lung cancer community.

This blog highlights how ALCSI partnered with Nucleus Medical Media, the leading creator of medical illustrations and medical animations, to educate individuals about lung cancer screening through YouTube.

FOX 26 talks with ALCSI's CEO, Priyanka Senthil, about why lung cancer advocacy is important and how the Rice ALCSI chapter is educating the Houston community about screening for Lung Cancer Awareness Month.

Belinda Zhu from The Rice Thresher interviews ALCSI's Priyanka Senthil and Pranav Mandyam to showcase the multitude of lung cancer awareness community events the chapter has organized, highlighting in particular the chapter's Breathe Deep TOGETHER Lung Cancer Awareness Walk.

ALCSI leaders Dr. Yang, Alexandra Potter, and Priyanka Senthil discuss current lung cancer screening guidelines and the work ALCSI is doing to expand access to screening. Specifically, they shared their work with the INSPIRE Study, which encourages lung cancer screening among African American women.

Rice University highlights the various lung cancer awareness events organized by the Rice ALCSI chapter for November Lung Cancer Awareness Month.

ALCSI's CEO, Priyanka Senthil, talks with KCRA3 News about the UC Davis Breathe Deep TOGETHER Walk aimed at raising awareness and support for lung cancer screening and research. Priyanka encourages anyone in the community to partake and to talk to their doctor about lung cancer screening if they think they may be at high risk for lung cancer.

In this press release, LUNGevity highlights its collaboration with ALCSI on Breathe Deep TOGETHER for November 2024 Lung Cancer Awareness Month. All ALCSI chapters across the nation are participating in the Breathe Deep TOGETHER campaign by organizing runs, walks, or events that will bring lung cancer survivors, families, advocates, and the general community together to support lung cancer screening, treatment, and research.

ALCSI's Priyanka Senthil, Deepti Srinivasan, and Sania Choudhary were invited on the Mary J Harris Podcast to speak about the importance of early detection of lung cancer through lung cancer screening and, specifically, the disparities that exist in access to screening.

In this blog post by LUNGevity, Nick Baker recognizes the work being done by all the young students in ALCSI. LUNGevity also officially announces its partnership with ALCSI for the Breathe Deep TOGETHER Walk during Lung Cancer Awareness Month (November 2024) to spread the message "anyone with lungs can get lung cancer" across the country.

A local Fitchburg newspaper highlights how ALCSI has worked with health inspectors in Fitchburg and Leominster to put up signage about lung cancer screening with the hope of helping high risk community members get screened for lung cancer.

ALCSI leaders Dr. Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, Alexandra Potter, and Deepti Srinivasan share about their research in lung cancer. Specifically, they talk about how they are working towards bridging gaps in lung cancer screening with the INSPIRE Study, a clinical study that aims to increase screening in African American women.

HuffPost interviews ALCSI's Dr. Yang about why lung cancer screening is important and who should get screened.

Lung Cancer Research Foundation shares a press release announcing its partnership with ALCSI to improve early detection of lung cancer through the "Plus One" campaign. This campaign aims to engage students and community members in educating their personal networks about lung cancer screening.

ALCSI's White Ribbon Relay made a stop at UC Davis and was featured by the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center.

ALCSI members Alisha Keshwani and Priyanka Senthil wrote an article discussing the link between radon and lung cancer for Radon Awareness Month.

ALCSI's founder, Dr. Yang, was interviewed by NBC News to bring awareness to the crippling disparities in lung cancer screening after Andre Braugher's passing.

ALCSI's founder, Dr. Yang, discusses the current advancements in artificial intelligence and how tools such as Sybil are being utilized for lung cancer screening.

ALCSI team member, Alina Keshwani, brings awareness to lung cancer in Iowa by discussing its prevalence and the work being done in the field.

ALCSI team member, Alisha Keshwani, discusses the devastating reality of lung cancer and the work being done in Michigan by ALCSI to increase lung cancer screening.

ALCSI's founder, Dr. Yang, and President , Alexandra Potter, were interviewed by ALCSI me mber Natalie Wing. They shared their inspiration behind starting ALCSI as well as ALCSI's current work .

ALCSI's founder, Dr. Yang, talks with Dr. Jacob Sands about the complexity of lung cancer diagnosis and treatment after screening.

ALCSI's Dr. Yang gives a webinar about the importance of lung cancer screening in diagnosing lung cancer early.

ALCSI's Priyanka Senthil and Spencer McCleery talk with Pam and Ryan about various topics related to lung cancer screening.

ALCSI's CEO, Priyanka Senthil, talks with Inside Boulder News to highlight lung cancer screening for Lung Cancer Awareness Month.

The September 2022 Issue of the CR3 Magazine features ALCSI's work across various communities, engaging leaders and c ommunity members in lung cancer screening education and advocacy at the local, regional, and national levels.

ALCSI brought 100 white ribbons, made in collaboration with The White Ribbon Project, to the 2022 World Conference on Lung Cancer in Vienna, Austria to raise awareness of lung cancer.

ALCSI shares about the importance of early lung cancer screening in determining the trajectory of diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of lung cancer patients.

Dr. Efrén Flores speaks with Dr. Yang, Alexandra Potter, and Angela Zhou about outreach to populations vulnerable to lung cancer that are underserved in lung screening.

On the day of ALCSI's Stronger Together Health Fair in Jackson, ALCSI’s CEO, Priyanka Senthil, was interviewed by WJTV directly from the venue at the MS Trademart and showcased the 35 incredible community organizations, entertainment, and resources being enjoyed by 500+ community members.

ALCSI’s CEO, Priyanka Senthil, and National Director, Sam Schwartz, were invited to spread the word about ALCSI's Stronger Together Health Fair in Jackson, MS, on Dr. Jasmine Kency's radio show, Southern Remedy. Priyanka and Sam discuss the importance of ALCSI’s core mission to increase awareness of lung cancer screening. Listen here !