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As you will read in this Annual Report, 2011 has been another exceptionally busy and successful year for the Lung Foundation.

We have grown once again undertaking many new projects. The Lung Foundation has certainly come a long way since the early days when the main focus was raising funds for research. Download Annual Report.

This year, The Lung Foundation will be selling Entertainment Books to raise funds. 20% from the sale of each Book is donated to The Australian Lung Foundation

The Following Editions of the 2012 /2013 Entertainment Book are available for purchase

Brisbane, Sunshine Coast & Surrounds - $65, Gold Coast and Northern NSW - $55, Adelaide - $65, Canberra - $55, Geelong, Surf Coast and Ballarat - $55, Greater Melbourne - $65, Newcastle, Central Coast and The Hunter - $60,

Sydney Greater West - $65, Perth - $65, Sydney - $65, Sydney North - $65, Tasmania - $60, NSW South Coast - $55        

All prices are inclusive of GST

To order your copy of the latest 2012 / 2013 Entertainment Book, Please visit www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/2277g7

The Brisbane, Sunshine Coast & Surrounds and the Gold Coast and Northern NSW editions are also available for collection at the Australian Lung Foundation offices at 44 Brookes Street, Bowen Hills, QLD, 4006.

Please call 07 3251 3600 for further information

For more information download the flyer below

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The Lung Foundation would like to congratulate NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner for announcing a NSW ban on smoking in outdoor eating areas which is being hailed as an historic step. On Tuesday Ms Skinner announced a suite of bans, including new legislation which would immediately stop smoking in playgrounds, public sports grounds, swimming pools, transport stops and entrances to public buildings.

"People don't like putting food in their mouths with smoke in the air, and this is something we are acknowledging," Jillian Skinner said.

"The aim of this is to reduce the number of people who are smoking, and to reduce the exposure to people, particularly children and families, of third-party tobacco smoke.

"So we've introduced a series of places where children and families congregate more frequently, which is why we've got parks, playgrounds, sporting fields and so on, and commercial outdoor dining areas."

The Lung Foundation supports these initiatives whole-heartedly and would like to see them rolled out nationally as soon as possible. We would be delighted if the NSW legislation could be implemented earlier than 2015.

“As the only organisation in Australia devoted to serving everyone with lung disease, we welcome these changes.” said Dr Robert Edwards, Chairman of The Australian Lung Foundation National Council, “We look forward to seeing them implemented as soon as possible”

We invite you to be interviewed as part of an important research project called “Lung Cancer Outcomes".

Cancer Council Queensland in collaboration with Cancer Council New South Wales and Griffith University is conducting a new program of research, called “Lung Cancer Outcomes” which is looking at the experiences of people who have been diagnosed with lung cancer, and how different views about lung cancer might influence this. 

The purpose of this research is to understand the experiences of people diagnosed with lung cancer so that we can develop and improve the services available to patients now and in the future.

If you agree to take part, we would ask you to answer some questions about your health, lung cancer experiences and how you are faring since your diagnosis. Some questions will be asked over the telephone by study staff. Others will be asked in a written questionnaire that you can complete and return to the study team.

If you would like to know more about the “Lung Cancer Outcomes” study,  please telephone the Project Manager, Alison Dowling on 07 3634 5324 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Australian Lung Foundation has released a new resource designed for general practitioners managing patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

Stepwise Management of Stable COPD is a one page graphic summary of evidence-based management interventions for COPD according to level of severity. Based on the COPD-X Plan: Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for the Management of COPD, this quick reference guide has been developed in response to requests from general practitioners.

Dr Kerry Hancock, Chair of the Foundation’s General Practitioners’ Advisory Group said: “Our aim in developing this resource was not to replace the COPD-X Plan, which is an important source of detailed information, but to provide a summary resource that is more compatible with the realities of daily clinical life in a busy practice.

To access this and other COPD resources for general practice, visit www.lungfoundation.com.au/professional-resources

Cancer Council Victoria has recently launched a new booklet, Mesothelioma: a guide for people with cancer, their families and friends.

A first of its kind in Australia, the booklet takes a comprehensive look at dealing with a malignant diagnosis of mesothelioma, both for people with cancer and their families.

Three years in the making, the content covers diagnosis, treatment options, support options, living with advanced cancer, as well as practical information such as dealing with the financial and legal implications of a mesothelioma diagnosis.

To order a copy, visit www.cancervic.org.au/resources

International lung cancer expert, Dr David Gandara, who spoke at the Australian Lung Cancer Conference in October 2010, "Shines a Light on Lung Cancer" at the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation’s Living Room Support Group. 

Dr Gandara  gives some inspiring views on the care and  treatment of lung cancer patients and his hopes for future medical research into more effective screening techniques.

Dr. Gandara at the LUNG CANCER "LIVING ROOM" from LungCancerFoundation.Org on Vimeo.

Content updated 2 August 2011

The August 2011 edition includes articles on 

Environmental Effects on Lung Disease - Perfumes and Chemicals; From the CEO's Desk; Lungs in Action Report; News from the Lung Care Nurse; Inspired Adventures Fundraiser for the Lung Foundation; LungNet Education Days; "Health Work": The Time You Take to Manage Your Health; Pulmonary Fibrosis Fundraiser; The Kylie Johnston Lung Cancer Network (KJLCN) Update; New Department of Health Framework and Guidelines for Nicotine Addiction in Western Australia; New Lung Foundation Media Campaign; Diary Dates 2011; Patient Support Around Australia; COPD News; Australian Men's Shed Association - Health Week Promotion; Farewell to Lung Foundation Friends; PIVOT Report; COPD Patient Taskforce Report

Click here to download  LungNet News August 2011 1.18 Mb 

Attached to an oxygen machine all day every day isn't quite the retirement former parliamentarian and National Seniors member Barry Blaikie expected.  But that's what Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease will do to you.

A former West Australian Liberal MP, Barry is one of an estimated 2 million Australians who is living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

Download Barry's story which was published in the April/May edition of The National Seniors 50 Something Magazine  Barry Blaikie Story 499.80 Kb

for the 2011 NSW Woman of the Year Awards

Veronica Kemp, who suffers from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is the NSW State representative on the COPD Patient Taskforce coordinated by The Australian Lung Foundation.  Veronica is an active advocate for COPD and works tirelessly in her community to raise awareness about COPD, its symptoms, prevalence and treatment.  Veronica is well known by her local Member of Parliament along with the management and staff at the local pharmacies where she has been invited on numerous occasions to erect and man displays to engage the local community members and raise awareness about COPD.  Veronica is also an active member of her local support group and participates in the Wheezy Walkers group to promote and maintain an active lifestyle.

Veronica was recently recognised for all her work with a nomination for the 2011 NSW Woman of the Year Awards.  Veronica wrote:

2010 has been our busiest year ever and we are now increasing connecting with more people through our various programs and campaign work. 

We have been fortunate that the television networks have regularly screened the Australian Lung Foundation's Community Service Announcement which encourages viewer to "catch lung disease before it catches up with them".

Go to  2010 Annual Report 2.07 Mb

The Australian Lung Foundation and Cancer Voices Australia have submitted a joint letter of support to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee for the treatment of advanced or metastatic non-squamous NSCLC.

The Pharmacuetical Benefits Australia Committee invites consumers to provide short answers to questions about the impact of a particular health problem or disease on the patient, family and carers. All consumer feedback in considered valuable, whether it relates to direct patient experience, or comes from carers, members of the public, health professionals or members of consumer interest groups. More information about the process is available via the Department of Health and Ageing website: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/PBAC-Meeting-Agenda-and-Consumer-Comments-lp.

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The message is simple: every cigarette is a step closer to cancer.

Emphysema sufferer Mic Roberts, 49, wasn't lucky enough to have such public health messages around when he decided to start smoking.  He is waiting for a lung transplant having lost 90 per cent of his lung function, and is on oxygen 24 hours a day.

"It doesn't just affect me, it affects my family, my friends, so it's pretty devastating," the father of four told reporters in Melbourne after the launch of the largest ever national tobacco campaign.  "When I was 14, 15, and smoking down the footy oval at school or whatever, we were told 'Anyhow have a Winfield' (and) 'Come to Marlboro country'.  "We were sucked in.  "If I had my way I'd make every packet of cigarette black with the word death on it - then you know what you're buying."

The $61 million advertising campaign launched on Sunday highlights coughing up blood can be one of the first signs of lung cancer.

Karen Munro competes in endurance event for lung cancer.

Karen Munro’s feet hardly touched the ground following her “Ride hard to breathe easy” challenge and she had signed up for a 24-hour endurance competition to raise vital lung cancer funds for The Australian Lung Foundation.

North Fitzroy’s new fitness workshop The SpinRoom is calling on cyclists to team up with Karen Munro for a 24-hour endurance competition to raise funds for lung cancer research.

The SpinRoom has created this event to support Melbourne track cyclist Karen Munro, a lung cancer sufferer who recently rode from Adelaide to Melbourne to raise awareness and money for lung cancer.

Karen, a never smoker, was diagnosed last February with Stage IV (inoperable) lung cancer. She is making it her mission to educate Australians that you don’t have to smoke to get lung cancer.

SpinRoom owner Sam Stapleton said all money raised will be donated to Karen’s Ride Hard to Breath Easy Campaign for the Australian Lung Foundation.

The enduro event will kick off at midday on Saturday 26th and will run until Sunday 27 February at 732 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy North at The SpinRoom.