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Questions? Contact Gina at (312)
628-0210.
The 3rd Annual
Hike for Lung Health and Family Fun Fest is a multi-charity
walk designed to bring attention to lung disease. Nearly a
thousand people will be joining together to walk as teams or
individuals to raise money to help the 1 million Chicago
and surrounding suburban residents affected by lung
disease.
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HIKE FOR LUNG
HEALTH UPDATE
Thank you for
supporting the 3rd Annual Hike for
Lung Health.
We
have reached 93% of our goal ($120,660) to
raise
$130,000.
We
are so close! Help us reach our goal - keep sharing
your
Hike for Lung Health experience with others!
Fundraising Tip of the Week: Dress
Casual!
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J eans Day: Ask your
employer to allow employees to wear jeans once a
week for a small fee with the proceeds
going towards your Hike for Lung Health
fundraising campaign.
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For more fundraising tips,
click
here. Incentive Prizes will be
announced soon! For the purpose of calculating incentive
prizes, the deadline to turn in pledges is Monday,
October 19,
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EVENT PHOTOS
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View photos
from the event by clicking
here! Thank you to Images by
David Kay, Ltd. for supporting Hike for Lung
Health.
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MISSION SPOTLIGHT: RESEARCH
Below are just a
few of the research projects funded by Respiratory
Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago. To learn
more about ongoing research studies, click here.
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Ravi
Salgia, MD, PhD;
University of
Chicago;
Funded
through proceeds from the Chicago Lung Run.
Adenocarcinoma is a type of
non small cell lung cancer, and is the most common
type of lung cancer in non smokers. Dr. Ravi
Salgia’s research involves studying the biomarkers
in tumor and blood of women who smoke and women
who don’t smoke with adenocarcinoma. This highly
innovative research will provide insight into
developing a blood test for adenocarcinoma in
women, as well as provide some insight into the
genes that may involved. |
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Sharon Rosenberg,
MD;
Northwestern University; Catch Your
Breath Research Award
In
2000, for the first time, the number of women
dying from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) surpassed the number of men.
Research has recently indicated that there
are important differences in the presentation and
course of COPD in men versus women. Dr.
Rosenberg is researching COPD, including
gender-based differences in co-morbid conditions
(2 or more diseases that occur together) and
gender-based differences in health status related
to COPD. |
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Blanca Camoretti-Mercado,
PhD;
University of
Chicago; Catch Your
Breath Research Award
Dr.
Camoretti-Mercado is researching LAM
(lymphangioleiomyomatosis), a rare lung disease
that mostly affects women in their 30s and
40s.
In particular, Dr. Camoretti-Mercado is
looking into the molecular mechanisms involved
with the development of LAM.
Increased understanding may lead to new and
effective therapies for
LAM. |
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THANK
YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
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