The Israeli Lung Cancer foundation

The Israel Lung Cancer Foundation is a non-political body, which deals with issues relating to patients at risk or suffering or previously suffered from lung cancer and their families. Its goal is to support oncology patients and their families including help in acquiring medical information, providing emotional support to the patients and caregivers, accessibility to advanced treatments, prevention and early detection. The association is committed to the code of ethics. How did we begin The foundation was founded in April 2014 by two; Dr. Shani Shilo DMD, PhD, an R&D researcher, whose husband was diagnosed in July 2011 with NSCLC adenocarcinoma at the age of 43, a never smoker, and Prof. Nir Peled, MD, PhD, a lung cancer oncologist, today the head of the oncology institute at Soroka medical center. The Israel Lung Cancer Foundation is the only dedicated lung cancer patient organization in Israel, is a legal entity, numbered 580585222 and has a tax deduction approval for donors Key Activities • Annual conference for patients and families taking place in November, world lung cancer awareness month • Digital support groups for patients and caregivers, led by social workers • Website www.ilcf.org.il • Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ilcfil/ • Facebook closed group for patients and caregivers "Breath Friends" https://www.facebook.com/groups/ilcfil/ • National promotion of lung cancer access to drugs and represent the families of lung cancer in Israel • National promotion of lung cancer lung cancer screening program (low dose CT for heavy smokers) • November Lung Cancer awareness month campaign in printed and electronic media