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We hardly ever stop to take a breath! Keep up-to-date with the Lung Health Foundation’s latest news: 

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Lung Health Foundation: New Evict Radon National Study Report Underscores ‘Urgent Need for Canada-Wide Advocacy’ to Reduce Dangerous Radon Levels in Canadian Homes

The Lung Health Foundation (LHF), the premier resource on lung health for all Canadians, is urging all Canadians to act on findings presented in the 2024 Cross-Canada Survey of Radon Exposure in the Residential Buildings of Urban and Rural Communities, issued today by the Evict Radon National Study.

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“A meaningful first step in acknowledging decades of harm”:  Lung Health Foundation Applauds Landmark $32.5 Billion Legal Settlement Against Tobacco Companies

On October 17, news broke that all 10 provinces and three territories would benefit from a landmark $24.8 billion settlement against JTI-Macdonald Corp., Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc., and Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd. Meanwhile, a mediator-lead settlement would award further billion dollar compensation to several class-action lawsuits in Quebec.

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Lung News​

New Treatment Option Moving Towards Reimbursement for Adults with Operable Early-Stage NSCLC

Pembrolizumab (Keytruda) is one step closer to being funded via Canada’s various provincial drug plans for the treatment of adults with operable stage II, IIIA, or IIIB (T3 to 4N2) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to be used with chemotherapy before surgery to shrink the cancer and then used on its own after surgery to help keep the cancer from coming back, if certain conditions are met.

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New Treatment Option Moving Towards Reimbursement for Adults with Operable Early-Stage NSCLC

Pembrolizumab (Keytruda) is one step closer to being funded via Canada’s various provincial drug plans for the treatment of adults with operable stage II, IIIA, or IIIB (T3 to 4N2) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to be used with chemotherapy before surgery to shrink the cancer and then used on its own after surgery to help keep the cancer from coming back, if certain conditions are met.

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A Landmark Win, But More Work to Be Done 

Everyone Deserves to Breathe Easy. We need to speak up so Canadians across the country can get the help they need close to home. Thanks to relentless advocacy, we acknowledged a landmark $32.5 billion settlement against tobacco companies — an important step in acknowledging decades of harm. But now, the real work begins.

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Lung Health Foundation Alerts

A new era in lung health

The sole reason the foundation exists is to help Canadians improve their lung health. Our bold new Lung Health Starts Now! 2021-2026 Strategic Plan will help us do it.

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Welcome to lunghealth.ca

After a century of improving lung health as the Ontario Lung Association, we are settling in to our new identity, and we are glad to have supporters like you by our side. Welcome to lunghealth.ca, home of the Lung Health Foundation!

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