November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. On yesterday’s Lost Women of Science podcast, our Founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki and her sister Janet opened up about their sister Susan and her battle with lung cancer. You can listen here: https://lnkd.in/gGi-B6xp Lung cancer is consistently one of the world’s deadliest cancers, responsible for more cancer deaths globally each year than any other type. This is due in part to late detection and the aggressive nature of many lung cancers. In July 2024, we collaborated with Troper Wojcicki Philanthropies and 20+ patient and research advocacy organizations to launch the Lung Cancer Genetics Study. Our goal is to understand more about how genetics influence lung cancer so that we can work to improve detection, risk reduction, and care. More on the study here: https://lnkd.in/gr5i2h3U
Big congratulations to the family and the whole team with us. Susan’s Legacy should never die as she has made her mark forever! Real patients with extremely serious diagnosis that needs immediate attention with supercare . When brilliant families like Wojcickis continues their quest with commitment-partnering with the morally superior medical community and their long history of working on cancer registries with DNA tests these patients golden data can help so many future patients. We need collaboration with zero waste of time and money!
23andMe thank you for helping us amplify patient voices and bust some lung cancer myths! Jill Feldman Yvonne Diaz Jim Baranski Aubrey Rhodes Stacey Bowers Kenneth Culver MD Deborah Pickworth Marcia Horn, JD Matthew Reiss, MSE, PhD Paige Humble Upal Basu Roy, PhD, MPH Andrea Ferris Janet Freeman-Daily Bianca Bye, LICSW