Press Releases

Morton County resident Sue Balcom is a lung cancer advocate living with lung cancer. On Monday April 7, Balcom will travel to Washington, D.C. to meet with her members of Congress as part of the American Lung Association’s LUNG FORCE Advocacy Day on April 9. Balcom will join more than 40 other LUNG FORCE Heroes from across the nation who have also been impacted by lung cancer.

The American Lung Association is excited to announce an opportunity for runners to join the American Lung Association’s Powered by Lungs Race Team for TCS Sydney Marathon in Sydney, Australia on Sunday, August 31.

In celebration of a decade of powerful advocacy and progress, LUNG FORCE Heroes—individuals personally impacted by lung cancer—will once again travel from across the country to Washington, D.C., for the American Lung Association’s 2025 LUNG FORCE Advocacy Day on April 9.

The American Lung Association (Lung Association) is offering free lung cancer screenings to residents across North Dakota. Every two and a half minutes, someone learns they have lung cancer in the U.S., while another eight million qualify as high-risk. Early detection is key because lung cancer can be treated with, and may even be cured, if found and treated in its early stages before it spreads to other parts of the body.

On Monday, the Department of Health and Human Services published a document in the Federal Register announcing rescission to a long-standing policy that required HHS to conduct public notice and comment procedures on a wide range of agency action. Patient groups representing millions of people with serious health conditions issue the following statement:

Today, the American Lung Association released a new report, “Something in the Air: Nitrogen Dioxide and Community Health,” which examines the use of satellite data to evaluate the health impact of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂). NO₂ is a widespread but under-monitored and under-regulated air pollutant.